Serious Question

18 Comments

1. 

   robertdsc on May 8, 2009 at 8:31 pm

   As much as I admire the President, I would not name my child Barack.

   I have no clue on rabbit names.

2. 

   keres on May 8, 2009 at 8:35 pm

   Boy or girl bunny?

   Our current rabbit is named Hector.

   Past rabbits include:
   Oscar
   Albert
   Henry
   Mocha
   Latte
   Isis
   Ishtar
   Daly
   Onyx

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     on May 8, 2009 at 11:48 pm

     This would be a comment on rabbits’ longevity.

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       keres on May 9, 2009 at 2:54 am

       I once had a rabbitry of French Angoras.  

       Rabbits average 5 to 15 years, depending on their size.

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         keres on May 9, 2009 at 2:56 am

         Oh, and I’ve known an “Attila the Bun”.

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     CabinGirl on May 9, 2009 at 8:45 am

     Current front runner names (boy bunny):  Jambi (after the genie on PeeWee Herman) and Tokoloshe.

     Of course, bun-bun works for me too.

     (and Barack would not work well with my last name…)

3. 

   RandyH on May 8, 2009 at 9:14 pm

   I doubt that I would name my child Barack (provided I ever have one) but you can be sure that there will be whole lot of kids named Barack in this upcoming generation.

   When I was a kid, we had a rabbit and named it Hasenpfeffer.

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     Mum on May 9, 2009 at 5:41 am

     Isn’t Hassenpfeffer the name of a German dish MADE with rabbit?

4. 

   boran2 on May 8, 2009 at 9:33 pm

   We’ve got a turtle named Pablo.

5. 

   BrendaStewart on May 8, 2009 at 9:40 pm

   If I lived whe his father came from, I might name a boy that name.  Juan Cole had a segment once on what hisname means.  There was a lot of ppl named after the heritage of which he comes.  ie: Omar Bradley….

   I had a rabbit name bugs once when I was a child…a  v-e-r-y l-o-n-g time a go.

6. 

   martini on May 8, 2009 at 9:55 pm

   the plane in NYC photo-op story has a bit more news:

   http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/5/8/729371/-Louis-Caldera-Resigns

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   wilderness wench on May 8, 2009 at 11:50 pm

   I’d have no problem with the name Barack, if it fit.

   However, I’d probably name my rabbit after a A) an actress famous for her roles in French New Wave films or B) a small fish.

8. 

   rikyrah on May 9, 2009 at 12:07 am

   No, I would not name MY child Barack.

   But, there will be a lot of Baracks in the future. Bet on it.

   I don’t care for rabbits, so name it Honey Bunny.

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   Mum on May 9, 2009 at 5:45 am

   I think if I was a young mother-to-be, but had my 60-year old memory of the past 28 years of American politics, I would quite possibly name my baby boy Barack.

   And, when my children were growing up we had three rabbits – Benny, Olive, Binky.  Great pets:  intelligent, incredibly clean, affectionate.  

10. 

    Alice on May 9, 2009 at 8:59 am

    Does he dance?   Fred
    Does he hop?     Dennis
    Doesn’t move?    Parker
    Rabbit in Lakota is Masti Ska.  
    Rabbits are prey animals,  give him a brave name.

    I thought Barack  meant “great blessing,” sounds good to me.  Maybe a bit much for a bunny to live up to.  

11. 

    anarchronarchist on May 9, 2009 at 10:26 am

    General Woundwort? Bigwig? Hazel?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Woundwort

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      anarchronarchist on May 9, 2009 at 10:28 am

      Watership Down was one of the best animated adaptations of a novel ever, but not safe for kids by any stretch. Rent it if you haven’t seen it!

12. 

    The Voice In The Wilderness on May 9, 2009 at 10:28 pm

    Paul McCully of PIMCO had a rabbit named Morgan LeFay.
    http://europe.pimco.com/LeftNav/Featured+Market+Commentary/FF/2005/Fed+Focus+July+2005.htm