# How did my Girlfriend know the name of Supermans dog?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 26, 2005, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-my-girlfriend-know-the-name-of-supermans-dog/323569 "2005-09-26T22:53:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2005, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-my-girlfriend-know-the-name-of-supermans-dog/323569/61 "2005-09-27T22:27:12Z")

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Incidentally, the island of black Kryptonians was Vathlo.

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2005, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-my-girlfriend-know-the-name-of-supermans-dog/323569/62 "2005-09-27T23:28:43Z")

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> [@Tengu](#):
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> [http://www.superdickery.com/monkey/1.html](http://www.superdickery.com/monkey/1.html)  
> Very true.

That site has ads that download malware.

The message section of the site admits this.

Do not go there.

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**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-my-girlfriend-know-the-name-of-supermans-dog/323569/63 "2005-09-28T00:11:56Z")

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> [@ShibbOleth](#):
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> Both of my kids could answer that question, but neither would have the foggiest about \*\*Jimmy Olsen (quick, what’s his middle name?) \*\* They could also tell you the names of the agents from Totally Spies and their boss, all of the characters from Jimmy Neutron and which action figure Carl emulates, plus who SpongeBob Squarepants’ boss’s nemesis is.
> 
> Also, one of their “fake” uncles, a close friend of mine, named his dog Krypto years ago, before the current cartoon show.

As all the other questions have been answered, I’m going to say ‘Bartholomew.’

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**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-my-girlfriend-know-the-name-of-supermans-dog/323569/64 "2005-09-28T00:37:10Z")

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> [@Otto](#):
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> Selene - Grace  
> Hippolyta - Strength  
> Ariadne - Skill  
> Zephyrus - Speed  
> Aurora - Beauty  
> Minerva - Wisdom
> 
> Black Adam:
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> Shu - Stamina  
> Heru - Swiftness  
> Amon - Strength  
> Zehuti - Wisdom  
> Aton - Power  
> Mehen - Courage
> 
> Now if only I could remember Hoppy the Marvel Bunny’s…I used to know it…

Spinach - Strength like Popeye’s  
Horseradish - For super-strong breath  
Arugula - Plenty of vitamin A for eyesight  
Zucchini - (Because there just aren’t that many things in the garden that begin with “Z”)  
Artichoke - The Spiky thistle that makes for strong burrowing claws  
Mustard Greens - uhhh, Courage

C’mon, I’m making this up as I go along.

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**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-my-girlfriend-know-the-name-of-supermans-dog/323569/65 "2005-09-28T01:46:13Z")

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I knew I’d posted Hoppy’s pantheon before, but I don’t know what attributes go with each member:

Salamander  
Hogules  
Antlers  
Zebreus  
Abalone  
Monkury

Since the names are obviously direct parodies of the Captain Marvel pantheon I’m going to assume that each of Hoppy’s letters corresponds with the attribute of The Big Red Cheese’s.

But I like the herbal version too.

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