this post was submitted on 29 Sep 2023
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Like a person, a cat's full name is only ever invoked when it has done something wrong.
Cats have three names, the everyday one, the fancy longer one and their private personal one.
It's completely normal.
you can't paraphrase the poem and not link it!
https://poets.org/poem/naming-cats
I wanted to have a interaction with someone else. I wouldn't have gotten it if I linked it myself.
Also read The Unadulterated Cat by Terry Pratchett
I haven't heard about that one, will check it out.