*Competition* Name my Venus Fly-Trap

Clip-Clop. I like that name. Good thing I have no kids.
Chewy.
Notadaisy.
Leroy.
Munchy McBug
Buzz Buzz Crunch
Raid
The Dread Pirate Roberts
(or Humperdink, if you prefer).
The Windshield Alternative. (or Nosplat)

sorry if this posts twice.

Chubb-Chubb

Skippy.

(I like Skippy.)

I’m with Anonymous Coward on that one. Gordon or Gordie for short. In honour of Gordon Sims, of course, the WKRP DJ aka Venus Flytrap.

It’s a no brainer.

Linda Lovelace

Derek Jeter or some other famous fly catcher

Charlotte (of the web fame)

Orson No reason, I just think a carnivorous plant should be called Orson.

Marty McFly

or

Greeny Dangerous

It’s been a hard-fought contest that has thrilled the nation, but the time has come to announce the result you’ve all been waiting for.

My final “shortlist” comprised fifteen names, and whittling this down to one has not been easy, I won’t say I’ve lost sleep over it, but I have noticed that I’ve had to drink more to calm my nerves. Anyway, here it is, no arguments now children, the winner is:

::struggles with golden envelope::

Atomic Badg… oh wait, no I mean the winner is:

Stompy, which the judges found delightful in its simple incongruity. Well done, Skydive101, enjoy your few moments bathed in self-satisfaction’s warm glow.
And well done to the rest of you losers, I mean, participants, too.
Next week: Is it ethical for me (a vegetarian) to feed the damned thing?

Can you (the vegetarian) feed the plant soy-fly? Or tofu fly (fofly?) :slight_smile:

Err… fofly should be tofly. The one time I don’t preview…

Oh no! I saw this thread yesterday, but never got back to it. For me, the obvious choice would have been Gordon Sims: the real name of “Venus Flytrap” on WKRP.

WKRP ran here (the UK) but never got the kind of cultural cachet that it did in the US.

So the many votes for Gordon and variations kind of fell upon deaf ears.

Stompy says “hi!”

LOL
I just remembered this thread and thought I’d check in on how your naming plans went. Imagine my surprise! :smiley:

Thank you, thank you very much. bows

I’d like to thank the academy and all the other posters whose suggestions had me rolling with laughter. Enjoy your new lil’ buddy!

Milo

Milo would have made the shortlist, Turbo Dog, but the competition is over.

The Continuing Adventures Of Stompy The Venus Fly-Trap can be found here.