I had a cat named Pharmacy. Whenever he was bad I would call him Pharmaceutical.
If I had a cat, I’d call it GET OUT OF THE DAMN WAY, FURBALL.
Real name: Bob
Day-to-day nickname: Bob
Positive Honorific: Bob
Negative Honorific: Bob
Endearment: Bob
Generic term: Bob
If I’m daring, I call him Bobby Boy.
Hey, it works.
I call mine “Whistler”, 'cos he whistles.
[sub]I have to swing him real hard though…[/sub]
I call my sister’s cat “Wheezer,” because, well, he wheezes. It seems to be an attention-getting device.
Uh-oh, lightningtool. More bad news: My Hankyspank often is called “Spanks.” Or “Pank.”
What color is your Hankyspank?
My doggies:
Real Name: Gretta
Day-to-day Nickname: Top, Toppy, Topolous, Topamoose, Gretta-Chedda, Moo-Moo Topolous, Topowitz, Topababy, Gretapolous (Greek Names)
Positive Honorific: whittle-baby-gurl
Negative Honorific: evil-topolous puppy biter, hater of children, whiner
Endearment: Gwetta-bunny
Generic term: The Mean One, Psycho-pup
Theme Song:" Topababy, Topababy 1, 2, 3. Topababy, Topababy, takes a pee."
Real Name: Addison
Day-to-day Nickname: Sonny, Sonny Jim, Sonny Jimbo Covert, Fatty-Addy, Jimmy
Positive Honorific: Puppy,
Negative Honorific: Evil Digger, Nut Cracker
Endearment: The Jim
Generic term: The big Puppy, Not too bright
Theme Song: “Sonny Days” from Sesame Street and “Here comes the Sonny”
**Real name: ** Mini-Mew
Day-to-day nickname: mini
Positive Honorific: boo
Negative Honorific: little bitch
Endearment: pookie
Generic term: puss
The strangest part of all is that I have never read the book, Bell, Book and Candle, wherein there is a cat named Piewacket which has magical powers. I seem to recall that is was a much more common appellation in days of old. It would be great if anyone could provide the etymology for it. I recall a girlfriend from long ago mentioning the name and I’ve always wanted to call my cat Piewacket.
So I did.
Well, that’s a rather personal question.
He’s black with white paws and a white splash on his chest.
(crossing fingers)My Hank is named after Bukowski’s biographical character Hank Chinaski (sp). How 'bout yours?
My kitty is named Spot. I wish I knew what her name was before I found her (she’s declawed so someone used to be her companion) and I wish I knew what her real name is. The name that only cats know. I just call her Spot, Spotty, Kitty, Raisinhead, Raisin and Honeybunny. When I’m angry at her, which is rare, I just call her Cat. She’s called Spot because she has white fur with black spots. I know she’s a girl because the veterinarian told me she has a vagina not a penis.
Given name: Timmy
Nicknames: Timster, Timoteo, nutwarmer ('cuz he sleeps on my most intimate of areas), Gato de la playa, Meine Katzendorfer
When he’s Bad: Dammit, why do you always move where I’m about to put my foot?
When he’s Good: Kitten Kaboodle
Theme song: Some people call him a space cowboy. Some call him the Timmy of Love. Some people call him Maurice, cuz he speaks of the Timmity of Timmmm. Awa waaaaaaa.
Real name: Loki (Never name a cat after a god, you might get what you ask for)
Day-to-day nickname: Loki-meister or Moki
Positive Honorific: The Lokinator
Negative Honorific: Loco Kitty
Endearment: Bo-ti kitty kitty or Moser moe moe
Generic term:
Two cats around here, both females:
Real name: Max
Day-to-day nickname: Maxie-cat; Maximus Poopus
Positive Honorific: Purr-slut; My Little Baby
Negative Honorific: Monster-Kitty; Bitey; Bitey Cat; Yappy Cat; You Little Sh*t
Endearment: Woodgie
Real name: Feather
Day-to-day nickname: Featheroney-baloney
Positive Honorific: Fangmeyer; Fuzzy-bum Kitty
Negative Honorific: Drooly Girl; Aaaaaaagh!-Get-Your-Claws-Outta-Me!
Endearment: Feather Schmeather; Pookums
lightningtool, my hankyspank is named after Henry Rollins. I thought the best qualities in Rollins – strong, kind, talkative, intelligent – would be good qualities in a kitty. Well, Hankyspank turned out to be kind and talkative.
Beyond that, he’s kind of a pansy.
And, well, he’s not college material.
But he is my best friend and after 11 years together, I guess I’ll keep him. Hee.
Hankyspank is a peanut-buttery tabby. Neat color.
real name: Mock Turtle (after the character from “Alice in Wonderland”)
day to day: Mock
positive honorific: camouflage (she is a tortie, and if she doesn’t move, you almost can’t see her)
negative honorific: get down of the table, don’t eat that bug, shithead, acid cat
nicknames: tweetie-kitty, kitty head, kitty face, sweetie
generic: the cat
We’re owned by two cats:
Real name: Horatio
Day-to-day nickname: Ratio
Negative Honorific: get OFF of my bladder, cat! (muttered at 3 a.m.)
Endearment: bull-dog kitty, nuisance kitty, mouse breath
Real name: Hermione
Day-to-day nickname: My-kittie, my-my
Negative Honorific: fuzzball
Endearment: purr-kitty, priddy kiddy
Real name: Shan
Day-to-day nicknames: Shannie, Cat, Shancat, Shanshan, Shancat Purrkitty, Buddy, Pud, Mike Wazowski!
Positive Honorific: Captain
Negative Honorifics: Dumb cat (when he’s dumb), Claws! Claws! (when his claws get stuck in my skin), Lazybones
Endearments: Shancat Purrkitty, Fuzzball, Fuzzbucket
Generic term: That big white cat-shaped lump of fur
Real nameConan
Honorific the Wonderkitty
EndearmentSweety-face
Real NameSchrodinger
Honorific the Invisicat (he’s all black and disappears in the dark)
Endearment Baby Cat