Issue of major importance: would it be disrespectful to call my stray cat Obama?

[Jackeens]

Well?

We've been feeding him for two years, he's now a permanent resident in the garden - we even bought him a little kennel. :crazy: But we've never settled on a name for him. Does he deserve to be called Obama?

Similarities with the President-elect: Lovely eyes, quite cuddly, greying around the edges. Nimble, aggressive when he needs to be, but generally dignified.

Dissimilarities: He hates change (the cat, not Barack) and the only hope he ever holds in his heart is for an extra pouch of rabbit and carrots in gravy.

What do you think?

And before you cat-loathers suggest it - no, I won't call him Sarah.

Thank you in advance for your help.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. It is a great honor to have a cat named after you.

[LynnTheDem]

2. IMO, nope not disrespectful.

Hi Obama-kitt! :hi:

[liberalmuse]

3. Absolutely not!

Cats are enlightened creatures, and I'm sure Obama will be very honored to know that someone had the mind to name a cat after him.

[FrenchieCat]

4. Or maybe an offshoot of the name, like....

Baracat

[ClarkUSA]

5. I'm partial to Purrr-ack myself.

Obama sounds lovely, too. A rose by any other name... :)

[bigwillq]

6. Call it whatever you want to.

I don't think it would be disrespectful. I am sure there are some pets named George or Grover or another president's name.

[iamjoy]

7. Name It Renegade

It's a cool name and it's Obama's Secret Service Code Name. That way, you're naming it after our President to be without any concern about being disrespectful by using his actual name.

Of course, I don't think it would be disrespectful anyway, but if you're concerned about it...

I love cats.

[FrenchieCat]

10. I like Renegade! Especially since it is a stray!

[asdjrocky]

8. My sister just told me that her daughter named one of her cats Obama.

[ksoze]

9. RENEGADE sounds like it fits him better and still has meaning for you

[T Wolf]

11. Using the last name could be interpreted as disrespectful. OTOH, calling him Barack,

would be a sign of affection.

But Purr-ack (upthread) is better, though.

[Jackeens]

12. Excellent suggestions: ok, it's now between Purr-ack, Renegade and Baracat! Vote! n/t

[gblady]

16. I'm liking the Renegade suggestion....

beings he was a stray and all...

[kestrel91316]

13. An injured stray cat was brought in to my office the day after the election.

While we were trying to locate the owners (based on an unregistered microchip) we mulled around some ideas for a name if we wound up keeping him. He was part black and part white, so the obvious choice was Obama, and we thought "Obie" would be a good nickname.

He went back to his owners safe and sound the next day, and his real name was nothing close to Obama, lol.

[Jackeens]

14. Obie! I Love it! That's purrrrrrrfect, thank you!

[FrenchieCat]

18. Obie's a winner. Very Kewl!

[applegrove]

15. The more who are named for Obama the better. By the way did that

sewage plant in California get called after W?

[AlCzervik]

17. if i ever get a dog i'm naming him Howard after Dr. Dean.

although Dr. Dean would be an ass kicking name for a dog. I also have a Guinea pig named Bob so i guess you can't go by me.

[Jackeens]

19. It's a cold night in Dublin, I went out to give him some warm milk - and:

When I shouted "OBIE" he came darting out of his kennel :-) True, that might have been because I was armed with a jug of warm milk, and yes, the neighbours' curtains twitched in a slightly alarmed way, partly because they think I'm shouting out to Obi-Wan Kenobi in my back garden, but Obie's good, very good - it'll do for me!

[texpatriot2004]

20. We found a cat about 3 weeks ago. Spouse named him Isaiah

but I was thinking of his full name as Isaiah Hussein Steve...or something.

I think it is a wonderful idea to name the cat after President Elect Obama. That's my two cents.

[happychatter]

21. My cat's third name is Mustafa.... but he's not a Turkish, Masonic, Genocidal Maniac

he's a pretty nice guy

your stray may be named Obama, but he'll still crap in the flower bed, fight and fornicate indiscriminately

it could happen

[Occam Bandage]

22. I'd like to throw another vote in for Renegade. nt