tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497426632136379616.post7405034638920395074..comments2024-03-19T22:41:54.004-06:00Comments on Jack of all shades and shadows: The Story of my NameJack, Persephone, Tenzing and Lancelothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09044146258144729576noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497426632136379616.post-83866479773728530012006-11-21T16:51:00.000-07:002006-11-21T16:51:00.000-07:00Dat wuz furry inchresting bowt how yoo got yer nam...Dat wuz furry inchresting bowt how yoo got yer name. When the beans got us when we were six weeks old thay didn't know what to cawl us, an mum joked to dad"Let's cawl them Eric an Derek" Dad sed that's a gud ideer, I like Eric for my kitty, but mum sed she wuz only joking an wuzn't reely going to cawl me Derek. She dee-sided to cawl me Flynn cuz that means Flame Haired in Irish, an she wanted sumfing diffrunt than Ginger or Marmalade. (She's not Irish, but her granny wuz.)Memories of Eric and Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07895995542393169845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497426632136379616.post-77758816867773264452006-11-20T20:39:00.000-07:002006-11-20T20:39:00.000-07:00Jack, thanks for clearing up the name thing. We t...Jack, thanks for clearing up the name thing. We thought that maybe you went around with one eye closed for something, but you have both eyes open in photos. <br /><br />I was named for Bathsheba Everdene, the main character in Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy. My Mom read the book in high school and really liked the name, though she found the character a bit maddening. (And Everdene is my middle name.) ~ Bathsheba<br /><br />I was named for my great-great grandfather from Germany. Mom's dad was supposed to have been named for his grandfather, August (pronounced Ow-gust) Jacob Julius ___ the II, but his parents decided that was too long. (He would have been III.) He was relieved that he was named Karl Heinz instead. When Mom heard the story, she thought that her great-grandfather's name would be a terrific choice to keep in mind for a boy cat as long as she just shortened it to "Jake" for the Jacob part. ~JakeJake and Bathshebahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06969341067459085303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497426632136379616.post-43895014647652022992006-11-19T20:09:00.000-07:002006-11-19T20:09:00.000-07:00o, hi jack, jus wanted ta say hi, i's not feelin g...o, hi jack, jus wanted ta say hi, i's not feelin good jus tired 'n tha meddy-shun is dizzy.<br />i was named fur Karen C who saved my life by not lettin 'em take me to tha back room. didn't gives me a shelter name, just yellow dot.KC and the Giggleman Kittieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11838216166226247001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497426632136379616.post-4670478779752650812006-11-19T14:49:00.000-07:002006-11-19T14:49:00.000-07:00What a great idea. I remember how Jack got his nam...What a great idea. I remember how Jack got his name, because KC told me (a few times!).<br />Mr. Hendrix, you didn't mention how you got your name, but you were named after Jimi Hendrix, right? <br />KC was named for Karen Chavez, mommie to Grr, Midnight & Cocoa. Missy's name came with her when we adopted her. And Bear was named Bear because she looked like a little black bear cub when we got her.<br />ML (Mary Lynn)<br /><br />PS: KC says to tell Jack she hopes he will consider re-offering in a few days when she feels better. She is still very sick.KC and the Giggleman Kittieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11838216166226247001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497426632136379616.post-48250227394580724852006-11-19T11:13:00.000-07:002006-11-19T11:13:00.000-07:00Great story! Name stories are fun because we gets ...Great story! Name stories are fun because we gets to know one another from the pury beginning!Mr. Hendrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07363458645411103051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497426632136379616.post-55412825149579305632006-11-19T10:20:00.000-07:002006-11-19T10:20:00.000-07:00That's a great story, Jack! Thanks for tellin' us ...That's a great story, Jack! Thanks for tellin' us how you gotted your name. Ours aren't quite as interestin', but here they are:<br /><br />Smeagol - I was at the shelter and the people who dropped me off there used to call me Peppy. When Mom and Dad brought me home, they noticed I had big eyes and that I liked to slink around. Also, I had two purrsonalities, nice and ('specially at the v-e-t) mean. So when I go to the v-e-t, I become Gollum.<br />Strider - I was out wanderin' in the woods when I saw this big black kitty sittin' in a window, so I tried to get in by jumpin' at the window, but there was a screen there, so I hung on to it. (I scared the big black kitty and the people inside). When they saw I was just a wanderin' kitty, they took me in and called me Strider.<br /><br />Those are the (kinda) short versions of how we got our names.Smeagol and Strider, Mystery (Sunnin' at the Bridge) and Gizmo too!https://www.blogger.com/profile/15002221996887149945noreply@blogger.com