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[aerianya]

Shamelessly Squirreled from seticat
First of all, there's the name
that the family use daily,

The Recipe For A Deane

3 parts Compassion 2 parts Craftiness 1 part Flair Splash of Fun Shake vigorously

What's the Recipe for Your Personality?

But I tell you,
a cat needs a name that's particular,
A name that is peculiar, and more dignified

The Recipe For An Aerianya

3 parts Fearlessness 2 parts Inspiration 1 part Ingenuity Splash of Kindness Finish off with a squeeze of lime juice

What's the Recipe for Your Personality?

THE Naming of Cats by TS Eliot

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.

First of all, there's the name
that the family use daily,
Such as Victor, or Jonathan,
George or Bill Bailey--
All of them sensible everyday names.
There are fancier names
if you think they sound sweeter,
Some for the gentlemen,
some for the dames;
Such as Plato, Admetus,
Electra, Demeter--
But all of them sensible everyday names.

But I tell you,
a cat needs a name that's particular,
A name that is peculiar, and more dignified,
Else how can he
keep up his tail perpendicular,
Or spread out his whiskers,
or cherish his pride?

Of names of this kind,
I can give you a quorum,
Such as Munkustrap, Quazo or Coripat,
Such as Bombalurina, or else Jellyrum--
Names that never belong
to more than one cat.

But above and beyond
there's still one name left over,
And that is the name that you will never guess;
The name
that no human research can discover--
But The Cat Himself Knows,
and will never confess.

When you notice a cat in profound meditation,
The reason, I tell you, is always the same:
His mind is engaged in rapt contemplation
Of the thought, of the thought,
of the thought of his name:
His ineffable effable
Effanineffable
Deep and inscrutable singular Name.

Comments

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

I do love that poem :)

[aerianya.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah! It seemed to fit the meme.
Very cute icon. I really need more cat icons. A real kitty would be cool too, but alas they make me sneeze and cry.

[monkeyfun1.livejournal.com]

Just to add to your thoughts that I am a nut bucket... I've asked my cats their names... None of them will tell me. My one cat, Scoshi always says "mine" I swear she does.
LOL.
They all have weird common names:
Mowgli
Butterscotch
Scout
Scoshi
and then their other names
But none will tell us their real names... A shame really.

[aerianya.livejournal.com]

I don't think you're a nut bucket. just *um interesting.*G*
none will tell us their real names..
It's a secret only the cat knows and will never tell.
My cat Athene R.I.P. said "Mom miilk".
I like their names, very cool cat names.