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[Opinions] Re: Celeb BA

by noel (glaucous)

5/15/2018, 2:29 PM

in reply to a message by LillyMargaret

...Otter's not as weird as Koala?

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- Norah (norah_girl)

5/15/2018, 4:23 PM

Otter sounds namier to me too. I can’t put my finger on why. Maybe because it reminds me a lot of profession names like Hunter, Fletcher, Tanner, etc.

- LiaMaria (LMS) +1

5/15/2018, 3:00 PM

Otter is weird to me because sea otters will actually rape baby seals so that’s not a very nice association. I mean, koalas are at least generally harmless, but creepy if youve seen that meme about a wet koala.

- Aine (poetic_freedom)

5/15/2018, 6:57 PM

Koalas are as "generally harmless" as otters are. Koalas are quite vicious and territorial and they fight each other a lot (no matter their gender). Being woken up by a koala fight two houses down in something I've experienced. They also abandon their babies if they become pregnant/have a new baby in their pouch, even if the older one isn't ready to be alone yet.

I love koalas...and I love otters. They're animals so they'll do what they do instinctively. I just love animals in general but I wouldn't name my kid after most of them!

- LillyMargaret (guest) +1

5/15/2018, 2:37 PM

Oh it's definitely weird, but it sounds more name-y if that makes sense, probably because of the -er ending.

- noel (glaucous)

5/15/2018, 3:07 PM

...because *la is a very unusual ending for girls' names...no, that doesn't make sense to me. but okay.

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