I tend to affix "titles" to my pets' names, sometimes, the way that it used to be done in the olde days. You know. "Sir Lancelot, The Brave. Sir Robin, The Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot." And so on. I don't do it with everybody...just when it strikes me.
Here are some examples:
Alpha, my first Betta fish - "The Best Friend In The World"
Vela, my eldest dog - "The Genius"
Pee Wee, my fat dog - "Food Hound"
Darwin, the cat - "Kidiot" (Combination of "kitty" and "idiot.")
Gregor Samsa - "The Love Rat"
Well, I finally found the saying that goes with Gus.
As people around here usually know, I do everything in the world for Gus, and I give him everything in the world that I think a rat would like. (He actually has his own real gold baby ring, in a box, that he plays with.) I cook for this guy every night...and he's the only guy I would do that for! :lol:
About a week and a half ago, when we were playing in the "playroom," which is really a rat-proofed bathroom, Gus found a way to pull himself up to a very narrow ledge in the cabinets, and squeeze his way into the one drawer in the room. (I, of course, took all of the "dangerous" stuff out of this drawer, and same thing with the cabinets.) He seemed to show a whole lot of interest in this drawer.
Eventually, he came out of the cabinets to play with me, and I asked him, "I give you everything in the world. Do you really need everything in the world AND a drawer?"
Well, apparently he does.
At first, we agreed to "share" the drawer. But ever since then, he's been making lots of trips with torn toilet paper and kleenex, and lining "his" drawer with the paper. So now, the drawer is pretty much his.
But I know what expression to put with him, now!
Augustus - "Everything In The World And A Drawer"
Here are some examples:
Alpha, my first Betta fish - "The Best Friend In The World"
Vela, my eldest dog - "The Genius"
Pee Wee, my fat dog - "Food Hound"
Darwin, the cat - "Kidiot" (Combination of "kitty" and "idiot.")
Gregor Samsa - "The Love Rat"
Well, I finally found the saying that goes with Gus.
As people around here usually know, I do everything in the world for Gus, and I give him everything in the world that I think a rat would like. (He actually has his own real gold baby ring, in a box, that he plays with.) I cook for this guy every night...and he's the only guy I would do that for! :lol:
About a week and a half ago, when we were playing in the "playroom," which is really a rat-proofed bathroom, Gus found a way to pull himself up to a very narrow ledge in the cabinets, and squeeze his way into the one drawer in the room. (I, of course, took all of the "dangerous" stuff out of this drawer, and same thing with the cabinets.) He seemed to show a whole lot of interest in this drawer.
Eventually, he came out of the cabinets to play with me, and I asked him, "I give you everything in the world. Do you really need everything in the world AND a drawer?"
Well, apparently he does.
At first, we agreed to "share" the drawer. But ever since then, he's been making lots of trips with torn toilet paper and kleenex, and lining "his" drawer with the paper. So now, the drawer is pretty much his.
But I know what expression to put with him, now!
Augustus - "Everything In The World And A Drawer"