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How painful can naming a virtual pet be?

I just got done helping little man name his latest Webkinz, actually it is DLS' Webkinz - JG said he talked DLS into letting him buy DLS a Webkinz as JG's birthday gift to him cause he loves him since he helps with his other Webkinz.

Got that?

Basically JG scammed another Webkinz. He is getting quite creative.

It took us a good 10 minutes to come up with a name for his Big 'Kinz elephant because mom wasn't really cool with the name he came up with.

JG originally decided that the elephant should be called "Horn" because according to him the elephant has horns. I couldn't talk him into believing that the horns are actually called tusks. NO GO. JG has this little habit of adding a "Y" to end of pretty much everything these days which is why I was leery of the name from the get go. After a few minutes the elephant became affectionately, "Horny".

You see now why I was having issues. I am cool with a polar bear named "Snowy" but just can't deal with an elephant named "Horny".

So we started the conversation again when we actually got to the adoption page and needed to type in elephant's moniker.

Mom: How about George?
JG: Mom, we can't name him George - that's a monkey.
Mom: OK, well then how about Dumbo?
JG: Yeah, that sounds good.

I begin typing, D-U-M...

JG: Wait mom I can't have a name with dumb in it, that's not nice.
Mom: What about Jumbo?
JG: OK - no not Jumbo. I don't want a name with "Bo" in it. It's weird.
Mom: Maybe Pete?
JG: Why would I name my elephant Pete? He doesn't like that name.
Mom: Well, JG I don't know. I gave you all of my suggestions I can come up with right now.

After much thought and re-typing the elephant has a name.

FUZZ - or 10 minutes from now - FUZZY.

Comments

Karen said…
I know I've said this before, but, man, I love that kid. I'm sitting her with my morning coffee, laughing my butt off.

Aahhh. Thanks for the smile, JG.
8:38 AM
K~ said…
OK.....I'm with you sister!!! I tell you, try naming a neopet! They are all taken. One of our neopets is called fury5120, the other is squirt51497, I can't remember the other one. As for webkinz. I hate to see what their real kids names will be. It will be just baby boy or baby girl for about 5 years until that is decided!! K~
9:24 AM
Chris said…
Ah cute, little Horny Elephant, I love it!:)
5:53 PM
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