Eddis, Attolia, Sounis

He is very cute (I think), and settled in very fast. He's not at all scared of the cat (!), and he has already made a huge bubble nest in the corner of his bowl.

Your fish have wonderful names!

I think I would have lots of bettas if I could, too. But I can only manage one at a time. (My sister has one named Severus Secundus, though. And yes, there was a Severus Primus).

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attackfish.livejournal.com

I have an iPod named Irene.

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hwaet.livejournal.com

I have a computer named Irene. In retrospect this was a Not Very Good Idea. Is your Irene the iPod as demanding and as difficult to work with as my Irene the computer?

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attackfish.livejournal.com

Yes. I do not think however that she is trying to poison me, and I still have both hands. In retrospect, it's still better than my habit of naming computers after famous conquerors.

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zumie-ashlen.livejournal.com

I just named my iPod Sophos. Thank you for the idea! :D

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Is your Ipod particularly regal? Do you keep a special assortment of Attolian court music on it?

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katewaits.livejournal.com

Those two red front fins remind me of Nahuzeresh (total spelling breakdown, I know). But then you'd want your pet to die, and we can't have that. But the fin colors are so vibrant, it seems like it should be named for one of the royals. Or the gods. Hephestia is kind of a big name for a fish, granted, but Klimun is a nice name for a fish and he was a prince ...

... putting too much thought into this ...

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That's very funny that you say that, though ;-D And I appreciate that you think he looks royal! Thanks!

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tiegirl.livejournal.com

I'm sorry. I love Costis and am not married to a fish; therefore, I am renaming your fish...Nahuserfish! No, no, just kidding! The fins do resemble a beard, though. But he's far too noble, obviously.

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readsintrees.livejournal.com

I used to have a beta fish that I also named after something from QT! I named him Aracthus. Alas, he only lived a few years and is no longer with us...

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I never thought of naming my little fish after a river. It is sad that bettas don't live longer than they do....

BTW, I love your icon! (and I read in trees, too ;-D)

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jade-sabre-301.livejournal.com

I love the despondent way in which he stares at his reflection in the side of the fish bowl. "Woe is me," he says. "Who gave the King a Wand of Transmogrification?"

(things that are awesome in a different way: the fact that Firefox has "transmogrification" in its spellcheck.)

he is a very beautiful fish! :-D

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love the commentary XD

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HILARIOUS!!!

That's one thing everybody would want to keep out of Gen's hand!

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Why yes!

We have a kitten called Eugenides. Strictly speaking, he doesn't belong to us, but turned up one day and wouldn't leave. Even when we shut all the doors and windows and blocked the catdoor, he still managed to find some way into the house. His thief-y house-breaking skillz won our hearts and his name.

(Actually, tencups_i_swear did the heart-winning and naming, while I was still going 'No! No more cats! Put him outside before Elderly Neurotic Feline starts going beserk!' I believe she posted a picture of him, along with Sophos the rubber duck, on her LJ, too.)

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I kept a stray, orange tabby that followed me and my sisters home one day. He was a blessing is disguise. Not only did he become a fond memory of my childhood, he kept all the mice and squirrels at bay. He was called Kitty, and he had the cutest "meow".

Your cats sounds adorable and what a fit name for a clever cat. My cat wasn't very clever, sadly. He once ran into something while chasing a mouse once, and he got stuck on the roof frequently.

BTW, TA. We are now holding chats on History Haven. We have them every other weekend, with a late night chat on Saturday and an afternoon chat on Sunday. I'll send you the password for the chat-room if you want to stop by.

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Cats are so silly sometimes, but they manage to work their way into our hearts somehow. Your Kity sounds lovely.

Thank you for the heads-up on History Haven chats, I may be able to drop by now. Is the password on the HH LJ?

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Yes, but you can't accuse it unless you rejoin (it's a locked post). You don't have to rejoin if you would just like to come to the chats. Since you were a member, I could still give you the password. I'll just e-mail it to you if you want me to.

The schedule for the chats is in the profile.

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Yes please then, thanks. :)

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But I promise, I had no intention of accusing it of anything, even if I was allowed. Honest!

XD

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Err... That would be some malapropism there for you...

I mean access, of course.

I'll send you the password right now.

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emerald-happy.livejournal.com

awww, that's how I ended up with a cat-not-strictly-mine too.

Awesome story.

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I looked him up at tencups i swears lj -- he is SO cute! (and Sophos the rubber duck is pretty adorable, too!)

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ICON APTNESS WIN.

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viviolo.livejournal.com

My computer is named Costis! :)

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I never thought of naming my computer -- with a name like that, yours must be very hard-working and reliable. ;-D

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rosaleeluann.livejournal.com

No pets named after Thief characters, no. But awhile back our apartment got three fish which we named Zuko, Agni Kai, and Medraut. Sadly, Zuko and Agni Kai died not long after we got them, but unsurprisingly Medraut was made of tougher stuff. Actually, he went through ALOT, it was a kind of joke in our apartment that he was going to survive the apocalypse. And then--get this--he DISSAPPEARED. He didn't somehow jump out of the tank, or die hiding under some rock, or get sucked into the filter. One day he JUST WASN'T THERE. We became known in our ward/congregation as The Apartment Whose Fish Got Translated.

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zumie-ashlen.livejournal.com

Dear god. Your apartment is haunted by an invisible fish, get out, get out!

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viviolo.livejournal.com

The Rapture: Aquatic Edition

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*dies laughing*

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peggy-2.livejournal.com

lol!

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katewaits.livejournal.com

He swam off with a giant lion-turtle deus ex machina? J/K

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gkchesterton1.livejournal.com

I have not acquired any new pets since I started reading The Thief series, but my dog, Finrod, is named from the Sillmarillion.

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That's wonderful! Is that Finrod on your icon?

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gkchesterton1.livejournal.com

Yes. He is a standard poodle, very intelligent, and an escape artist. Finrod is known as the friend of man, and I thought it was a good name for a dog. Your fish is beautiful. To bad that only male betta fish are that pretty. If he was a she you should have called her Attolia.

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Not from QT, but we have had three cats named Scaramouche, Fandango and Bohemian.
My parents have strange tastes!

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Do your parents like theater? Those sound like dances or Panto characters.

Anyway, don't worry!
Some of our neighbors had cats that were named after the players in Monty Python's Philosopher's Football Game!

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I think the Fandango is a dance, but the three names together come from 'Bohemian Rhapsody' by Queen - there's a line that goes 'Scaramouch, Scaramouch, will you do the Fandango'. Apparently the next cat was going to be called Rhapsody, but when she came she was second hand and already named, so we were spared!

Some of our neighbors had cats that were named after the players in Monty Python's Philosopher's Football Game!
Whoa. That is awesome.

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rosaleeluann.livejournal.com

I knew that the names were referencing Bohemian Rhapsody before I even finished reading them all. Does this mean I also have strange tastes? ;-)

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Does this mean I also have strange tastes?
But... but I thought you already knew that? I JEST, I JEST ;-)
I do quite like the song - it's one of those you seem to know by osmosis, really! But naming the cats after it seems a little... odd. Odd, but good.

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Well, now I feel really silly!

I know Bohemian Rhapsody too -- I just didn't think of it.

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tiegirl.livejournal.com

Ok. I have no pets named after QT (they all but Tie pre-date my reading) but Tie does happen to be one of the man-killing Attolian hunting dogs. Just sayin'...

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Tie is an honourary Eddisian dog, too. See Tiegirl's icon :D

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My next pet is either going to be Eddis, Costis or Fin-kedinn, but my best friend is determined to name one of her her kids if she has any, Gen whether it is a girl or boy.

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