[ZoeMarie]

My husband wants to get a dog and name it Chewy. I think it's a cute name for a dog. And by the way, I did read the whole post. I know that the dog's name is Bela. Lol

[Alty]

my husband wants to get a dog and name it Chewy. I think it's a cute name for a dog. and btw, I did read the whole post. I know that the dog's name is Bela. lol

LMAO, wow, you read all those pages? WOW! :)

The only regret I have naming him Chewy is that he's living up to his name. He eats everything that isn't bolted down, I've lost a few shoes, mittens, a pair of underwear, the kids homework, a book, you name it, he's chewed it. I should have named him "Good boy". ;)

[Alty]

ZoeMarie agrees: what kind of fish do you have?

He/she is a 27 cent feeder fish, in other words a gold fish. We god him/her for our daughter because her brother had gotten a hamster (he's 4 years older) and she wanted a pet too. We figured a fish was the way to go, bought the tank, bought the fish, expected it to die within weeks because it's a gold fish and then sat back and watched it outgrow three tanks. I always joke that he's overstayed his welcome, but really, I like him. He's in my kitchen, on the counter, keeps me company when I cook. :)

Want to guess his name? Remember, my daughter named him when she was 2!

[ZoeMarie]

Goldie? Lol. I don't know. I got one of those fish when I was little and I named it Tom Priefer. I think that was one of my dad's friend's names at the time.

[linnealand]

Trust me, they're bad. ;)

He calls Sydney (my daugher) "Dimples" she hates it, actually growled at him once. It's cute.

He has nicknames for all his girls because he has trouble remembering their real names. Personally I think the nicknames are harder, but that's just me.

But he did name our Chewy and the name fits. :)

That's not bad at all! Actually, I just love "Dimples." seriously, could that be any cuter? Plus, it suits her. To be fair, though, Syndey is allowed to hate whatever she wants to hate. Maybe she could pick her own nickname? I've got to say, from the sound of things before, I would have thought he had named Syndey "Chewy" and Chewy "Dimples."

We lived with a lot of animals when I was growing up, but I think my sister won the name game when she crowned one of our gerbils as The Princess Bride.

I have kind of a hard name. Well, it's not hard, but it's not common (at least not outside of Scandinavia). Basically, I'm named after the Swedish scientist Carolus Linnaeus, also known as Carl von Linné, who was the father of botany, taxonomy and ecology. It's also the name of a flower he had named after himself, which grows wild in northern Sweden where my mother was born and raised. In the states people call me Linn-EE-ah. In Italy they call me LINN-EH-ah. Honestly, it gets complicated. No joke, Linny has become a resolution to that problem. It does away with any potential complications in its pronunciation. Plus, I like it! (although it's not as cute as Linnykins!)

[Alty]

I was named after my Uncle. Yup, my UNCLE! What where my parents thinking?

Actually, in Germany Andreas is a male name, Andrea is the female version. In Germany they call me Undreeah, in Canada it's Anndreeah. I suck at this. :(

I chose the name Jared for my son because of a TV show I liked, the main character was named Jared. Sydney I chose because I loved the sound of it and hubby and I couldn't agree on anything else. Both my kids have grown into their names, it's funny.

Ya, Sydney does not like the nickname Dimples at all, she gets really angry when you call her that, of course that just makes Sneezy say it even more. ;) I call her my little Sydney bean (Kidney bean but cuter), when she was a toddler we called her "Boo" because she looked like the little girl in Monsters Inc.

Ahhh, got to love nicknames, right Linnykins?

[Silverfoxkit]

Fish can surprise you sometimes! My nephew won one of those fair fish one year and we figured eh, it's a fair fish, won't last more then a few days. The sucker lived 6 years and grew to be about 4 inches long in body and about 5 inches in just the tail! I've never seen another goldfish with as beautiful tail like that one had! I don't remember the fish's name though. Right now he has a bearded dragon named Iggy, as little sense as that one makes, Two gerbils named Marco and Polo, and a rotty/healer mix puppy named Max.
As a kid myself I tended to be a more creative then the average 5-6 year olds with my names. There was a terrier mix named Chiwa, a cat named Zachary Binx, I don't really remember any other per say that I got to name, although I'm sure there are more. I grew up around a plethora of animals, but most of them were my older sisters, at least until I was 8 and we moved. In my opinion all kids should be raised on a "zoo." Children that learn to love and respect animals grow into adults that do to, and we by far need more of those.

[shazamataz]

I should have named him "Good boy". ;)

My boyfriend now thinks I'm a nutter because I laughed out loud at that

[ISneezeFunny]

alty, what names could possibly be that bad?

then again, sneezy named himself after a dwarf.

I DID NOT name myself after the dwarf!

Last time I checked, ms. smitty linny...

The dwarf named himself after ME!

[starbuck8]

I DID NOT name myself after the dwarf!

last time I checked, ms. smitty linny...

the dwarf named himself after ME!

I guess you lucked out though, we could be calling you Dopey!

[Ana52408]

Lol alty! Too bad that chewy is wayy too cuteee! Haha and aww I love dimples! Lol too bad that when I got my first dog, it was in 1998 and I was 5! The dalmations movie was in style and everyday I got home, I would watch the movie! When my dad surprised us with a dog, I named her perdita! The mom dalmatian in the movie! My mom was like "umm....ok sure honey..." then 2 days later she found out why! Haha and I still have my little bunch of oats<3 heehee and then I got tobby and then I got Joy and nikki :) and then one day we went to petco and the dog food was by the birds and we saw a conur (bird) that was 300 dollars! But we just fell in love with him and now were getting a african grey! :D and once I got a fighter fish at a party when I was like 9 and I thought it was going to last like 2 weeks also and he lasted 5 years!! I'm telling you, animals are incredible!<333

Lol and it's funny when little kid's name animals, I had a friend that her little brother got a hermit crab and named it hermie! Lol!

