Firefly Names for Pets
POSTED BY: Delia
UPDATED: Sunday, April 25, 2004 19:49
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I was noticing in the You Might Be A Browncoat If thread that several of us mentioned having used Firefly inspired names for pets. Thought it might be interesting to conduct a very informal poll and who we've adopted, and how we picked the character we named them after.
I've got a hamster named Simon, 'cause, well, hamsters is nice.
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Well he's not really a 'pet' pet but I have a yearling Arabian named Jayne Cobb. I picked it because he always keeps looking at me like I owe him something. 
Pain is scary...
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I've taken to calling my bokken (wooden practice sword for kendo, gumdo, etc) Vera. does that count?
once the snow got so deep you almost couldn't hear margaret atwood
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None of my furry housemates are young enough to have Firefly names but all the girly dogs respond to mei mei.
“but I’ve been sane awhile now and change is good” …Wash
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Well i certainly can't name any of my pets Kaylee (thats my name, we'd get confused!)
and all my pets are too hold for a firefly name but i'm looking to get some new ones. maybe i'll name it Shiny, or Jayne, depending on its demeanor.
Well isn't that...special
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Originally posted by thefop:
I've taken to calling my bokken (wooden practice sword for kendo, gumdo, etc) Vera. does that count?
once the snow got so deep you almost couldn't hear margaret atwood
Sure, I'll count anything. Pets, weapons, children, musical instruments . . .
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My 8 year old dog has been named Booker all his life, but it took on special significance a couple of years ago, for some reason...
Mal-licious
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Delia:
As I mentioned in that thread, I named my new male GSD (German Shepherd dog), 'Jayne'; because while he's a wicked great beast, he's also more than a little goofy. He's really good at keeping two-legged varmints off the property; he smells everything; and licks or eats everything he can get at (he'd definitely stick a finger in your birthday protein-cake if he had fingers).
I think he'd eventually be even more like Jayne-the-character, too, except I'm planning on 'having 'em off' in the next month or two. The canine equivalent of the Heart o' Gold girls are gonna have to look elsewhere for satisfaction...
When and if I get another dog -- hopefully not for several years -- I've already got the name picked out. Y'all are welcome to it, in the meantime...
Early. For obvious reasons.
Respectfully,
zoid
P.S.
Almost forgot! Your friend and mine, my dog Jayne likes it when I sing "The Dog Called Jayne" and insert his name at various spots into "The Ballad of Serenity", as we watch the DVD's. He doesn't 'sing' along (yet), but he does just about twist his head off lookin' all perplexed at me...
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"River and me was best friends, back then. I named my first-born daughter after her. 'Course, you can't swing a dead cat 'round here on I-Day without hittin' a River..."
- Kaywinnit Tam, wife and mother of 6, A Child Shall Lead Them: A History of the Second War of Independence Wilkins, Richard
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Originally posted by zoid:
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"River and me was best friends, back then. I named my first-born daughter after her. 'Course, you can't swing a dead cat 'round here on I-Day without hittin' a River..."
- Kaywinnit Tam, wife and mother of 6, A Child Shall Lead Them: A History of the Second War of Independence Wilkins, Richard
Zoid,
Where do your signatures come from? I always enjoy reading them.
Your dog sounds adorable, and well named!
Delia
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Well, like so many others, my pets predate Firefly, so none of them have a FF name, but I did name my car "Serenity". Went so far as to have the name airbrushed on the fenders.
"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."
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