Pumpkin a.k.a. Jack

[aliki]

I don't like the name Pumpkin. I think it's like my friend, whom in high school, we called Billy. He was Billy in elementary school, and Billy in middle school, and Billy in high school. And when he went off to Harvard, he used "Bill", but all of us "old-timers" still keep slipping and saying "Billy" even after he's told us to use "Bill.

That's going to be Pumpkin. He's going to be a 10-year old cat with the most humiliating name. And when he gets lost? Brian has already said he's not going around the neighborhood yelling "Pumpkin" because he think that looks silly.

So I've taken to calling him "Jack". As in, "Jack O' Lantern". Still a Halloween theme. Brian looked at me, and said "His name is Pumpkin". *SIGH* I'm taking him to the vet tomorrow for a general check-up, rabies vaccination, dewormer, and tick/flea medication. Not getting him fixed because they want $250 for it!! (So I'm taking him to the low-cost animal clinic next week for $82. OUCH. When did it get so expensive?! Even I know how to do the procedure!) At registration, I'm putting "Jack Pumpkin" as his name. Brian said "why not Pumpkin Jack? Pumpkin should be his first name". OH HELL NO. Pumpkin = nickname, which means it's the middle name, no?

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Comments

[xraytheenforcer.livejournal.com]

Just keep calling him Jack, even if Brian insists on doing otherwise. Never give in.

I think Doug's mom named their orange tabby pumpkin as well (such a lame name), but I call it Atilla. I will always call it Atilla, in protest.

[xraytheenforcer.livejournal.com]

rather, Attila. Gods, Ifail@spelin today.

[aliki.livejournal.com]

He insists I give the goofiest names, as the last cat I named is called Poseidon.

Then again, his track record includes a cat named Ratso.

[epiclevelregina.livejournal.com]

Sam... Sam Hain!

Of course, the downside is that if you ever tell a Pagan about your cat, you'd immediately have to follow it up with, "And I know it's really pronounced 'sowwin,' I just have this irresistibly clever friend on Livejournal..."

[dolphingirl.livejournal.com]

Ha! One of my cats is Samhain and I call her Sam for short, and I always have to have this argument. I think Sam is a better nickname than Sow.

[aliki.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that is much cooler name.

[dolphingirl.livejournal.com]

The amount of thought going into this is cracking me up. I think Jack should go first if that's his real name, but "Pumpkin Jack" sounds better.

He'll probably be smart enough to answer to both if he winds up being called both. Spaz has a real name (Sasha) that I never use, but she'll answer to it if I say it. I put Sasha on all her official paperwork, though :P

[aliki.livejournal.com]

Heheh, yeah, we're dorks ;)

Okay, maybe I'll concede with "Pumpkin Jack" being his registered name. Our dog responds to everything from "Kade" (his real name), "Border Collie", and "Dog".

[joemorf.livejournal.com]

Wait, what? I'm the only perv who wants to see the nurse outfit?

Aw, shucks.

~j

[aliki.livejournal.com]

Yeah, you perv.

[iwouldloveto.livejournal.com]

I feel like such a pain for always giving my opinion....

however. Did you check the Toms River Spay Clinic to see how much it costs there?

[aliki.livejournal.com]

No! I am looking for more low-cost alternatives!!!!!

Is the Toms River Spay Clinic the same as East Coast Spay Clinic? I asked Popcorn Park for some recommendations and I asked about the one in Toms River, and they gave me ECSC and said that's the "Toms River" one (on Fischer Blvd)?

I also called Animal Birth Control (Bayville, I think?) and the Atlantic City Humane Society (in AC).... both were more than $82. The last cat we got fixed was in 2003 in Spotsville and it was $60, so we figure that's the price increase?

Do let me know. You are NOT being a pain!

[iwouldloveto.livejournal.com]

Ooooh yeah, it's the same place... it hast to be... this one was on Fischer Blvd. That's where we took Molly, and I called... a ton of places. One place wanted 520.00 to take out the poor thing's uterus. We ended up paying somewhere around 185 I think... and that included her microchip.

[aliki.livejournal.com]

Okay, good. I think there's where we'll be going. It's a one-week's notice, so we'll be going next week.

[xraytheenforcer.livejournal.com]

Those who voted Pumpkin? You need to defriend those tasteless jackanapes right now. :p

[aliki.livejournal.com]

:P

[falls2climb.livejournal.com]

That's kind of how my parents' cat got named. Mom named him Dingo, because he was HER cat, but Dad thought that was a dumb name and said, "I'm going to call him Doug." Father's Day was two days after we adopted Dingo/Doug, and Dad said all he wanted for Father's Day was for us to call the cat Doug for the day. He was joking, but the name stuck.

I couldn't begin to figure out why his middle name, as dubbed by my mother, is Ferdinand, though.

[krisnake.livejournal.com]

My mom's orange cat is named Punkin. I wouldn't be surprised if Pumpkin in some form is the most common name for orange cats.

[ex-rita.livejournal.com]

I feel weird about food names for pets. Do their owners want to eat them? I like Jack. His full name can be Jack O. Lantern.

[aliki.livejournal.com]

I agree wholeheartedly!

[lilacsmack.livejournal.com]

I love that you used OH HELL NO. Ha.

No input re: Jacky Pumpkin, as something will stick sooner or later.

Nurse outfit?

[(Anonymous)]

he actually LOOKS like a jack 'o lantern, so i'd vote jack (what with his slitty eyes..) pumpkin conjures up a rounder, more cuddly cat (not that jack can't be cuddly, he just doesn't look chubby..)

[aliki.livejournal.com]

No, he's real scrawny but Brian's planning to feed him lots!