Thirty-Seven Puppy Nicknames
His name is Samson, but I only use his full name when he’s in trouble. The rest of the time he usually goes by Sammy, Baby, or Punky.
But on occasion I just make shit up, as you can see in the following list. I’ve tried out a bunch of different nicknames, and these are the ones that have stuck so far.
You may notice that many of them make reference to poo. I blame my mother, whose favorite term of endearment is drolletje (sp?), which means “little pile of poo,” or, more whimsically translated, “turdlet.” Apparently Dutch folks think it’s perfectly normal, even adorable, to go around calling their kids poo-piles.
I’m not going to make this a numbered list because (1) it takes up a stupid amount of space on the page and (2) it requires extra effort. I promise there are really thirty-seven:
Samson, Sam, Sammy, Sammy-son, Sammy-Sam, Sam-Sam, Puppy, Puppydog, Puppy-wuppy, Puppers, Pupperkins, Pup-pup, Pooper, Poopy, Poopsie, Poopydog, Poopybutt, Pumpkin, Punkin, Punky, Pookie, Baby, Bebe (bay-bay), Booboo, Babycakes, Sweetie, Sweetheart, Sweetie-pie, Sweetie-puppy, Shnookums, Munchkin, Honeybuns, Hun-bun, Wuvvy-dovey, (like lovey-dovey, but without the ‘l’), Pookum-pie, Bubbles, Fleabag
And to think, for a while I was tempted to name him Hammurabi. Ok, I guess that wouldn’t have been too different: Hammy, Ham-rab, Ham-ham.
May 23rd, 2006 at 4:52 pm
would like to submit samurabi, samuri, samlet, and son-of-sam (for when he shreds stuff)
May 23rd, 2006 at 11:11 pm
Samuri = Samurai? If so, fabulous. If not, it only reminds me of TomKitten.
Samlet! Yes! Forgot that one. Also, Son-of-Sam = clever. Will keep it in mind for the next time I find a dismembered highlighter.