Wanna help me name my new pet moth?
Posted by Heliamphora on Aug 20, 2008 · Member since Oct 2006 · 4798 posts
.....Moth orchid, that is!! :D A phalaenopsis orchid, by its formal name.
At the flower market this morning, they had some potted orchids marked down to a third their normal cost, since they'd lost most of their buds. I picked one with only one dud bud, and promptly decided I had to have it. So I took it back, along with the rest of the flowers for work, and sold it to myself. :)>>>
Eee, izn't eet PRETTY?! :agree?:
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looks like a pete to me.
looks like a pete to me.
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I'm thinking Antonia.
Moths molt from catterpillers--why not Cati? or Motti--the old norse word for moth?
looks like a pete to me.
Hespy, you are brilliant!! If I need to name something (a plant, a character on a video game...), I always name it Pete!!!! D thinks I'm strange, but it's the best name ever. I used to have an umbrella named Pete, I miss him. So yep, two votes for Pete!! ;)b
Name it "sqishy" (pronounced "Skisheee")
How about Razz? It looks like it's got a tongue and is blowing raspberries, lol! :)
Or Mothra...my son is a HUGE Godzilla fan!
Name it "sqishy" (pronounced "Skisheee")
I was gonna say Sunbonnet Sue, but I think that Sunbonnet Squishy would be lovely.
Carmen!
No, no. Carmelita!
I don't think anything that can't at least look annoyed when you call its name (like a cat) should be named. Unless a name just seems to attach itself to the object. I had a 1976 AMC Pacer that the licence plate began UGY so it was called Uggie. It fit so well. But have fun with your orchid's name. It's good for a chuckle. :-D
Etty. Short for ettypray, pig latin for pretty.
Whitey Ford. Whitey for short!
Name it "sqishy" (pronounced "Skisheee")
I was gonna say Sunbonnet Sue, but I think that Sunbonnet Squishy would be lovely.
No no...
Squishy Sunbonnet ;)b
Name it "sqishy" (pronounced "Skisheee")
I was gonna say Sunbonnet Sue, but I think that Sunbonnet Squishy would be lovely.
These are so cute!
You guys are so imaginative!! ;D ;)
How about...
Lilian Mc-Chillian???
Oh, duh! (Slaps forehead).
Nero. As in Nero Wolfe.
In reality his creator, Rex Stout, did grow orchids by the thousand.
Rex is a good name too.
It always bothered me a bit that Mr Stout created a character named Saul Panzer. Hm. The only thing is the first NW novel is from 1934. Did they have Panzer divisions then?
It always bothered me a bit that Mr Stout created a character named Saul Panzer. Hm. The only thing is the first NW novel is from 1934. Did they have Panzer divisions then?
Huh? Why is that remarkable? Is Panzer a type of orchid?
What name did you pick? I'm guessing Whitey.
It always bothered me a bit that Mr Stout created a character named Saul Panzer. Hm. The only thing is the first NW novel is from 1934. Did they have Panzer divisions then?
Huh? Why is that remarkable? Is Panzer a type of orchid?
Um---world history---Panzer divisions were the tank divisions of the nazi army.... ::) I wondered if there was some kind of insult there, since Mr Panzer was the "best operative in existence" and "could have worked as a spy."
I've read nearly everything Mr Stout ever wrote. I love the fact that Nero remained "about 56" and Archie remained in his late 20s, early 30s for about 45 years.
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