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today our 11 year old son Henry won a goldfish at the local carnival(and 1st prize in the fancy dress, but thats another story). i didnt know they still did things like having goldfish in plastic bags, but they still do around here. anyway he wants to cal... 

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your an intelligent man Ming, i'm sure you can come up with something better than that. best G

What about the name JAWS? -MW

LOL!!

It was also caught at a school event and brought home in a plastic bag. That was 3 years ago and it's still alive!

Hello Allen, I'm surprised that the fish lived for 3 years! I guess she has the magic touch. Did you feed the fish the food flakes? I used to do bread crumbs on those carnival goldfish and they really liked eating it. -MW

My friend's goldfish lived for almost 10 years and grew to almost a foot long!

...his name should be Auric. After Auric GOLDfinger from the James Bond series. Auric also hearkens back to the scientific symbol for gold (Au). Way to go, and win that prize, Henry! Cheers, Daos

nice one Daos, very lateral. best G

We think very much alike! Another vote for Auric. I was also thinking about the scientific name of gold and the famous James Bond film. We can't call the goldfish Scaramanga; so Auric would be my choice.

Hello Patrick, Although others have already suggested Nemo, you can always use Dory as a name suggestion. Ariel is another good one from Disney. -MW

... Birdy ..... am i close ? Greetz, Filip

Filip, thats just stupid :) best G

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. . . no, I didn't think so. Slightly off topic: one of my favorite Far Side cartoons featured a collision between two trucks, one loaded with goldfish and the other with flightless birds, their contents strewn across the roadway . . . the scene was being... 

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Hello all, Lets get serious and help our fellow PuristS member Graham aka GMHutton out with naming his son's pet goldfish. Who ever comes up with the best name that Graham chooses will win both a new 2009 Carl F. Bucherer 2GB USB flash drive ! Please subm... 

Nemo ................................... please don't kick me off the forum now ... LOL .... Cheers, Filip...  

IMO, a good entry! We'll have to see what gmhutton thinks! -MW

i'm making fun of him .... and maybe he thinks right .... But having fun amongst friends is cool i guess .... . Filip

i'll take Nemo as your official and ONLY entry. its a good one best G

"Diver" or "LittleDiver" .... then you have an excuse to buy an extra watch (has to be a diver though) .. you can always tell your wife it's for the fish .. ... I know Graham, i'm very smart Filip At least your fish hasn't broken anything yet i guess.

Well before the recent animation.

(Sigh) - only the English... ;-) Cheers, pplater.

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Riba and what if this fish is not male but female then I think Wanda would be most appropriate name Cheers Damian

Great suggestion with "A fish called Wanda !" -MW

I was thinking more of nautic watch related names such as: 1) Seamaster 2) Dipsi (for Deep Sea) 3) Fat Tom (as in Fifty fathom) 4) Nimovox (close enough to Memovox) 5) Polaris 6) Aquanaut 7) PAM (as in you know what) 8) Luminor 9) Ulysse 10) Ludwig (you k... 

But some might not work for the kids. We'll see what our judge thinks. Do you have any pets Yves? -MW

Graham, How about a classic name like "Tiny Tim"!!! Great contest and a good way to lighten up.

Or the anglicized version, Carpy Dime. Had to get one in under the wire. Best , Ginger

. . . I'll throw in "Baby Piranha", but "Jaws" rules . . . Art

Swimmer..... When swimmer passed on we replace it with...... Swimmer2. A $4 air system will extend the life of your goldfish. JerryW

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Sounds childlike and alludes to the gold aspect of the fish - but as the goldfish definitely has an orange-reddish color, is more appropriate than "WG" or "YG" . Apart from that "PG" might serve for futher wordplay like having people guess what this stand... 

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One of my best friends runs the Fred Society. www.fredsociety.com Otherwise: Bob.

my entry : CY it is short form of goldfish in Mandarin (cin yu)

dr. kenneth noisewater lassie and i beg your forgiveness for this last one (as if the first two weren't bad enough) dammit (my neighbor's name for his dog as in 'dammit, come here').

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How about naming your goldfish "Lefty"? I used to have a large outdoor Koi pond in my backyard, and slowly the Koi fish disappeared because they were being eaten by coyote and neighborhood cats. We had one single remaining Koi that lived for quite some ti... 

