Sunday, October 29, 2006

Pets should not have human names

Yesterday on the bus, a guy got on with his menacing looking dog - I'm not great on dog breeds but it looked like a staffordshire bull terrier to me. His dog was on a lead but it was going a bit mental, trying to jump on the person next to him on the bus.

To reprimand the dog, the owner barked: "Pack it in Dave!"

What? Dave? Is it just me, or is that a totally unacceptable name for a pet?

5 comments:

onewomanrunning said...

I totally agree with you here, however I am the exception. When I can, I'm going to get three dogs called Bruce, Jason and Alfred and a cat called Selina. I just figured that sounded better than shouting out "Batman! Etrigan! Pennyworth! Catwoman! Come inside naaaaaaaaaaow!!

onewomanrunning said...

Book - I will look out for it, thanks for the head's up.

Publishing, is it exciting work?

Observant Commuter said...

Yeah, it's quite exciting. I work in the Publicity department which means it's my job to get authors on the TV, radio and in newspapers.
I'm working with George Monbiot at the moment - he is a columnist for the Guardian and the book is called HEAT - HOW TO STOP THE PLANET BURNING. The marketing team here put together a great website which is a great starting point for a campaign. Check it out if you have time: www.turnuptheheat.org

Justin said...

ha ha...that got me to laugh out loud.

onewomanrunning said...

Come on OC, where are ya? I can't believe your bus journeys have been quiet!