# "Midge" or "Cocoa"? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 24, 2009, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midge-or-cocoa/500784 "2009-06-24T00:39:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jolly\_Roger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/91b2a8/32.png) [@Jolly\_Roger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jolly_Roger)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2009, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midge-or-cocoa/500784/1 "2009-06-24T00:39:52Z")
Not to steal the thunder from [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=521788), but I asked awhile ago (2 or 3 months) to help me [name this kitten](http://s366.photobucket.com/albums/oo105/d4everman/?action=view¤t=IMG_0442.jpg). Iwas rightly told to post some pics. Her original name was [“Midge”.](http://s366.photobucket.com/albums/oo105/d4everman/?action=view¤t=IMG_0449.jpg)We hated it. We called her Midget because she was smaller than our other cats, ['Stache](http://s366.photobucket.com/albums/oo105/d4everman/?action=view¤t=IMG_0473.jpg), [Banshee](http://s366.photobucket.com/albums/oo105/d4everman/?action=view¤t=IMG_0474.jpg)and [Jet Jaguar](http://s366.photobucket.com/albums/oo105/d4everman/?action=view¤t=IMG_0466.jpg). She’s still a kitten but the wife and decided on Cocoa. Unless anyone else has a better idea? ---
**Author:** ![Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4da419/32.png) [@Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gala_Matrix_Fire)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2009, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midge-or-cocoa/500784/2 "2009-06-24T00:43:18Z")
Oh, I love her! I prefer Cocoa to Midge. I’ll be back if I come up with any good name ideas. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2009, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midge-or-cocoa/500784/3 "2009-06-24T14:15:43Z")
Aww! I’m cuckoo for Cocoa Puss! ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2009, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midge-or-cocoa/500784/4 "2009-06-24T17:58:56Z")
Sarge, or Sergeant. She’s in camo, and she’s got that whole tough kitty thing going. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2009, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midge-or-cocoa/500784/5 "2009-06-24T20:33:01Z")
I’d go with Cocoa. Midget isn’t bad, but Midge makes me think of a slang term for a woman’s nethers. I have no idea why. Then again, some people name their cats Pussy, so what the hell do I know. ---
**Author:** ![Jolly\_Roger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/91b2a8/32.png) [@Jolly\_Roger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jolly_Roger)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2009, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midge-or-cocoa/500784/6 "2009-06-24T22:38:35Z")
I like Sarge! My wife likes Cocoa. We’ll have to discuss it! ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midge-or-cocoa/500784/7 "2009-06-25T00:35:32Z")
Oh, I love Midge! So cute! Cocoa… meh. I’m not hot on Cocoa. It just seems like Generic Cat Name #28. Sorry to be the voice of dissent 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midge-or-cocoa/500784/8 "2009-06-25T09:31:47Z")
> [@Jolly\_Roger](#): > > I like Sarge! My wife likes Cocoa. We’ll have to discuss it! Sergeant Cocoa, then? ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midge-or-cocoa/500784/9 "2009-06-25T11:18:03Z")
I say Cocoa, midge sucks… ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midge-or-cocoa/500784/10 "2009-06-25T19:31:55Z")
Sergeant Pepper? Dr. Pepper? Cocoa Puss?