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Jock or Buster

30 replies

goomum · 10/06/2009 11:21

Posting for a friend. Thoughts please?

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Overmydeadbody · 10/06/2009 11:21

yawn

PuppyMonkey · 10/06/2009 11:21

Bloody brilliant both of them.

SouthMum · 10/06/2009 11:21

Sorry no, unless they are potential names for a dog.....

Pinkjenny · 10/06/2009 11:22

Er, no. Unless she actually lives in Southfork with Miss Ellie.

pandavark · 10/06/2009 11:22

is this for a dog?

SoupDragon · 10/06/2009 11:22

Middle names Strap or Gonads?

midnightexpress · 10/06/2009 11:22

Jock = West Highland Terrier
Buster = boxer/bulldog

PuppyMonkey · 10/06/2009 11:22

Oh, is this a wind up?

Tidey · 10/06/2009 12:33

Use both. Jock Buster. He'll have a reputation for having huge genitalia.

goomum · 10/06/2009 13:18

No, she is completely serious. Jock as alternative to overused Jack. Buster after Buster Martin the supposedly oldest man to run the London marathon.

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TheOtherMaryPoppinsDiets · 10/06/2009 13:19

My husbands cock is called Jock

ILikeToMoveItMoveIt · 10/06/2009 13:21

Whether this thread is serious or not, I love both of the names and they were both on my Names List. DH hated them.

SouthMum · 10/06/2009 13:23

You must tell her NO NO NO!!! The poor little mite will hate her for it and she will get bored of having to wash the eggs and flour from his hair and the gob off his back... and also having to buy new glasses when his are inevitably trodden on.

I don't understand the craze for shite names at the moment, its as if the parents deliberately want their kids to get bullied and IMO should be considered some form of abuse.

SouthMum · 10/06/2009 13:26

LOL MaryPoppins.

Mine is called HAHAHAHAHA

(my DP's cock not my cock!!)

goomum · 10/06/2009 13:58

I can understand Buster being thought of as a canine name as it was originally a nickname (and only popularised by Buster Keaton).

I prefer Jock myself as it is a genuine Scottish variation on the name John or Jack. It is a shame it has been hijacked by jockstrap connotations!

Are there many Jocks in Scotland these days?
Isn't it a slightly derogative term for a Scotsman or an American footie player?

Still think it is quite a cool name though, although we did meet a Gorilla in Bristol Zoo called Jock recently!?!

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PuppyMonkey · 10/06/2009 15:53

I would like a ds called Jock so I could refer to him as Wee Jock.

lotspot · 10/06/2009 20:24

I assumed Jock was a typo and you actually meant to ask about the name Jack - i guessing quite a few other people would during his life!!

Jock is american slang
Buster is a dog

steviesgirl · 11/06/2009 01:03

Jock Strap?

Buster Blood Vessel?

lowrib · 11/06/2009 01:54

If you're serious, go for it. I know a little Buster, it really suits him, he's a lovely kid. Strange names sound - well - strange at fist, but people get used to them, and children grow into them if it's a good name.

So, back to your original question, Buster definitely. Not Jock, that's not a great name at all IMO.

broguemum · 11/06/2009 02:29

No way. Even pregnancy hormones does not excuse this. Hasn't she heard of Viz? Sorry but no.

cookie100 · 11/06/2009 21:13

Surely this is a joke?

wigglybeezer · 12/06/2009 20:39

I actually had a dog called Jock.

MaggieBee · 12/06/2009 20:47

I think Jock's a great name. Isuggested it and I was laughed into the middle of next week.

oodlesofpoodles · 12/06/2009 20:48

I really like both of them

nickytwotimes · 12/06/2009 20:48

Woof woof.

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