Name that ferret (contest!)
Harmonica, our blond ferret, was getting depressed and neurotic, so we bought him a pal. Help us name him, and if we choose the name you suggest, you’ll win a $25 gift certificate to PetSmart.More below the fold . . .
First of all, let’s get one thing straight. This is not a ferret:
Our neighbor called to say she’d seen our ferret down by the beach, near a freshwater stream. Her dogs scared him off. We raced down and began looking; Jake and I just spent the last hour or more poking around the driftwood, calling, “Zappa! Zappa! Here boy!”
Okay, I called, Jake apparently felt it would be too undignified. Anyway, after poking around for awhile, we saw something. Something ferrety. But not a ferret.
A damned sea otter playing on the sand in a very ferrety way (the tease!) But no Zappa. Oh, well.
Here’s the new ferret, Harmonica’s companion:
I suggested “Bushmill” and “Jose Cuervo” and “Cuervo Jones,” but no one liked those names.
The rules:
1. You can suggest as many names as you like.
2. The winner will be the provider of whichever name Jake, Karen, and I all like.
3. The contest runs until we find a name with which we’re all satisfied.
Get naming 
D.
I’m willing to give you my favourite - Zanzibar Buck Buck McFate. Which shortens nicely to Zed. which lets you use that great line from Pulp Fiction, “Zed’s dead, baby.” whenever Zed takes a nap.
Bushwhack? José Jones? Moon Unit? Booger? Sheng? Melodica?
Oh, I know! Prairie Muffin!
Zed: no. Zed was evil in that movie. Oh, and Karen nixed “Zardoz,” which I thought would be a cool name.
Bushwhack: No, nothing with “bush” in it, which is why my “Bushmill” got shot down. Prairie Muffin? But he’s a boy!
Moon Unit isn’t bad, but Dweezil might be better. Dweezil the Weasel!
Hmmm. I was going to suggest “Cheney,” but if frickin’ “Bushmill” was taxonomus non gratis, what hope do I have?
Think in terms of famous replacements:
Ray Bolger
Kenny Jones
Humvees
Wifi
Blueray
Yes, I know all of those suck as ferret names. I need more coffee. I’m usually a little better at this.
Moonie.
I like Frank for a ferret, specifically because Hawkeye used to call Frank ferret-face.
That said, I think Dave is a fine name for the furry little guy.
If you’re into whiskey names, Glenfiddich would be a fun name for the wee fellow.
I like Moon Unit.
How about naming the little guy (is it male or female?) after a song?
I like Tequila Sunrise because of the coloring.
Kofi
Yeardley
Twitch
Gummo (the little known Marx Brother)
Jarts
Sprocket
Or my favorite clandestine dirty word: “Merkin”
Wally?
Here are a few
Garbanzo
Kumquat
Succotash
Foible
Rapscallion (my personal favorite)
Donald_Rumsfeld.
Tricky Dick Cheney.
Bart. That ferret looks like a Bart.
I’ll stick with the musical theme and suggest “Piccolo”.
The Daughter came over for dinner a couple of nights ago and bought Snuffles and Cambridge over to visit. They re-aquainted themselves with every nook and cranny of my living room and attempted to do the same with any inviting trouser leg.
I sort of miss the little ambush terrorists.
(Cambridge is still a bit of a nipper, and Ms Canada was on the receiving end of a couple).
What about Kazoo? Or Ocarina (well, masculinized to Ocarino maybe)?
Keep trying, everyone. I keep hearing “No, no, no!” from the family.
slinky!
koosh.
um….taz?
yeah, that’s all i got.
OK, here goes some free association …
Mozart
Whistle
Bob
Nietzsche
Monty Python
Sven
Julio
Coolio
Bingo
Solar
Solstice
Ditto
Sequel
Junior
Just call him Ferret. Saves a lot of time.
Or, you could even go with Ferris to be a little different.
Then again. Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?
obamafied for ref what I call the blinded by the Obamafication of America
My daughter suggests:
Mr. Whiskers
Fuzzy McCuddles
My husband suggests:
Ball Sniffer (”Sniffles” for short)
And I say that second picture has a real Rikki-Tikki-Tavi air about it, so there’s that (I’d probably go with Tik or Tav for everyday use).
dcr: didn’t see yours earlier - we’re quite fond of your Ferret Bueller idea. If we were to get a ferret, I think my family would go with that one.
I would choose “Ball Sniffer,” but so far, “Ferret Buehler” is in the lead
I can’t resist:
Magic Dick - one of the greatest harmonica players of all time.
http://www.magicdick.com/
What about ZOMG? Not pronounced (ZAW-mg), (ZOE-my-god).
How about Pwnd?
Or, since it’s an election year, Ferret Oballa.
Or, to help your neighbor, Notta Otta.
Am I too late?
Siegfried
Mary
Bobo Eliott
Dweezil
Puppy
Girlfriend
Teabag
Pretty
Slick
Crack Cocaine (too much Oakland?)