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My sister once named her two cats \u201cCome Here\u201d and \u201cGo Away.\u201d I have to think that having such lighthearted names for cats (of all things) might bring a little lightness to the lives of the cats. What are the best or zaniest names you\u2019ve heard for pets?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":197,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nNaming Pets<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"My sister once named her two cats "Come Here" and "Go Away." 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