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[–] Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Is your dog named "Queequeg" by any chance?

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 10 points 3 months ago

I was raised by dogs, trained dogs, molded by dogs.

But don't currently have one.

My cats do come when called and growls at the mail person. So I may give off dog energy.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I presume their fish is named "Choate".

[–] Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

To go with the X-Files theme it might perhaps rather be "Big Blue"... :-)

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Oh, I took the cat's name as astronomic jargon and went with a niche, academic term for similar. (ie. completion, fulfillment, alignment, etc.) 🙇🏼‍♂️🤘🏼

[–] Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I think the X-Files episode was named after the astronomic constellation.
So we both might be right. :-)
Only OP can tell...

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Everybody is right! Except my fish doesn't have a name. It's a little yoyo loach I got to get rid of an invasive red ramshorn snail population that came in through some mail order aquatic plants. They killed everything except my Java ferns. And he outlived everything else in the tank.

[–] PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I bet your vet loves you when calling them through for their appointment 😂

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Only happened once. And I'm sure I fucked shit up for them.

Edit to clarify: they didn't only go to the vet once, the vet only got confused by their names once. The vet just asks for my human name now.

[–] PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk 7 points 3 months ago

I think I'd be like "Sizz... Suzz... Syss... Yiddish's cat next, please"

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Great name for a cat though, honestly.

Speaking of which, I can't wait for 3 body problem season 2. Next year!