Tweet About Naming Pets Inspires Giant Thread of Unorthodox Cat Names

While we don't normally need an excuse to look at cute animals on the internet, but we'll take one when it comes up. And boy, did one come up this weekend. Twitter user @adamgreattweet (who happens to live up to his handle) penned a viral tweet about the differences between dog names and cat names. Despite the fact that it was a wild (and harmless) generalization, the quip went viral, racking up over 36k retweets and almost 500k likes.

The tweet posits that dogs have basic names like “Buddy,” while cat owners prefer to give their pets slightly strange, funny, and un-petlike names. Such as Cool Ranch Dorito. While the tweet certainly feels true, I don't think any studies have been done on the matter. Which is fine, because the people on Twitter ate it up anyway. Even better? They shared tons of cat names - and photos - in response.
Most replies confirmed Adam's assessment.
Others set out to prove the generalization to be untrue.
This bird owner felt compelled to join the fun.
As stereotypes go, this one was pretty tame. But we're really, really happy to see all these cute cats with funny names. If you head over to the thread, there's lots more where these came from. Maybe you'll even get inspired.