Transcript of “A Flurry of Furry Nicknames”
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Scott Metzger draws a lot of funny cartoons about animals
And recently I saw one of these cats and dogs
Who are sitting around in a nickname support group
And the cat says, I went from Charlie to Chuck
To Sir Chuckles McFurry Pants
And the dog says, that’s nothing, I was Coltrane
Then train, and now they call me Chugga Chugga Woo Woo. And they just all look so sad.
And that is exactly what happens to pet nicknames.
Isn’t it?
But you kind of do that with people too, don’t you? I call my wife six or seven sweet things.
Yeah, I was thinking about this because the names that I’ve given to pets historically
Have gone through those kinds of changes,
But of late, it’s more the intonation that I use.
I don’t change their names up so much.
Oh, really? Okay.
Well, my cat Pearl, who’s a wild one,
Is Pearl and Pearly Whirly and Pearl Everlasting.
Pearl Everlasting.
And Pearly Gurly and Sweet Kitty and Little Baby and Baby Kitty.
Yeah, and I have Wolfgang.
Is that how you say it?
Yeah.
Yeah, it’s just a different intonation.
You know, Wolfgang.
Maybe I’ll try that and see if he responds.
But you know what?
We’ve talked about this years ago on the show.
I think it would be funny to hear what other people experience in terms of changing your pet’s name.
Yeah, what’s the path your pet names have taken?
They started so simple, and then it got complex.
Or explain the whole sordid history in email words@waywordradio.org.
