February 19th 2005 9:04 pm
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The naming of cats is a difficult matter. It isn't just one of your holiday games. You may think at first I'm mad as a hatter. When I tell you a cat must have three different names... -- T.S. Eliot
Hello Fellow Felines,
Most of us have nicknames. Our people can't help it. And T.S. Eliot couldn't agree more. He maintains a cat needs three names. One is the name the family uses daily. One that's peculiar and more dignified, and one... THE CAT HIMSELF KNOWS and will never confess.
Well, I have my everyday name and some other little terms of endearment. You've read about my name my person uses daily on my main page. I'd like to say I was Not named for an atom bomb.. Those were Little Boy and Fat Man. "Little Boy was the first nuclear weapon used in warfare. It exploded approximately 1,800 feet over Hiroshima, Japan, on the morning of August 6, 1945, with a force equal to 13,000 tons of TNT. Immediate deaths were between 70,000 to 130,000." "Fat Man was the second nuclear weapon used in warfare. Dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, on August 9, 1945, Fat Man devastated more than two square miles of the city and caused approximately 45,000 immediate deaths." Just in case everyone has forgotten, the atom bombs had nicknames. I think people may want to think about that when considering the state of the world. Two bombs don't necessarily make a right, even if they have cute names.
My nicknames came about from more charming circumstances. I'm called Pooter because I'm just totally cute. I was more so as a kitten but those days are over. Fun, but over. I get called Tinkerbutt when I rattle my tags to let people know I'm around. I also occasionally let out an annoyed sigh when I think things aren't going the way I'd like to see them go. My name Fat Boy comes from my splendid portly physique and is not in any way related to a weapon of mass destruction.
Regarding my name that ONLY I KNOW... Well, as you can guess, that information is strictly classified. You may want to read Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. Some of those cats have phantasmagorical names. The poems are pretty good too. That T.S. Eliot had a pretty good insight into cats.
Ciao for now,
Cooper
P.S. Feel free to leave me a treat. As long as you aren't trying to bribe my private name out of me.
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