# New kitty needs a name! (and is making typing this a lot more difficult) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 17, 2008, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-needs-a-name-and-is-making-typing-this-a-lot-more-difficult/445795 "2008-04-17T22:16:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2008, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-needs-a-name-and-is-making-typing-this-a-lot-more-difficult/445795/21 "2008-04-18T10:00:09Z")
Pookie! ---
**Author:** ![Scubaqueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@Scubaqueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scubaqueen)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2008, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-needs-a-name-and-is-making-typing-this-a-lot-more-difficult/445795/22 "2008-04-18T10:32:13Z")
awwwww! she looks just like my maggie! i vote for elizabeth, shortened to zabet! ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2008, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-needs-a-name-and-is-making-typing-this-a-lot-more-difficult/445795/23 "2008-04-18T11:00:05Z")
megaphone. you could go with meg or meggie. ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2008, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-needs-a-name-and-is-making-typing-this-a-lot-more-difficult/445795/24 "2008-04-18T11:15:08Z")
Name her **Poops**! Please. ---
**Author:** ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2008, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-needs-a-name-and-is-making-typing-this-a-lot-more-difficult/445795/25 "2008-04-18T12:05:08Z")
[QUOTE=bbs2k] Name her **Poops**! Please. [/QUOTE] I call my shelter kitten Poops. Not because he poops (he does, but…). His name is Manny and I call him Manny Poo Pie, and that, naturally, shortened to Poops. :o For girl kitties, I like nice ladylike names such as: Lily, Abby, Emma, Claire, and so on. ---
**Author:** ![Runestar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/74df32/32.png) [@Runestar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runestar)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2008, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-needs-a-name-and-is-making-typing-this-a-lot-more-difficult/445795/26 "2008-04-18T12:19:00Z")
Frumious Bandersnatch! ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2008, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-needs-a-name-and-is-making-typing-this-a-lot-more-difficult/445795/27 "2008-04-18T15:05:48Z")
For some reason “Sprite” popped into my head when I saw the picture. ---
**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2008, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-needs-a-name-and-is-making-typing-this-a-lot-more-difficult/445795/28 "2008-04-18T15:26:58Z")
[QUOTE=movingfinger] Tornado. She’s a frightening funnel-shaped object which will do untold damage to your home. [/QUOTE] Seconded. ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2008, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-needs-a-name-and-is-making-typing-this-a-lot-more-difficult/445795/29 "2008-04-18T15:49:16Z")
Can’t explain it, but Arbuckle came to me when I saw the pic. I kinda like it. ---
**Author:** ![RedSwinglineOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a9adbd/32.png) [@RedSwinglineOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedSwinglineOne)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2008, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-needs-a-name-and-is-making-typing-this-a-lot-more-difficult/445795/30 "2008-04-18T16:22:28Z")
Scoop or Scoops. It will be cool if she grows up to play shortstop. ---
**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2008, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-needs-a-name-and-is-making-typing-this-a-lot-more-difficult/445795/31 "2008-04-18T16:31:43Z")
Just go all out and name her SQUEEE! ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2008, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-needs-a-name-and-is-making-typing-this-a-lot-more-difficult/445795/32 "2008-04-18T17:13:11Z")
[QUOTE=RedSwinglineOne] Scoop or Scoops. [/QUOTE] No, **Poops**! But the shortstop thing would still be cool. ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2008, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-needs-a-name-and-is-making-typing-this-a-lot-more-difficult/445795/33 "2008-04-18T19:35:02Z")
[QUOTE=ShadowFacts] Can’t explain it, but Arbuckle came to me when I saw the pic. I kinda like it. [/QUOTE] Isn’t that Jon’s last name in the Garfield cartoon? Maybe that explains it? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Them](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@The\_Them](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Them)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2008, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-needs-a-name-and-is-making-typing-this-a-lot-more-difficult/445795/34 "2008-04-19T12:19:17Z")
Now, see, your problem here is that you haven’t utilized proper cat-discipline techniques. All you need to do is \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* their little \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* until they’re tenderized, and then \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* so that they are properly \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* (don’t forget to remove all the \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*, as that might be problematic if you don’t deal with it right away). After that - happy cat, happy you! Works every time. ---
**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2008, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-needs-a-name-and-is-making-typing-this-a-lot-more-difficult/445795/35 "2008-04-19T12:23:03Z")
Schroedinger. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2008, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-needs-a-name-and-is-making-typing-this-a-lot-more-difficult/445795/36 "2008-04-19T12:31:04Z")
What a cutie! Since she’s wearing a cone, what about Connie? ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2008, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-needs-a-name-and-is-making-typing-this-a-lot-more-difficult/445795/37 "2008-04-19T12:35:05Z")
Haphazard. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2008, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-needs-a-name-and-is-making-typing-this-a-lot-more-difficult/445795/38 "2008-04-19T13:43:47Z")
A diminutive of Elizabeth can be Libbet - Stephen King wrote it. (Think little girl talking.) ---
**Author:** ![CoBa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f6c823/32.png) [@CoBa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoBa)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2008, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-needs-a-name-and-is-making-typing-this-a-lot-more-difficult/445795/39 "2008-04-19T14:02:43Z")
Anomaly. No, I don’t know why. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-needs-a-name-and-is-making-typing-this-a-lot-more-difficult/445795.md?page=1)