Hello, I love you
Thursday, July 8th, 2010 12:40 pmSo, I was over at a cat grooming site -- I cleverly closed the window before copying the URL, so I can't tell you which cat grooming site -- that offered a cat personality quiz. At the far end of the quiz, having assured me that my cat is "affectionate," I was provided with a list of "friendly cat names." The list (which I did remember to save, is reproduced below for your perusal:
Friendly cat names: Bailey, Casey, Callie, Daisy, Frodo, Maggie, Peaches, Mimi, Molly, Sam, Toby, Toodles
Now, leaving aside that I feel naming anyone "Toodles" to be an act of extreme unfriendliness - what makes these names particularly "friendly"? Are there inherently "friendly" names? Really? And if so, are there inherently "unfriendly" names? Well, OK -- Toodles. But seriously.
Let's take a random list of names:
Winnie
Hexapuma
Arwen
Archie
Kodi
Mozart
Felicia
Rasheed
Inez
Totoro
Lorraine
Butch
...which are friendly? Which are unfriendly? Defend your position.
Friendly cat names: Bailey, Casey, Callie, Daisy, Frodo, Maggie, Peaches, Mimi, Molly, Sam, Toby, Toodles
Now, leaving aside that I feel naming anyone "Toodles" to be an act of extreme unfriendliness - what makes these names particularly "friendly"? Are there inherently "friendly" names? Really? And if so, are there inherently "unfriendly" names? Well, OK -- Toodles. But seriously.
Let's take a random list of names:
Winnie
Hexapuma
Arwen
Archie
Kodi
Mozart
Felicia
Rasheed
Inez
Totoro
Lorraine
Butch
...which are friendly? Which are unfriendly? Defend your position.