on hypothetical pet names

[onen]

 Do not be a fool.

Charles Lee could not have named all of his dogs after his master. It is a terrible name for a dog.

Comments

[iniquitas]

[His jaw tightens.]

They must think themselves terribly clever.

[onen]

They have the measure of your man Lee well enough.

[iniquitas]

I have never known Charles to sniff my hair.

At least I have never noticed, if he has.

[onen]

I would not put it past him.

[iniquitas]

...be that as it may, I have a hard time imagining Charles naming a herd of Pomeranians after me.

Though I cannot say I ever bothered to ask.

[onen]

You never struck me as the type to care much about anything you found impractical.

[givetheslip]

There are an awful lot of variations one can take from his name, though.

[onen]

Besides the one I would choose? I suppose you are right.

[givetheslip]

And which is that?

[onen]

There is a word in your language that means to deceive. It is 'con'?

[givetheslip]

And you think it makes a good dog's name?

[onen]

No.

[A beat.]

But perhaps 'Conway' might.

[givetheslip]

Ah. I see what you mean.

[onen]

I still think it is a stupid name to give to a dog. Especially one of those small things that are more hair than dog.

[tacohat]

[Excuse you, Haytham Fluffway is the best name for a dog.]

Terrible? A bit perplexing during visits, perhaps, but...

[onen]

[Oh. You are being serious. :|]

Are you saying you would want the man to name his dog after you?

[tacohat]

Well. It is not a name I would have picked, but I do not think it is terrible.

[A name meaning "Eagle" doesn't really suit him any better, all things considered.]

[onen]

I will never understand how you think.