tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post5750304804617172381..comments2024-03-27T15:59:11.066+00:00Comments on Prometheus in Aspic: Hooptedoodle #104 - Jeff & SteveMSFoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-28367739752722978572013-10-27T22:47:15.921+00:002013-10-27T22:47:15.921+00:00Excellent - that all seems very normal to me...Excellent - that all seems very normal to me...MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-75378414150384956382013-10-27T22:11:26.706+00:002013-10-27T22:11:26.706+00:00No wildlife but my wife and I have a habit of nami...No wildlife but my wife and I have a habit of naming inanimate objects. Our first Christmas tree was called George (followed by George II, naturally. Succeeded by his highness Bruno). <br />The iPad is Bertie. Sat Nav: Norma. Car: Oslo. <br /><br />Sign of madness? Probably. Also means we're running out of good names for our future pets or first born. Phyllionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01451215894349113521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-82955607787834537052013-10-22T09:48:26.566+01:002013-10-22T09:48:26.566+01:00Great stuff - dark undertones - that's what we...Great stuff - dark undertones - that's what we like...MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-47705895197393794782013-10-22T08:49:28.946+01:002013-10-22T08:49:28.946+01:00When eventually Mrs S and the kids brow-beat me in...When eventually Mrs S and the kids brow-beat me into agreeing to get a black lab puppy (don't worry I don't have any green wellies although I do like the countryside in your neck of the woods) I did so on the proviso that I could name it. I decided on 'Snuff' because I hoped the thing would be dead before the kids left home. I do feel a bit bad about it in retrospect and sometimes would pretend the name was given because she 'snuffled-up' in a cute way. It didn't work though as Snuff passed on only a couple of years ago and both the kids had already left home...Strykerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-90332748279752031912013-10-21T12:27:11.223+01:002013-10-21T12:27:11.223+01:00Very classy - admirable. I like that a lot.
I am ...Very classy - admirable. I like that a lot.<br /><br />I am informed that there were a couple of characters in Coronation Street named Gail and Brian, so the aforementioned hairdresser's fish might have a tie into popular culture.<br /><br />Bronte is very good though - really like that. My ancient friend Ernie had an old dog that he found in the street and kept for about 10 years, and he never gave it a name, because he thought it probably had a name already. He referred to him on occasions as Isaiah since, as he explained, "one eye's higher than the other" - don't blame me for that one, it's true...MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-55254010012239890422013-10-21T12:15:44.881+01:002013-10-21T12:15:44.881+01:00My old boy (a dog of the Heinz 57 variety - sadly ...My old boy (a dog of the Heinz 57 variety - sadly departed four years or more) was called Heathcliff - Heathy for short - named purely because he had big eyebrows ("when I beheld his black eyes withdraw so suspiciously under their brows")... kids these days are of the Harry Potter generation - Professor Dumbledore's middle name being Brian.... :o)Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-30291926192329963352013-10-21T09:54:34.919+01:002013-10-21T09:54:34.919+01:00Thatcher on the loose. If I ever had plans to visi...Thatcher on the loose. If I ever had plans to visit Zimbabwe, they just got cancelled. The idea of an elephant as a garden pest is pretty scary. I don't suppose they eat beech hedges, do they?MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-14759891884073500492013-10-21T09:52:28.559+01:002013-10-21T09:52:28.559+01:00Very true - good point - maybe the same should be ...Very true - good point - maybe the same should be true of children's names?<br /><br />"Tracey-Amber, your tea's ready!"MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-16928169294051060992013-10-21T09:40:06.633+01:002013-10-21T09:40:06.633+01:00Never had many pets. My Dad was in the RAF and we ...Never had many pets. My Dad was in the RAF and we used to move about a lot, and in my turn I travelled a lot, so pets were not much of an advantage.<br /><br />When we were in Zimbabwe there was an elephant who used to vandalise the gardens around our village. He wasnt a pet, but he was known by all and sundry as Babu, like Dali's pussy cat. A friend of my son's had a great big spider as a pet, which he kept in a glass tank. He called it Thatcher, reputedly because of its personality, but it became a problem because it kept escaping, so he gave it to the local high school. It escaped.<br /><br />Cheers - LouCec Rhodeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17313215648551374718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-22770929283648915152013-10-21T09:19:48.379+01:002013-10-21T09:19:48.379+01:00With dogs you need a name that does not embarrass ...With dogs you need a name that does not embarrass you when you have to shout it out loud ! (our Spaniel is Charlie). Mosstrooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08744308664219116701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-50460562020676334852013-10-21T08:49:43.886+01:002013-10-21T08:49:43.886+01:00George is good - especially for a very docile dog,...George is good - especially for a very docile dog, I think. It has strength, saintly and royal connections and it is simple and unpretentious - implies a calm, strong personality. For some reason, Philomena for me is always Sister Philomena, an Irish nun with bad nerves and a stammer - no idea why.<br /><br />My first wife had an elderly aunt and uncle who had two cats, named Blackie and Whiskers - good, eh? These were the cats' names, obviously, not the names of the aunt and uncle. Rather disappointingly, Blackie was, in fact, black. More interestingly, perhaps, Whiskers was black too. I suspect that Whiskers arrived later, and the obvious name was already spoken for.MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-77069269175188854172013-10-21T08:41:56.730+01:002013-10-21T08:41:56.730+01:00Good names - Maisy, Minnie is oddly close to Mary,...Good names - Maisy, Minnie is oddly close to Mary, Mungo and Midge - as seen here<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f0oHGkVoPA<br /><br />if you watch this clip, you will be reminded of many things. For example, I was reminded that I believe that Mungo once painted some soldiers for me.<br /><br />Chocolate is a good name. Kids are good at this. I also like the Royalist spaniel. MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-24173747125716375182013-10-21T06:00:04.007+01:002013-10-21T06:00:04.007+01:00Hmm, this is a interesting one. As the 'the sh...Hmm, this is a interesting one. As the 'the sharer of the same house' with three cats and a Guinea Pig (the remainder of two) I can safely say they all have relatively normal names being Maisy, Minnie and Mango (OK the last is perhaps a little odd) with the Cavy coming in with Muffin - his deceased brother was called Chocolate but they were christened by my then 11 year old daughter. The most exotic name I can recall was Rupert for a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel....;-)<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-89083478413719639382013-10-21T02:30:41.759+01:002013-10-21T02:30:41.759+01:00Once had a Dalmatian called George and over the y...Once had a Dalmatian called George and over the years we've had a succession of cats with stupid names. One white kitten arrived and was 'chiristened' Philomena by my wife, but this was quickly changed to Fritz by me (after the cartoon) after an inspection. Had a goldfish called Moby (obviously).<br /><br />Thankfully we now inhabit a wildlife free zone.GaryAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06963552380378929829noreply@blogger.com