# Help me name a god? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 24, 2012, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-a-god/622930 "2012-05-24T08:54:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Enkel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/df705f/32.png) [@Enkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enkel)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-a-god/622930/21 "2012-05-25T09:58:04Z")
Wow, you guys are great! Thank you so much! I"m going with Gustibus and his antagonist Sucrosus for now. I think they should work great. Anyone who responded and wants to be gifted an ebook about how goats are the true rulers of the universe can send me a pm with your email. The book won’t be through editing for a month, but once it’s published, I’ll gift you a copy through Kindle. PS - if you’re a cat lover, you might not appreciate the book as cats are the embodiment of Sucrosus (so Sugarpuss was dead on!) ---
**Author:** ![scratch\_llll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@scratch\_llll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scratch_llll)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2012, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-a-god/622930/22 "2012-05-26T21:49:05Z")
> [@Sailboat](#): > > Nom, I have never prayed to you before. I have no tongue for it. No one, not even you, will remember if we were hungry men or full. What we cooked, or what we ate. All that matters is that two sat down for dinner. That’s what’s important! Hunger pleases you, Nom… so grant me one request. Grant me SECONDS! And if you do not listen, then to HELL with you! That was epic. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2012, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-a-god/622930/23 "2012-05-26T23:08:59Z")
> [@scratch\_llll](#): > > That was epic. I agree! I wish I had the talent for parody that I’ve seen Dopers like Sailboat display. ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2012, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-a-god/622930/24 "2012-05-26T23:57:17Z")
Flavorus Besticus the ancient Roman food God. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-a-god/622930/25 "2012-05-27T04:41:31Z")
Odinner ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-a-god/622930/26 "2012-05-27T13:25:19Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > Odinner Winner! (For me, anyway.) ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-a-god/622930/27 "2012-05-27T18:00:52Z")
Benevolent Universal Religion Patron aka **Burp** ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-a-god/622930/28 "2012-05-27T20:44:01Z")
Nom wins. ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-a-god/622930/29 "2012-05-27T22:36:23Z")
> [@Mtgman](#): > > What about naming a god after our very own **Mangetout**? It’s French and roughly means “eats anything” in an omnivore sense. It’s also the French common name for a [couple varieties of green peas](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangetout), so dubbed because you eat both the peas and the pod (i.e. “all” of the veggie) instead of just the peas. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-a-god/622930/30 "2012-05-27T22:45:19Z")
Trouble is, it looks like the God’s first commandment is **Man, get out**. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2012, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-a-god/622930/31 "2012-05-27T22:58:36Z")
“Muffin” You may all now bow down before me. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-a-god/622930/32 "2012-05-28T00:33:56Z")
> [@DrFidelius](#): > > NOM Yeah, I thought that _was_ the God of Eatin’ already. > [@Sailboat](#): > > Nom, I have never prayed to you before. I have no tongue for it. No one, not even you, will remember if we were hungry men or full. What we cooked, or what we ate. All that matters is that two sat down for dinner. That’s what’s important! Hunger pleases you, Nom… so grant me one request. Grant me SECONDS! And if you do not listen, then to HELL with you! See? There’s already a standard form prayer to Nom. ---
**Author:** ![Enkel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/df705f/32.png) [@Enkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enkel)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-a-god/622930/33 "2012-05-28T02:54:45Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > Trouble is, it looks like the God’s first commandment is **Man, get out**. (The god’s name has been shorted to Gus. Man has interviewed, but didn’t get the job of ruler of the universe…) This left the Gus in a bind. The cat was out of the bag about the open position. Man clearly felt it was his right. Yet, Man was not equipped to rule without making a mess of things. So, Gus placated Man by _telling_ him that he was the ruler and giving him a title so that he would _think_ that he was the ruler, but actually handing the job over to a more competent creature. And so, man became the Dear Owner of the universe. Gus gave Man bright shiny metal objects and pretty printed paper dollars to distract and amuse him. Then Gus swore all the other creatures to secrecy, lest Dear Owner throw himself to the ground in a fit of kicking and squealing. ---
**Author:** ![Enkel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/df705f/32.png) [@Enkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enkel)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-a-god/622930/34 "2012-05-28T02:59:11Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Yeah, I thought that _was_ the God of Eatin’ already. > > See? There’s already a standard form prayer to Nom. I love the Nom prayer, but it the word is really hard to use over and over again… for me, it puts a down beat in the flow of things in my head. But I think the prayer is great! ---
**Author:** ![Enkel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/df705f/32.png) [@Enkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enkel)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-a-god/622930/35 "2012-05-28T03:01:33Z")
> [@Muffin](#): > > “Muffin” > > You may all now bow down before me. Hehehe… I’m going to name the head cat Muffin. (Cats are evil incarnate who play with their food, then walk away without even eating it!) ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-a-god/622930/36 "2012-05-28T04:08:24Z")
> [@Enkel](#): > > Hehehe… I’m going to name the head cat Muffin. Awsome! Even better than God. How’d you know that I am a cat? ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2012, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-a-god/622930/37 "2012-05-29T11:55:45Z")
> [@Enkel](#): > > I’m trying to come up with a name for a god. > > **Imagine a world where everything is tastey and edible. Everything is edible because of this god who has said that it will be so.** So far, I’ve been using “The Great Munchie God of the Sky,” but I’d really like something that can be shortened into an acronym like FOOD or GRUB or ??? > > **My brain is fried** and not helping me. (Bolding added.) The irony here is _de gustibus_. … And this god said “Let all things be tastey [sic] and edible, and Lo! All our brains were fried” ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2012, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-a-god/622930/38 "2012-05-29T17:53:23Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > (Bolding added.) > > The irony here is _de gustibus_. > > … And this god said “Let all things be tastey [sic] and edible, and Lo! All our brains were fried” And thus all zombies rejoiced as they found their new god! ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2012, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-a-god/622930/39 "2012-05-29T19:23:00Z")
> [@DrFidelius](#): > > NOM Yep, or **OM NOM!** ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2012, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-a-god/622930/40 "2012-05-30T06:09:36Z")
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