r/cats • u/emotionallasagna • Nov 14 '24

Advice New office cat needs a name!

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No idea if it's a he or a she. Lives in the neighbourhood and comes in our office to chill during working hours.

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u/wearing_shades_247 Nov 14 '24

Buddy ……. Buddy at work today was extra - he was literally jumping from desk to desk. Buddy at work refused to get off my chair today because he wanted my butt warmth. Buddy at work scratched me today for moving too fast. I turned around and Buddy was taking nibbles from my tuna sandwich.

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u/Sketched2Life Nov 14 '24

Or a very human name, like Dave or Harper, like:
Dave got stuck behind the fridge again.
Harper couldn't keep off my desk, there's footprints all over my documents now.

Imagine the horrified looks before you clarify, it's a cat.

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u/HealthyInPublic Nov 14 '24

I definitely support this idea! My late cat had a normal human name that was a decently common name for human kids at the time... I cannot tell you how many people first assumed I was talking about a human child when I talked about him. Lol

And we just adopted a kitten and also named him a human name. He's barely been with us 3 months so far and someone has already asked me if I was talking about my son - so I had to hit 'em with the "well yes, but actually no."

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u/Strdust414 Nov 15 '24

My dogs name is Oliver and my last job had two co-workers with kids named Oliver.

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u/MapleMapleHockeyStk Nov 14 '24

I had a cat named Doug. Had to clarify some of my Facebook posts ....

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u/Footballyiayia Nov 15 '24

We rescued 2 feline brothers. The shelter had already named them Douglas and Fur as in the beautiful Oregon Douglas Fir trees🌲 We opted to keep the names since they were humorous.

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u/professorstrunk Nov 14 '24

Dave chewed up my charging cable AGAIN

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u/Sketched2Life Nov 14 '24

A: "Can you convince Dave to see a Therapist, he seems like a nice guy, but he clearly needs professional help."
B: "No, seems like normal behavior, and vet fees are pretty high right now"
A: "?!"

Gotta love Dave.

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u/RaggedyOldFox Nov 15 '24

"Dave smelt my finger today then showed me his a-hole"

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u/Thrillhol Nov 15 '24

Steve. Linda. Paul. Pam.

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u/krazykripple Nov 15 '24

Dave keeps shoving his butt in my face during zoom meetings