[linnealand]

Nice names, ms. alty, very nice names. Sydney is particularly good. Now, are you promising me that you don't keep a zoo just to have more things you can name? I want a cat named Crayon and a dog named Huggy Giorgio. I get the Andrea Euro-Canadian toss-a-roo. What's confusing to me is when someone asks me my name and I have to pause while I decide what I'm called. I lived in France for a summer with one of the kids I grew up with, who is named Keith. I've never heard a name butchered more than his. "kee-ff" would be considered a successful attempt. The "th" thing ain't so easy. My parter goes by Mimmo (from Domenico), and 0everyone back home want s to call him Nemo, like the captain... or the fish. My dad had a goldfish pond made in front of the house where I grew up, and he added the goldfish about 15 years ago. I don't know how, they've survived every winter and grown to koi proportions. We had a lot of goldfish growing up, and they usually don't make it to live nearly as long as you described, Alty, but that's probably because someone's younger sister decides to secretly (and mistakenly) overfeed them one night, and their tiny goldfish brains, which lack the "stop-eating, you're-eating-yourselves-to-death" button, fail to save them from their gluttonous doom.

That sad story has kept me from wanting more fish. Maybe one day, if I get a very big aquarium, I'll reconsider. They are so pretty to watch.

Well, I decided to investigate the facts, and I'm really impressed by them. Um, Alty, you could be in for 49 years or more. At least 8 or 9 could be likely. 15 inches makes for one big goldfish!


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldfish

"Goldfish can grow to a maximum length of 22 inches (58.42 cm) and a maximum weight of 9.9 pounds (4.5 kg), although this is rare; few goldfish reach even half this size. The longest goldfish measured was 47.4 cm (18.7 in) from snout to tail-fin end in Hapert, The Netherlands.[5] The longest fancy goldfish measured was an oranda called Bruce. It was measured at 37.2 cm (15 in) in 2002. Bruce has since died but not before attaining an additional 2.8 cm, making Bruce's length in excess of 40 cm.[6][7]

In optimal conditions, goldfish may live more than 20 years, but most household goldfish generally live only six to eight years. The oldest recorded goldfish lived to 49 years,[8] but most household goldfish generally live only six to eight years, due to being kept in bowls.

The collective noun for a group of goldfish is a 'troubling' of goldfish.[9]"

more interesting facts:

"In many countries, the operators of carnivals and fairs commonly give goldfish away in plastic bags as prizes for winning games. In the United Kingdom, the government proposed banning this practice as part of its Animal Welfare Bill,[25][26] though this has since been amended to only prevent goldfish being given as prizes to unaccompanied minors.[27] Rome, Italy, passed a law in late 2005, which banned the use of goldfish or other animals as carnival prizes. Rome has also banned the keeping of goldfish in goldfish bowls, on the premise that it is cruel for a fish to live in such a small space.[13]"

[linnealand]

I DID NOT name myself after the dwarf!

last time I checked, ms. smitty linny...

the dwarf named himself after ME!

Okay, okay, I really do believe you. I just assumed you were a lot younger than the dwarf, you know, with the beard and romantic clothes and all. RipVanSneezykinns has a cute ring to it. Pretty please, will you forgive me? What I'm really, really hoping is that we'll be able to celebrate your sneeze with you on YouTube. It's as if YouTube and your special sneeze were made for each other, don't you think? "isneezespecial" would have worked just as well. Come now. You know you want to. ::shaking pepper, shaking pepper:: ::brushing nose with feather, brushing nose with feather:: ::rubbing cat under nose, rubbing cat under nose:: ::shaking pollen, shaking pollen::

[ZoeMarie]

Well how 'bout that? I've seen some big goldfish, but dang! I didn't realize how big they could get. My cousin has some pretty decent sized ones. I have cichlids, which I named myself, bluey and stripey because I don't know if they are boys and girls. I suppose I could have gone with name like Pat, but I didn't. Lol

[shazamataz]

We had 20 neons in our old tank and all 20 of them were names Phil lol

[ISneezeFunny]

okay, okay, i really do believe you. i just assumed you were a lot younger than the dwarf, you know, with the beard and romantic clothes and all. RipVanSneezykinns has a cute ring to it. pretty please, will you forgive me? what i'm really, really hoping is that we'll be able to celebrate your sneeze with you on YouTube. it's as if YouTube and your special sneeze were made for each other, don't you think? "isneezespecial" would have worked just as well. come now. you know you want to. ::shaking pepper, shaking pepper:: ::brushing nose with feather, brushing nose with feather:: ::rubbing cat under nose, rubbing cat under nose:: ::shaking pollen, shaking pollen::

Sadly, ms. smitty linny, I am much older than you think I am.

Just turned 23 last week. Oof.

And of course, I forgive you. All you have to do is send a smile.. . or breathe. Either one.

Ooh, same thing goes for the sneeze. As I said before, it's between an orgasm and a cough.

[Alty]

23! You're a baby, still wet behind the ears, not fully grown, reckless, dangerous, oooooh, damn, why is that a turn on? :(

Linny, you should make him your boy toy, he needs someone to teach him the finer points of being a man. Go on, you know you want to. Oh, bring a whip, handcuffs and a gag, you'll need them, he's 23, stubborn and may try to escape. ;)

Keep me posted on how it goes!

[shazamataz]

I might sound like a stalker but... what date is your birthday
I just turned 23 too :cool:

[starbuck8]

I might sound like a stalker but... what date is your birthday
I just turned 23 too :cool:

He just turned 23 lastweek. Haha!

[ISneezeFunny]

24th of feb.