They name cats, don't they?
October 13, 2024 2:33 PM Subscribe
Friends! It has been ten years since you helped me name Inky and Clyde. And you are needed once again.
In the intervening decade, Inky has been joined by The Beeper, and for the last year or so it has just been the two of them. Until now! Two new kittens have just entered the chat, shelter names of Amy Wong and Leela!
I'm looking for a pair of names that work well together, bonus points if they somehow also work well with Inky and Beeper. Suggestions of all kinds welcome -- geek stuff, heavy metal, physics, ancient mesopotamian dieties, whatever. Only criteria is, they have to be better than Amy and Leela, because those are great names.
In the intervening decade, Inky has been joined by The Beeper, and for the last year or so it has just been the two of them. Until now! Two new kittens have just entered the chat, shelter names of Amy Wong and Leela!
I'm looking for a pair of names that work well together, bonus points if they somehow also work well with Inky and Beeper. Suggestions of all kinds welcome -- geek stuff, heavy metal, physics, ancient mesopotamian dieties, whatever. Only criteria is, they have to be better than Amy and Leela, because those are great names.
Sheila (L) and Brisby (R). I don't know why. Just what came to me upon first look.
posted by greta simone at 3:01 PM on October 13 [1 favorite]
posted by greta simone at 3:01 PM on October 13 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: With the caveat that their personalities are more 'kitten' than anything else right now -- the shelter said that Amy was the most reserved out of the litter and Leela had the biggest personality, but so far Amy has been fearless and playful, and Leela is more of a tentative explorer.
posted by Jairus at 3:03 PM on October 13
posted by Jairus at 3:03 PM on October 13
Stipple (l) and Motley (r). They are beautiful!
posted by Orange Dinosaur Slide at 3:15 PM on October 13 [1 favorite]
posted by Orange Dinosaur Slide at 3:15 PM on October 13 [1 favorite]
I'm trying to get past "Can I eat it?" and "DTMFA" which are answers to other Asks, so I'm posting this to clear a mental blockage.
posted by k3ninho at 3:21 PM on October 13 [7 favorites]
posted by k3ninho at 3:21 PM on October 13 [7 favorites]
Looking at the picture, I immediately thought Flurf and Petunia. Flurf for the lighter one, Petunia for the slightly darker one.
posted by Ursula Hitler at 3:39 PM on October 13
posted by Ursula Hitler at 3:39 PM on October 13
That picture -- Inky and the Brain!
* loud chortling ensues *
Anyway, at this time of year I submit Kamala and Hillary, the Vice President and the former Secretary of State. Other good representatives come to mind, but those are my top two.
Or for philanthropy and sheer talent, Dolly and Taylor.
posted by TrishaU at 3:55 PM on October 13 [2 favorites]
* loud chortling ensues *
Anyway, at this time of year I submit Kamala and Hillary, the Vice President and the former Secretary of State. Other good representatives come to mind, but those are my top two.
Or for philanthropy and sheer talent, Dolly and Taylor.
posted by TrishaU at 3:55 PM on October 13 [2 favorites]
Eleanor and Janet (from The Good Place). Trebel and Bass. Cumin and Chili.
posted by leftover_scrabble_rack at 4:02 PM on October 13
posted by leftover_scrabble_rack at 4:02 PM on October 13
Lorelei and Dorothy
Pele and Namaka
Agate and Tourmaline, commonly Aggie and Tori, for their beautiful stripes. Opal for a different multicolored gemstone name in this vein
posted by the primroses were over at 4:27 PM on October 13 [2 favorites]
Pele and Namaka
Agate and Tourmaline, commonly Aggie and Tori, for their beautiful stripes. Opal for a different multicolored gemstone name in this vein
posted by the primroses were over at 4:27 PM on October 13 [2 favorites]
Peach and Zelda?
Theta and Mew? (I was going to say Sigma and Mew, but Sigma has apparently acquired some connotations from the wrong side of nerdland.)
posted by eirias at 4:55 PM on October 13
Theta and Mew? (I was going to say Sigma and Mew, but Sigma has apparently acquired some connotations from the wrong side of nerdland.)
posted by eirias at 4:55 PM on October 13
Bonnie and Emmy Lou (if you like country music, with the bonus of Bonnie and Clyde)
posted by Glinn at 5:38 PM on October 13 [1 favorite]
posted by Glinn at 5:38 PM on October 13 [1 favorite]
umbuzinho I (age 17): Beelzebub, destroyer of worlds
umbuzinho II (age 12): Gaia, creator of life (for the other one)
luazinha: Brenda and Tiffany
umbú: Oogly and Boogly
posted by umbú at 5:54 PM on October 13
umbuzinho II (age 12): Gaia, creator of life (for the other one)
luazinha: Brenda and Tiffany
umbú: Oogly and Boogly
posted by umbú at 5:54 PM on October 13
(Oh oops, no Clyde. Sorry about the misread.)
posted by Glinn at 5:55 PM on October 13 [1 favorite]
posted by Glinn at 5:55 PM on October 13 [1 favorite]
Mutt and Jeff
Thelma and Louise
Laverne and Shirley
Faith and Grace
Shadow and Fog, shady and foggy for short.
