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Cat names... hey, it's on topic :)

Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2000 2:58 am
by Latka
K - we've got 2 cats, and I'm sure you guys will appreciate the names: Panzer & Tiger. Thing is, my girlfriend picked up another stray today, and I was given permission to give him another German tank name. He's a little black kitty, but she kinda scoffed at Königstiger. Image

Any suggestions, German armor buffs? Unfortunately it has to be kinda easy to say, or at least "shorten-able" so she'll think it's somewhat cute.

Thanks!

-Andy

Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2000 3:00 am
by Don Doom
stug, leo, puma

don

Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2000 3:03 am
by Fabio Prado
I would call it Panther...

FAP

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Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2000 3:06 am
by Latka
Dang. You guys hopped on this one quick Image

She likes "Leo" and "Puma"... so I think she'll choose between those two.

I'll keep you updated as to the status of "Operation Who Are You" Image

-Andy

Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2000 3:10 am
by silentsurfer
I was always partial to Jagd or Stu. I also think Nashorn (Nash for short) is good.

Surfer

Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2000 3:11 am
by Latka
I threw all the ones I knew (not many) at her and she kinda rolled her eyes....but, I'll see if I can get her to commit to Leo or Puma.

-Andy

Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2000 4:12 am
by Tom_Davie
One word (and I think it fits); Maus Image

Tom


Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2000 7:02 am
by warhead
Lynx

Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2000 8:46 am
by Lars Remmen
Marten (Marder)

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Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2000 9:10 am
by crazyivan
well my name would have to be HEZTER small but was agood tank killer. Image i think i splet it right.

Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2000 10:04 am
by Latka
Tom,

I tried to go for Maus, but she didn't like it. Ugh!

I guess I can't complain *too* much. I've already got a Tiger and a Panzer Image

-Andy

Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2000 10:39 am
by Arralen
Okay, here we go:

"Hetzer" .. "hunter (lit."hurrier") - sorry crazyvan, near miss only Image

"Marder" .. "??", sorry, no cat, relative of weasel
"Wiesel" .. see "Marder" also ..

.. naming a cat after it's most dangerous foe (after the car, that is Image ) seems strange to me ..

"Maus" .. you wouldn't call a cat "Mouse", would you ?! Image


"Luchs" .. Lynx


"Puma" .. aren't those black ??

I would go for "Puma" ...

Stefan



Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2000 5:07 pm
by Windo von Paene
No, I think that Puma is another word for Mountain Lion which is another name for Cougar. They are not black...

Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2000 11:08 pm
by Fabs
My two cats are called Alvin & Floyd. I know it's no help, but from one cat-lover to another... Image

A bit of lateral thinking: why not give it a tank name, but from another country? Your girlfriend might think that Sherman or Cromwell would make quite dignified names... T34, ont the other hand..., perhaps not.

There is always "Honey", the British name for the Stuart.

If they get into a fight, it would be intersting to see if they perform according to their name. Image

P.S. I also have a dog, a chocolate labrador. His name is Pougatschov (Pougi for short), but that is another story.

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Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2000 12:08 am
by Tom Proudfoot
My family's dog when I was little was named Rommel. A German Shepherd, naturally.

Tom

Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2000 12:14 am
by Billy Yank
I think you should name the kitty:

PzKpfw-IVf2

Listen how it just rolls off the the toungue. You could call him "Pzz" for short.

:lol


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I don't define "my own" the way you want me to.

Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2000 5:43 am
by Latka
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

I think you folks are right... I'll try some other names like "Sherman" and such.

Poor (new) kitty went off to the vet today to get his kitty jewels snipped off. All he can do is fire smoke rounds now. Image

-Andy

Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2000 7:10 am
by Randy
When I was a kid my dad let me name our German Shephard. I named him Stuka. I thought it sounded traditional.
Semper Fi
Randy

Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2000 7:21 am
by degen
I kinda like Sturm, she might think you mean Storm and go for it. Nothing like a little subtle deception...

Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2000 9:52 am
by von Curow
If you wanna get away from tank names, there is always "Blitz."