A vitally important question

[alias_sqbr]

What are some good names for pigs, chickens and butterflies?

I've gotten to the point in Glitch where I can rename the animals that wander around. I don't want to undo other people's choices too much but enjoy improving the ones with crappy names like "a" or "poop".

Names can't be too long, can be one word or two, and the animal is described as "A Chicken Named X" etc.

Names used or planned on thus far:

Chickens: Archaeopteryx, Utahraptor, Flu, Korma, Parmigiana, Tandoori, Gonzo, Camilla, Cockatrice, Pingu, Thoth, Feathers, Buckbeak,Witherwings, Dromiceiomimus, Ginger, Bunty

Piggy: pudding, Link Hogthrob, Julius Strangepork, In Space, Freyr, Wilbur

Butterflies: Sierpinski, Tavros, Vriska, Aradia, Nonlinear Dynamics, Julia Set

General: After You

I wanted to use "After Someone Obscure" but it's too many words. Maybe I'll use "In Joke".

Comments

[elf]

Chicken: Gonzo, Camilla (Gonzo's girlfriend), Tengu, Simurgh

Pig: Miss Piggy, Link Hogthrob, Gruumsh (etc.), Gullinbursti, Hildisvin, Circe's Victim (although you probably don't get punctuation)

Butterfly: Bart Simpson ("nobody suspects the butterfly!"), Iridia, Ambush Bug (who is not remotely butterfly-like except for having antennae), Pink Floyd, Iron, Petalwing, Berrybuzz, Disguised Moth

And something should be named chupacabra, but I've no idea which.

I think my interests are perhaps a bit scattered.

[sqbr]

There is now a chicken called Camilla perched high on a tree, and one of the pigs in my garden is called "In Space" :)

[torachan]

Oh, I didn't realise they could be renamed. I thought the names were assigned by the game.

I recently went to a place where there were a ton of butterflies together, all named derp, which made it really hard to tell which one I was massaging/milking.

[sqbr]

I didn't realise either until I started moving along the Animal Kinship path.

I recently went to a place where there were a ton of butterflies together, all named derp, which made it really hard to tell which one I was massaging/milking.

And this why I want a long list of possible names to use when the situation calls for it.

[lea_hazel]

Snowball?

Actually, naming a pig Taran is probably less depressing. Or Freyr, I think his symbol was a boar.

[sqbr]

Ooh, I like Freyr.

Opportunities for equal-time political snark.

[rdm]

Have you considered "Generic Congresspig", "Past PM", "Past President", or "Obnoxious DJ" for pig names?

Ahem.

Actually, now I think of it, "Obnoxious DJ" would make a good band-name. (goofles) Damn! It is already a real band! Well "DJ Obnoxious" is, anyway.

Re: Opportunities for equal-time political snark.

[sqbr]

Heh. But I think I'm enjoying having apart of the internet where noone talks about politics :)