Here are some ‘peculiar cat names’. Well, I’ve called them peculiar but perhaps they are not. They are just different and imaginative; non-standard, and I am thankful for it. It’s what you expect from the cat caregivers who created them. Mark Twain is a classic. He loved cats and was great with words. TS Elliot, the same. Baddiel is a comedian. He created a great cat name. I wonder if Vivien Leigh had problems with her Siamese cat pooping inappropriately?! She loved the exotic Siamese cat. In her day the breed was more exotic than it is today. And Feinstein’s Bing Clawsby is perfect.
Mark Twain
Mark Twain inherited his love of cats from his mother
“Many of the characteristics that made Mark Twain famous were inherited from his mother”, Albert Bigelow Paine wrote in his authorised biography of this famous American writer. Although he inherited his mother’s sense of humour and his philosophy from his mother, the best known aspect of his character through which he could thank his …
Australian Open tennis player wanted organisers to provide them with a kitten during pre-tournament quarantine
Tennis Australia boss Craig Tiley disclosed to the media that one player asked for a kitten to play with during their 14-day quarantine ahead of the Australian Open tennis tournament. They made the request on one of many Zoom calls. He spoke to the players regularly on Zoom to allow them to vent and …
What do you call a person who loves cats?
What do you call a person who loves cats? Cat lovers will know that you call them an ailurophile which is a word made up of the Greek words ‘ailouros’ (αἴλουρος) meaning cat and the suffix ‘phile’ meaning lover. Some online jokers might call them ‘crazy cat ladies’. They’d be wrong because ladies who …
Rent-A-Cat Just Like Mark Twain
In an age of subscription services and the idea that it might be better to subscribe to things rather than own things this might be a moment to discuss the undiscussed, to rent a cat rather than to own one. Before people become excited in a bad way about the suggestion I’d like to …
10 photographs of Mark Twain with his cats
We know that Mark Twain loved cats. Here are 10 photographs of him with his beloved cats. He owned or rented 32 cats during his lifetime we are told. He sometimes rented cats for the summer months and was proud of the idea.