> > > Does anybody remember a pair of books called "Penrod" and "Penrod and Sam?" They were written by Booth somebody. Tarkington, maybe. I think they would make a great movie or two. I remember them as the funniest books I ever read. Does anybody in Hollywood read these posts?
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> > I haven't read the books, but I just wanted to say that my wife knows someone who cleverly named their dog "Tooth Barkington". Me, I've always wanted to name a cat "Meow Tse Tung", but then I just like the idea of naming pets after world leaders, especially dictators. I've always wanted to name a mouse or a parakeet "Saddam", too.
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> > Iss "and *how* is our little Saddam today??" achar
> A friend of mine named her cat "Millard Fillmore" because Garfield was already taken.
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'Millard Fillmore' is a good name for a cat. I also always liked Dave Barry's take on the Fillmore presidency, from his book _Dave Barry Slept Here_.

"Highlights of the Millard Fillmore presidency:

1. The Earth did not crash into the Sun."

When my wife and I were thinking about names for the hamster we planned to buy, I decided that someday I wanted to name a hamster "Thor". A whole set of household pets named after the Norse, or possibly Greek pantheon could be very amusing.

Iss "Hephaestus! Get AWAY from the fireplace!" achar