When you let your family name your pets...

[Mr. Scot]

So we got a new parakeet recently, and I decided to ask for input from the wife and kids about what to name him.

Their choice?

"Comrade".

Yes, "Comrade".

There's a story behind it that I won't bother with here. Enough to say I now feel like a member of the Communist Party whenever I address him.

Little Comrade joins the flock of other parakeet Rio and quaker parrot Quak; cats Stormy, Nala and Emma; bearded dragon Ross, and two turtles whose actual names I don't remember - like it'd matter - but whom I address as Gamera and Tibby (MST fans will get it) .

Next time, I'll pick a name before I get home.

For those that have them, what did you name your pets? And did you choose it yourself or hand it over like I did?

[Jangler]

I had a pot belly pig when I was kid, named him George after George of the Jungle. kids....

Then a black cat named midnight, original and an orange cat named...Garfield. Haven't had a pet in awhile, but have been thinking about getting a fish. Probably name it swimmy.

[Mother Grabber]

we had a golden retriever named Dodge City.

[PandaPancake]

I just have Archer (still up for debate if it's Sterling or Jonathon), Rocket, and Wade. There's no geek stuff going on this house.

[sharkkiller]

I used to have a burmese python named Monty. And a ferret named Ferret Faucet. Only real wierd names I can think of right now.

[cookinbrak]

My grand-daughter named our cat after a Disney story. Roger Tiger New Friend.

[imminent rogaine]

Had a basset hound named Sugarfoot, apparently after an old western.

[Arroz con Panther]

When I was younger, I named my hamster, Nunchuck, in honor of the teenage mutant turtles.  My sister got to name the first cat we had and she went with, Flower.  Silly at the time, but little did we know that we would adopt a dog some years later...her name, Blossom.  Named at the kennel, but it was fate.  My mom never really liked dogs, but you're not going to not adopt a dog named Blossom when you have a cat named Flower.

[PandaPancake]

3 hours ago, sharkkiller said:

I used to have a burmese python named Monty. And a ferret named Ferret Faucet. Only real wierd names I can think of right now.

Did you lose your snake in the wall for fifteen years? I just saw that in the news this morning

[imminent rogaine]

I've put my snake in a wall before but it only took about 3 minutes.

[Mr. Scot]

Dogs belonging to guys usually get manly names like Duke or Spike or some such.

The dog my mom gave me as a a kid was named 'Puffy'.

[The_Light_Brigade]

Had two dogs as a kid, Radar (bird dog) and Beauregard (Cocker spaniel).  Cat named Miss Kitty (original).  My dogs now are named Bogey and Augusta (golf references).

[Anybodyhome]

On 6/21/2016 at 6:25 PM, Mr. Scot said:

So we got a new parakeet recently, and I decided to ask for input from the wife and kids about what to name him.

Their choice?

"Comrade".

Yes, "Comrade".

There's a story behind it that I won't bother with here. Enough to say I now feel like a member of the Communist Party whenever I address him.

Little Comrade joins the flock of other parakeet Rio and quaker parrot Quak; cats Stormy, Nala and Emma; bearded dragon Ross, and two turtles whose actual names I don't remember - like it'd matter - but whom I address as Gamera and Tibby (MST fans will get it) .

Next time, I'll pick a name before I get home.

For those that have them, what did you name your pets? And did you choose it yourself or hand it over like I did?

Won't be long before you're calling him, "Commie."

[uncfan888]

I named one of my dogs Baxter cuz she looks like the dog off anchorman.. She was a stray that I took in. I know it's a guy's name but I couldn't pass up the opportunity.