What are some theme ideas for naming Quarky's seven fish?

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The discussion revolves around creative theme ideas for naming seven fish owned by a user, exploring various thematic concepts across different domains including literature, science, culture, and nature.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants suggest naming the fish after the seven colors of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.
  • Others propose using yarn fiber types as names: Merino, Shetland, Rayon, Chenille, Tweed, Fleece, Cotton.
  • One idea is to name the fish after the Seven Dwarfs from Snow White: Happy, Sneezy, Sleepy, Bashful, Dopey, Grumpy, Doc, with a humorous note about their association with stages of addiction.
  • Another suggestion includes the seven deadly sins: Lust, Envy, Gluttony, Greed, Wrath, Pride, Sloth, with a reference to Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.
  • A participant lists the seven Millennium Prize Problems in mathematics as potential names.
  • Some suggest names from Douglas Adams' works, including Slartibartfast and Fenchurch.
  • There are mentions of naming the fish after the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, with repeated listings of these wonders.
  • One participant humorously suggests naming them after kitchen utensils: Spoon, Fork, Spork, Whisk, Knife, Spatula.
  • Another idea includes the seven SI base units: metre, kilogram, second, ampere, kelvin, mole, candela.
  • Some participants mention naming them after natural disasters: Hurricane, Tornado, Earthquake, Volcano, Tsunami, Blizzard, Heat wave.
  • There are also suggestions for naming the fish after various geographical locations and historical figures.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants present a wide range of naming themes, with no clear consensus on a single theme emerging. Multiple competing views remain, and the discussion is characterized by humor and creativity.

Contextual Notes

Some suggestions involve cultural references that may not be universally recognized, and there are humorous undertones in several proposals that may not align with traditional naming conventions.

  • #61
fresh_42 said:
I have one, too :biggrin:
Nice! Do you feed him mollusks or human food? Mine only eats California rolls and select species mushrooms sautéed in rapeseed oil.
 
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  • #63
The "seven sisters" colleges: Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Radcliffe, Smith, Vassar and Wellesley.
 
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  • #64
ProfuselyQuarky said:
Nice! Do you feed him mollusks or human food? Mine only eats California rolls and select species mushrooms sautéed in rapeseed oil.
I'm afraid mine is still in the basement after my last move.
 
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  • #65
[PLAIN]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Japanese_deities said:
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  1. Amaterasu-Ō-Mi-Kami - goddess of the sun
  2. Ame-no-Uzume - goddess of dawn and revelry (The Heavenly Alarming Female)
  3. Susanoo-no-Mikoto - god of Storms
  4. Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto - god of the moon
  5. Benzaiten - goddess of everything that flows: words, speech, etc.
  6. Kagu-tsuchi - kami of fire
  7. Ryūjin - dragon and god of the sea
I'm just kidding. I hope it is not an offense to anyone with beliefs.
 
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  • #66
ProfuselyQuarky said:
Holmes, Watson, Lestrade, Moriarty, Morstan, Hooper
That's only six.
You could add Adler or Hudson.
 
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  • #67
The seven "daughters over Eve": Ursula, Xenia, Helena, Velda, Tara, Katrine, Jasmine.
 
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  • #68
micromass said:
So @ProfuselyQuarky has ##7## fish. What are some good names if we want the seven names to follow the same theme?
Noooo! Don't follow a theme. Name them according to their personalities! Would you name your children following a theme?? :eek: :biggrin:

(BTW, what kinds of fish are they? I haven't been following all the threads here.)

Of course, some species of fish are pretty quite boring and don't radiate any personality. But I had red-tail shark I called "Boris", a pink-tail shark called "George", a Jack Dempsey called (what else) "Jack", and a mated pair of ferocious little white cichlids called "Mr+Mrs Jones". :oldwink:
 
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  • #69
Can you just call them One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven ? People in my area call their kids so too in my native language. Most other names will be limited sooner or later whereas numbers are always limitless. Let us know when your child of Infinity is born.
 
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  • #70
Samy_A said:
That's only six.
You could add Adler or Hudson.
Oops, miss counted. Add Hudson, then. Adler is creepy.
strangerep said:
Noooo! Don't follow a theme. Name them according to their personalities! Would you name your children following a theme?? :eek: :biggrin:
It's awful hard to figure out the personalities of fish :woot: In regards to naming children following a theme, I know someone who has five sons and they all start with the letter "A". That's a theme, right? :wink:
strangerep said:
(BTW, what kinds of fish are they? I haven't been following all the threads here.)
They are Platies--they come in a huge variety of colors, especially if you cross breed them. They can get up to 3 or four inches, which is big enough for me. I have a walrus, too, remember?
Pepper Mint said:
Can you just call them One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven ?
But that's boring, isn't it? I get so bored I have to change their names on a monthly basis. Convert that to binary and you might have something neat, though :biggrin:
 
  • #71
ProfuselyQuarky said:
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But that's boring, isn't it? I get so bored I have to change their names on a monthly basis. Convert that to binary and you might have something neat, though :biggrin:
In my area there are couples giving birth to so many children that they even forget or misuse their names. Anyway I keep thinking it might not be necessary at all to change your kids names all the time, provided that Evo and other moderators can't distinguish them, everything is going to be alright. :biggrin: Any dust-counter ?
 
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  • #73
Bronze fish, pink fish, grey fish, blue fish.
Some as bright as Android green, Some as active as fluorine.
This one has a respirator.
This one has a calculator.
Say! Can fish on PF be moderators?
Yes. Some are pink. And some are grey.
Some play fallout. And croquet.
And some fish dance to roots reggae.
 
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  • #74
Daryl, Darryl, Daryl, Darryl, Daryl, Darryl, and Daryl.

I'm really bad with names...


Probably why I always like Newhart.
 
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  • #75
ProfuselyQuarky said:
It's awful hard to figure out the personalities of fish :woot:
[...] They are Platies-- [...]
Oh -- like "swordtails" but without the sword. Imho, that species is a personality-free zone. If you had some cichlids, you'd see what I mean by personality. :oldbiggrin:

Of course, the cichlids would probably eat the other fish, or at least give them frequent nips on their tails.
 
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  • #76
strangerep said:
If you had some cichlids, you'd see what I mean by personality. :oldbiggrin:
Yeah, like throwing half a dozen male betas into a small bowl of water :smile:
 

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