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March 8, 2005
Fish
Since my kids aren't old enough to walk a dog, I decided that fish might make perfect pets. So, a couple weekends ago, while Courtney was out of town, we purchased a 10 gallon tank, two Tetra's, and a small catfish. It all went really well and thankfully they're still alive and seem to be doing well. For some odd reason James had no inclination to name them despite much prodding. Emma (2 years old) just wanted to give them milk and change their diaper. So, our nameless fish remained as such until this morning when out of the blue (pardon the pun) James announced that their names were Broccoli, Doodle (Tetras), and Bang (Catfish). I'm thinking that his least favorite might be Broccoli...
Posted by mark at March 8, 2005 2:26 PM Subscribe (FeedBurner)
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*laughs* now THOSE are fish names from a boy....I had a creek behind my house growing up, and I used to bring back all manner of living things to put in our fishtank (minnows, crayfish, salamanders, frogs, etc). We had lots of fun with the creatures I brought back that could get OUT of the tank, especially :P
Posted by: Nathan Ho at March 9, 2005 10:41 AM
Yeah, who knows where he came up with those names. I think it was an exercise in free association. The fact that those were the first three words to come to his mind is pretty funny. Although, the fact that he's thinking of broccoli is probably a good thing. I mean, he could have named one of them hot dog or marshmellow.
Posted by: Mark Veerman at March 10, 2005 12:28 PM