. . . constrictor that the Houston Astros kept for awhile; they named it "Larry" after their coach, Larry Bowa . . . cordially, Art

...a variation on the excellent 'Sushi' theme, but expressing optimism about being less likely to end up on some predator's menu... Cheers, pplater.

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let's call him Maurice ,-)

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Like Fitty Cent

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Like the fins he/she uses to swim. Fins the goldfish

I asked my kids tonight. They have to come up with animal names quite frequently because things die fairly often around our place. But that’s a story for another TimeOut thread. How about Bubbles, Pisces or Aquarius? My favourite though was "Bait". A

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Hi Graham, After all our discussions about Diamonds... and given that everyone should have a little BLING in their collection, I would submit; Bling. But being an ex Police officer you might also consider; AU AU for gold, sure.... but as a Policeman.... i... 

Jack, perhaps we should get 3 and call them 'Ello, Ello, Ello' :) best G

At least it's not gender-specific ;-) I used to love my aquarium. amerix

Quint, the Robert Shaw character in JAWS. a little more obscure, but what the hey? or, Bruce, the film production's pet name for the shark. i know, kinda like Fred, but again i say, what the hey? cheers, elliot

things have really changed since i was a kid. in those days we had a goldfish bowl, round, simple and boring much like their lives, but nowadays we have tanks with filters, gravel, fake plants and much to Henry's pleasure a sponge bob square pants themed ...  

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1. Tofu (don't ask i have no idea why ) 2. cinnamon 3. Deep3 Cheers, Ed~ This message has been edited by lien on 2009-08-02 19:17:55

As gmhutton hasn't tried Tofu, it's an appropriate name! Let's see what he thinks! -MW

I'd call him "Blu" Cheers Stephen

Goldfish and koi live in groups. It will feel miserable by itself in a tank. We'll find you a second name. GEO

Hello Geo! Since I'm not eligible to win, the name 'Goldie' can be your entry if Graham picks that name. Also multiple suggestions for names are allowed! Good luck!

Geo, thanks for that advice. we'd pretty much decided by this evening to get another one. its ridiculous how a prize at a carnival ends up costing me an arm and a leg in accessories :) best G

Piranha ! Fr.Xavier...  

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LOL!, great cartoon Xav. best G

In 18ct Orange Gold?!

you had some really good suggestions but I will give one more horogical one.... As you love Omega watches and we just had the 40th anniversary of mans greatest step... how about "Moon" Cheers

Cosmo.

Seems appropriate to me, given your country of residence. Or alternatively, SHAMU Mike This message has been edited by cazalea on 2009-08-02 22:50:22

Maybe 'Moby' as a whale theme name for the goldfish? -MW

Ok, maybe not.

. . . lol, Art

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Obvious init!!!!! Tim

He (the fish) has sort of that same expression as that screaming fellow on your avatar helmet painted by Edvard Munch. Either he is gasping for air or really disliking his new surroundings... (no, he couldn't, seems like you did a fine job Graham ) o o )0... 

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or Aquarium Master LOLz....

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And he wears a Doxa. Dive, dive! Enjoy! =:^D

Hi Graham and Henry, My daughter is 8 and saw the photo of her hero, BoB Square Pants on my screen last night... and asked what it was about. I explained..... and asked her what was her suggestion for a name for the Goldfish. She said she would think abou... 

sorry Jack, but we havent got a clue. from what i can gather the best way of sexing a goldfish is waiting until it lays eggs then you know its female :) never fear though as we are going to be getting 'it' a companion soon. you have to wait for your water... 

Hi Graham, Yes kid's logic is not so clouded as adults. Good luck with the comp. But if you get two then you have to call them ...... "Tick & Tock" Kindest regards, Jack

... due to being on holidays. i dare to propose 'Wooster' - given the alleged 2 minutes memory of gold fishes & the similar limited capabilities of P.G. Wodehouse' s character (so what if it's also my nickname here... it's purely a coincidence )

I like the 'WOO' part of wooster! -MW

dramatic but with all of the video games and Harry Potter books, just might work these days. Best, Tim