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dohpaz42@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago

If we give human names to dogs, do they give dog names to us humans?

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If we give human names to dogs, do they give dog names to us humans?

dohpaz42@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago
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    Don’t dogs identify individuals mostly based on smell? Would you have a smell-name?

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      Is that true? Explains why my dog behaves differently after my quarterly shower. Poor dude doesn’t recognise me.

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        quarterly shower

        Even humans wouldn’t recognise you before and after that.

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      They do.

      My smell-name would probably be something like sweaty ass with a hint of Nivea.

      • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.social
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        Finally, something that knows me by my street name: Big Smoke.

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      This led me down a weird chain of thought where I ended up at an internet for dogs, where they complain about smell profiles, and smellprint resisting browsers.

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        Link?

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      POV, you’re a hard working mechanic and you’re dog calls you “Crotch Funk McGreasyclothes.” But you don’t speak dog, so all you know is that they love to stick their snoot in your crotch the second you sit down after getting home from work.

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    I have two dogs and they bark at me in an unique way when requesting my attention or when I’m arriving home, so I expect that to be my “name” to them.

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    That’s the best part. It’s actually the same name either way. They just pronounce “dipshit” different than we do is all.

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      Woof

      • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world
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        You take that back

        • kambusha@sh.itjust.works
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          Woof?

          • Mac@mander.xyz
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            You know what? I want a divorce.

            • kambusha@sh.itjust.works
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              Woof :(

    • Kidra@sopuli.xyz
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      Nah, that’s what CATS named all of us

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    I believe I have been named (pseudo sneeze sound) + (happy grin pant) + (one second pack howl).

  • 200ok@lemmy.world
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    What would be your dog name?

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      I think Moon Moon is quite popular

      • Fonzie!@ttrpg.network
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        Original.

      • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        Mine is just about as boring as possible: “Grey Wolf” 🤦

        If we go with my Lemmy name, though, i’d say that Graceful Red is a pretty good nickname for a 1950s lounge singer 😄

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        Grey Red. What the fuck?

      • JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee
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        White Hunter, lol

        • foggy@lemmy.world
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          Bruh I’m Alpha Temptress

          Dominatrix vibes.

          • Mariemarion@lemm.ee
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            Me too! Wanna get married?

            • foggy@lemmy.world
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              But… But… Who’s gonna top?

              • Mariemarion@lemm.ee
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                Why chose?
                (But go ahead, please.)

                • foggy@lemmy.world
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                  No… No u locks chastity cage

                  Edit: sigh, I’m not cut out for this.

      • snooggums@lemmy.world
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        Scarred Claw?

        Wtf

        • Mac@mander.xyz
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          At least yours isn’t ultra-cringe due to negative connotation…

          #ALPHA CLAW

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          OMG, Ronald McDonald?

      • naticus@lemmy.world
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        Lol gdi I showed my friend this over a decade ago and she would call me Beautiful Vixen for years just to annoy me. … I should send it to her again.

      • Dharma Curious (he/him)@slrpnk.net
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        Ravenous Omega Warrior

        I’m okay with this. I may be changing my username…

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        Ebony Fire… Sounds straight out of a R rated movie

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      Wolfy McWolfface

    • dohpaz42@lemmy.worldOP
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      My dog name would be pillow, because she loves laying on me.

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    I am known as Bark Bark…

    • zorflieg@lemmy.world
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      Pleased to meet you Bark Bark, I’m Bjork Bach.

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    Woof woof

  • TheDeadlySquid@lemm.ee
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    Dogs don’t even know they are dogs.

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    Some humans are named after angels.

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      Were you in Miss Phipps’ class with Abaddon The Bringer Of Anguish too?

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        Not that I’m aware of.

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    I read a series of HFY stories that showed the human and a some dogs (all abductees) getting telecommunication brain chips, and they absolutely did. They called humans “name-givers” and took pride in their many names and nicknames as bestowed by their particular name-give friends and family.

  • fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com
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    Name your devices after humans.

    Tommy needs larger memory.

    I think I’m going to reboot Denise.

    I dropped Dave today.

    • dohpaz42@lemmy.worldOP
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      Fuck Dave. Dave is a piece of shit. Put him in the drive shredder, melt him down, and launch his pathetic ass into orbit.

      ~Yes, I have an issue with a Dave in my life.~

      • fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com
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        Lemmy is a small place. Dave is friggin moldy. 😉

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