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fauxfurgopher OP t1_j6nd128 wrote

Reply to comment by eatshitake in TIFU by suggesting a name for our new kitten by fauxfurgopher

It doesn’t roll off the tongue at all. The rl combo is taxing to me. Also, I knew an Earl once. I didn’t like him.

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eatshitake t1_j6nue52 wrote

Call him Early.

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MzzBlaze t1_j6pbieh wrote

Yeah he’d be “Early kitty, Early babies, or simply E.G or even Eggie.”

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uly4n0v t1_j6ofaht wrote

“Does that seem right to you?”

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housevil t1_j6od596 wrote

Since when does any cat have just one name? Earl may be his official name for vet documents but he can have any nickname you feel like. My friend has a cat named Loki but usually I address him as Buddy or Kitty. Or Fucker if he bites me.

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AislinnScr t1_j6om349 wrote

"The naming of cats is a difficult matter. It isn't just one of your holiday games. You may think at first I'm as mad as a hatter, when I tell you a cat must have 3 different names."

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RaineyDaye t1_j6opmhy wrote

Our cat we had back when my husband and I were newlyweds was officially Amidala, but we called her Ami, and eventually Amipunk cause she was a bit of a punk!! 😂😜😂

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Spazmer t1_j6oska5 wrote

My one cat's name is Pip but I only call her Poop or Poopsie. She was really sick as a kitten with parasites and explosive diarrhea and even though she's been healthy for years, sometimes a tiny little turd randomly falls out of her butt while she's running.

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shmittkicker t1_j6pbto3 wrote

We had a cat named lumpy bc when we found him he had a herniated spleen, and you could see the lump poking out from his tummy. Friends of animals actually paid for the, at the time experimental surgery which the vet said he had a 30% chance of surviving. He survived and became a pet therapy cat for a 4-H club I was a part of. Great cat he lived to be 23

[Edit: spelling]

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Cormorant86 t1_j6oqavx wrote

Call him "The Earl" as if it's a title, rather than a name.

Or give him any number of ridiculous nicknames because our cats don't respond to their names anyway, lol.

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scuba_GSO t1_j6ofiri wrote

Think if it as a title and not a name. As in Earl Grey the wise. Maybe that context will help you out. Makes the kitten sound as he is descended from nobility. Cats act like that anyway, right?

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thegof t1_j6phpr9 wrote

To kill it more for you, think of the Dixie Chicks song 😈

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Loko8765 t1_j6p90l1 wrote

What rl combo? In AmEng you can kind of hear some slightly suggested r, but just skip it and say the kitten has an English name!

Pronunciation of Earl

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