They look almost exactly like our cats, Grendel and Yzbrid.
posted by vrakatar at 5:55 PM on October 13 [1 favorite]
Thelma and Louise
Laverne and Shirley
Faith and Grace
Shadow and Fog, shady and foggy for short.
They look almost exactly like our cats, Grendel and Yzbrid.
posted by vrakatar at 5:55 PM on October 13 [1 favorite]
I have no explanation for this, but they look like Teabiscuit and Rue, to me.
posted by baseballpajamas at 6:00 PM on October 13
posted by baseballpajamas at 6:00 PM on October 13
I’m gonna steal from some friends, who have a kitty named Clawed (Monet), and suggest Clawdette (Colbert) for the light colored one.
They are both beautiful!
posted by dbmcd at 6:57 PM on October 13
They are both beautiful!
posted by dbmcd at 6:57 PM on October 13
Sasha and Britt, after the friends in Peter Gabriel's "Games without Frontiers."
posted by rabia.elizabeth at 9:41 PM on October 13 [2 favorites]
posted by rabia.elizabeth at 9:41 PM on October 13 [2 favorites]
Inky, Dapple, and Smudge sounds like a good threesome to me.
posted by jamjam at 9:59 PM on October 13 [2 favorites]
posted by jamjam at 9:59 PM on October 13 [2 favorites]
I was thinking that Beeper and Inky are like office/work supplies so some ideas:
Facsimile, Modem, Dot matrix (obsolete tech like Beeper.)
I've always loved the names Lenny and Squiggy for a cat pair, and was thinking Squiggy sort of goes with Inky- like Squid and Ink? Maybe a reach.
Spices? Saffron, Ginger, Nutmeg, Basil, Turmeric?
posted by momochan at 10:08 PM on October 13 [2 favorites]
Facsimile, Modem, Dot matrix (obsolete tech like Beeper.)
I've always loved the names Lenny and Squiggy for a cat pair, and was thinking Squiggy sort of goes with Inky- like Squid and Ink? Maybe a reach.
Spices? Saffron, Ginger, Nutmeg, Basil, Turmeric?
posted by momochan at 10:08 PM on October 13 [2 favorites]
I'm not sure which is which, but maybe they're Lucy and Ramona.
posted by doift at 10:22 PM on October 13
posted by doift at 10:22 PM on October 13
Jairus: ancient mesopotamian dieties
With 30% less smiting and damnation?
(sorry, could not resist)
posted by Stoneshop at 12:47 AM on October 14
With 30% less smiting and damnation?
(sorry, could not resist)
posted by Stoneshop at 12:47 AM on October 14
I *love* the Dot Matrix suggestion above. Dot Matrix and Paperclip, Dot Matrix and Swingline, Dot Matrix and 8 Track??
Sci-fi platonic power couple Janeway and Seven of Nine. (conflict of interest disclosure: I have a Little Captain Janeway who is also a tabby.)
Authors: Cat Rambo and T. Kingfisher.
posted by esoterrica at 9:46 AM on October 14 [2 favorites]
Sci-fi platonic power couple Janeway and Seven of Nine. (conflict of interest disclosure: I have a Little Captain Janeway who is also a tabby.)
Authors: Cat Rambo and T. Kingfisher.
posted by esoterrica at 9:46 AM on October 14 [2 favorites]
MeFi naming a cat Dot Matrix might be one of the most quintessentially Metafilter things this website has ever done, so I hope someone uses that.
posted by deludingmyself at 12:06 PM on October 14 [1 favorite]
posted by deludingmyself at 12:06 PM on October 14 [1 favorite]
Laszlo and Nadja
posted by 5_13_23_42_69_666 at 1:05 PM on October 14
posted by 5_13_23_42_69_666 at 1:05 PM on October 14
Blinky and Pinky since you already have Inky and Clyde. Pac-Man Ghosts
posted by statusquoante at 1:49 PM on October 14 [1 favorite]
posted by statusquoante at 1:49 PM on October 14 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: There are so many great suggestions! Dot Matrix is incredible though and a likely winner, so please keep the suggestions of a matching name coming!
posted by Jairus at 2:02 PM on October 14 [2 favorites]
posted by Jairus at 2:02 PM on October 14 [2 favorites]
Fax and Grayscale
posted by a humble nudibranch at 3:33 PM on October 14 [1 favorite]
posted by a humble nudibranch at 3:33 PM on October 14 [1 favorite]
dot matrix and floppy!
posted by 5_13_23_42_69_666 at 4:19 PM on October 14 [2 favorites]
posted by 5_13_23_42_69_666 at 4:19 PM on October 14 [2 favorites]
Scanner? (Not the most mellifluous, but someone had to suggest it.)
Xerox? Mimeo?
posted by eirias at 6:36 AM on October 15 [1 favorite]
Xerox? Mimeo?
posted by eirias at 6:36 AM on October 15 [1 favorite]
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However, based on their looks, I suggest Tifa and Aerith (from Final Fantasy 7). (Goes well with the names you already have, two syllables, and distinct sounding so they can all learn their names.)
posted by seanmpuckett at 2:44 PM on October 13 [1 favorite]