Tuesday, September 2, 2008

named... not just for DNS

[Edit: most recent followup]

No, Named is also for Name Dog. Yes, fans, that's right. Our first (and hopefully only) dog naming contest is now in session.

As you may have found out from Ellie Mae, we have been blessed by the gods of the unwanted. Living in the country makes you a target for doggie dumpers. And having a soft spot for dogs doesn't help. We had 2 wander up over the weekend... and they are still here. Guess what? I think we are theirs.

We are trying to think of names.... One is a female golden retriever. Not ancient, but no spring chicken either.The other looks either like a dog instance of a clown... or maybe a doggie instance of Tommy Chong. We even considered calling him Steve (from Steve Buscemi's character in Fargo, who was described as "Funny looking. You know, in a general sort of way.") He might be a sheared old English sheepdog. Or just a funny looking stoner dog.
So, we need names. 2 of them. Gotta match these faces. Ready, set, go.

So far we have:
























explanationboygirl

Current Frontrunner

Harold

Maude

unix theme

ellis (ls)

perl

Andy Griffith

Goober or Barney

Bea

Simpsons

Bart

Lisa

Seinfeld

Kramer

Elaine

Fawlty Towers

Basil

Sybil

Liquor

Bailey/Jack/Glen (Morangie)

Brandy

Tractor

John (Deere)

Allis (Chalmers)

Zappa

Dweezil

Moon

Linux

Debian/Slax

Suse

Gilligans Island

Gilligan

Maryanne

Batman

Joker

(Poison) Ivy

Peanuts

Linus

Patty

Ozzie

Ozzie

Sharon

Authors

Seuss

??

Lucy Show

Ricky/Fred

Lucy/Ethel



Russel

Goldie



George

Gracie



Chuck (UP! Chuck)

Syndrome (Down, Syndrome)

Pickles

Earl

Opal

Storms

Gustav

Hannah
PoliticalBill/JohnSarah/Hillary (I can hear the jokes now)

7 comments:

Kari said...

Moonshine and Hooch?

Anonymous said...

ok, it's late, so not feeling terribly creative....Will have to think more tomorrow....but:

Red and Fred
Lucy and Ricky

???

i enjoyed the ranting about politics, as agree on some points, mostly the over-the-top crap that goes on...

also enjoyed the recipe on taco-ish food....will have to share my latest thai creations, as have been experimenting mightily (is that a word?)

donna

Anonymous said...

How about Elton and John....
PeterS

Anonymous said...

How about Goldie and Russell after Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell?

Dawn and Out (a play on Down)

Rags and Riches

Tyler and Fargo

OK, I'm done for now. Mary

Og Make Blog said...

The retriever, with only one eye, no tail and three legs should answer to 'Lucky.' Oh, I see she has all four... nevermind.

Maybe Pancho and Lefty, as I think the rough looking retriever is an Obama fan. Oh, sorry, Pancho brings back bad memories, doesn't it?

I guess John and Sarah would be a great contemporaneous moniker. They did wander on to the scene at the same time, now didn't they?

How about Gracie and George if in keeping with comedy duos of the male/female variety?

So, Spork ... whatever happened to Syndrome? I double dog dare you!

Donna can send any and all Thai creations my direction for critiquing ... no charge.

Sorry I didn't get a chance to drop by the stump farm (maybe you are relieved) when I was near ... time didn't work out.

Og Make Blog said...

Or how about Scaramouche for the clown like subject and Lindie or Lindy for the retriever?

Enos Straitt said...

We theme named our two dogs after a restaurant back in NC that I went to once in a while, "Mac and Maggie's"

I find it best to name the pooches after a personality trait. While that may be cool in some instances, "Humper" is usually not a good idea for a male dog name.

Hey, what about "Stay" (come here, Stay. Sit, Stay. Fetch, Stay.) I think that has possibilities.