The News has a story about an eagle who has found a new mate after her first one was killed by a bus a couple of years ago. The male eagle was called ‘Eddie the Eagle’. The female is called Eva.
This sort of thing bugs me. Eddie the Eagle, Sam the Snake, Barney the Bear, Timmy the Turtle… What’s wrong with ‘Asmodeus the Ferret’ or ‘Napalm the Cat’ or ‘George the Pig’ or ‘Jimmie the Whale’?
I was under the impression that the animals preferred the alliterative names. I’ve never heard one complain about it.
I knew someone who had a pet guinea pig named “Achtung Lebewesen”, because that’s what it said on the box it came in.
Made sense to me.
Alliterative Animal Names may be annoying, but they’re not such direct ridicule-fodder as some of the combined dog-breed names.
I mean, come on. “Labradoodle”? You expect me to take that seriously?
How about a shihtzpoo?
I absolutely abhor alliteration when unexpectedly used unnecessarily.
Apparently, my grandfather’s girlfriend had a beagle named Bagel. I actually think that’s kind of cute.
What beef do you have with Tony The Tiger? He’s GREAT!
Not meant as a hijack, but back in the 60’s some buddies and I decided to create an alphabet book for kids that would amuse grownups, too. We divided the task into three steps:
We did well on steps 1 and 2 but the project fell apart on step 3. I can only recall one completed entry:
Other critters we were proud of:
Norman the Cow Pony
Ted the Barnacle
Victor the Manatee
Gus the Komodo Dragon
Lewis the Hamster
To be fair though, they may have named it after one of Britain’s, ummm, greatest sporting heroes.
I write for children, and editors often say (in articles about doing this or in their submission guidelines) that they HATE this. So if I have talking animals in my stories, I usually just call them Moose or Puppy, not Marvin Moose and Patty Puppy.
So, you’re not a fan of Porky Pig, Bugs Bunny, Daffy (or Donald) Duck, Leo the Lion, or Deputy Dawg?
Sounds like someone who’d have you buried in the New Jersey Pine Barrens if you don’t provide enough plankton.
I have not been buried in the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Also, I have no idea of Jimmie the Whale’s current location.
It’s been done ;).
My uncle had a dog called Deefa.
D for dog, was funny the first time you heard it…
Your uncle would probably get along great with my uncle, who had a dog whose name was pronounced “Deeoji”…spelled “DOG”.
One thing I absolutely hate is that EVERY SINGLE news story or magazine article about dogs uses the term “four-legged friends” and/or Fido. Who the hell names their dog “Fido?”
That seemed to be a popular name for dogs about 30 years ago. One guy I worked with had a white dog named Awd – Average White Dog.
I would. But it would be named ironically. 
Moved from IMHO to MPSIMS.
If I ever get a marmalade cat, I will seriously consider naming him Napalm. I will, however, refrain from quoting Apocalypse Now afterward.