I’m watching the puppy bowl and 2/3rds of the pups are named after celebrities or food.
nobody else in this thread are giving pet photos >:(
What is up with the trend of naming pets after food?
Submitted 3 weeks ago by disregardable@lemmy.zip to [deleted]
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QuinnyCoded@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
This little shit sleeps so comfy meanwhile everyone in my toxic household is yelling and throwing insults at each other all the time.
Such a cute little shit, I wanna become a cat.
Just wanna end my life and reincarnate as a cat.
Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus 3 weeks ago
OUR KITTIES COULD BE SISTERS! :-)
owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
To be fair, food is their #1 priority for most of their life. Also, Potato is a great name for a dog (especially a rotund one).
NABDad@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
disregardable@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
oh my god, she’s so fluffy I’m gonna die
ikidd@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I had a pig named Porkchop.
She had great taste.
gamenac@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
My chicken, Sesame, would like a word with you.
Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 weeks ago
If I had chickens, one would need to be named Butter and another would be Masala.
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Mine was named “Georgia”
I renamed her to “Sunshine” officially in the microchip registry
But everyone in my house just call her 貓貓 (maau maau)
kamenlady@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Georgia 貓貓 Sunshine
A long but pretty name
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
xD
celeste@kbin.earth 3 weeks ago
I think it's an easy naming scheme when you have a litter of puppies to try and adopt out.
Diddlydee@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
Sorry… The puppy bowl?
disregardable@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
it’s a play on the super bowl (American football championship). it airs every year right before the super bowl. animal shelters send a bunch puppies to play on a mat with toys. the hosts act act like it’s a sports game, and the shelters get some free advertisement.
SolidShake@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
People tend to name their animals whatever they want
Crashumbc@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Keep in mind, that is in no way representative of actual pet names. Very likely not even those specific pets actual names…
The names were likely chosen by marketing folks.
DevotedShitStain69@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Idk. I personally started doing it back in middle school around the 2000s as a joke, but I kept the tread going as a way to remember my pets that have passed.
Drusas@fedia.io 3 weeks ago
It's been around for quite a while. Just a generic cutesy thing, I guess.
I couldn't tell you how many "Waffles"es I've met or known of. Pancake is another popular one. I've known a Cornbread, a Brisket, a Tater, a Porkchop, two Tacos (both fat orange cats)....
A more recent trend seems to be naming pets after Japanese foods. Mochi, Miso, Udon, Soba.... Or maybe it's more of an East Asian food thing because I've also known a Wonton, Sesame, Bamboo, Noodle(s). Gohan (Japanese again and may or may not be a food reference).
SuiXi3D@fedia.io 3 weeks ago
I never had a food-named pet until recently. My latest cat is named Triscuit.
Tujio@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It’s better than naming them people names. The dogs on my block are Kevin, Tony, Doug and Jeff.
warm@kbin.earth 3 weeks ago
Nah, real names are the best names for pets. Makes them more part of the family.
Tujio@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Hard disagree. I just can’t imagine meeting a person with the same name as my dog. Would I tell the person?
“Mike? Oh, that’s my dog’s name!” just seems kinda rude.
HornedMeatBeast@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Bruce was the best boy I ever had.