# Help Name Our New Dog!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-our-new-dog/265383>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 21, 2004, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-our-new-dog/265383 "2004-09-21T22:46:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2004, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-our-new-dog/265383/41 "2004-09-24T04:20:27Z")

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> [@Chefguy](#):
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> And this worries you…_why_, exactly?

To be honest, it no longer does…and I’m not sure why it did in the first place.

It’s possible that I found the sound of “Fanny” kind of silly, but in the past few days it occurred to me that no matter what their real names, I call our cats “Boo-Berry”, “Powderbutt”, “Murly-Burly” and “Magician”. Why the hell _not_ call the dog “Phantom”?

In other words, there’s every chance that this was all for nothing. But I _do_ appreciate all the great suggestions, everyone. 🙂

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**Author:** ![mouthbreather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2004, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-our-new-dog/265383/42 "2004-09-24T05:05:06Z")

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No suggestions for names, just wanted to say good on ya for adopting. 🙂

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