There have been no posts from me recently; this is partly because all my days are just merging into one big van ride across Germany so there is very little to write about, and partly because I don't really have the energy to be funny at the moment due to said van rides across Germany and having to dance and shout stuff at hundreds of people every day. The tour has been taking its toll on all of us- after a particularly busy day one of my colleagues had what seemed to be a complete mental breakdown at the sight of a closed Burger King restaurant, and I have been living off Tuc biscuits and Marzipan potatoes.
I thought I'd write a quick post to cheer myself up:
I find it utterly hilarious the way that some people talk to their dogs, as if they are fully rational agents that understand language and complex feelings like guilt and shame. I also find it strangely amazing when people give their dogs really ordinary names that would usually be given to people. I saw this in St. Andrews once:
I mean, there was no butterfly, but the rest is true. It got me thinking what other names it would be amusing for dogs to have; whenever I'm a little bit sad I just picture these scenarios in my head:
My fiance's family have a dog called Cassie, which is a normal name, but it is short for Cassandra, and she's only Cassandra because they already had a male dog called Ajax, who was named after the Greek hero (who, of course, abducted Cassandra).
ReplyDeleteSo I suspect that there might be interesting explanations for these ordinary names. Like maybe Mark is named after Mark Antony because when he arrived in the household, he attempted to usurp the alpha status of other dog they had, called Caesar, causing a bitter power struggle which divided the loyalties of Cleopatra, the cat?
Ever since you mentioned this, I have taken to scolding my cat by pretending to be Lord Sugar: "Now, Liz, where was your brain when you decided to wee on the rug? It's an utter shambles!" She seem to get the hint, even though her name is normally Lizska, Licorice or Lili.
ReplyDeleteIf Jonny and I ever have enough time and a house with a large enough garden, we are going to get an English pointer and name him Barry.
ReplyDeleteI find it utterly hilarious the way that some people talk to their dogs, as if they are fully rational agents that understand language and complex feelings like guilt and shame. male dog names
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