Come One, Come All To My House!

[DanaC]

He's named after a character in the Discworld series. Carrot Ironfoundersson

Carrot (Captain Carrot of the City Watch) in the books is a dwarf...or rather an adopted dwarf, raised by the dwarf Ironfounder and his wife, after they found hiim wrapped in swaddling clothes accompanied by nothing but a crown shaped birthmark and an apparently magical sword. he is the 'rightful' heir to the throne of Ankh-Morpork

Carrot considers himself a dwarf despite the fact that he is 6 ft 6 '' in his socks and built like a Greek god.

He thinks like a dwarf: in straight lines, simple but not stupid. He is honest, and loyal, and brave, and very literal minded.

So...that gave me an idea: Carrot Pilausson

Pilau's posthumously adopted son :P

[BigV]

Ok! Now my approval is complete!

You, um, had better rehearse that bit. Carrot isn't exactly *obvious*. It's good, but benefits greatly from your explanation. Of course, Carrot won't give a rip. It's a good name for the dog, two syllables with long vowels (... not a LONG vowel, but a vowel sound that can be vocalized for a long time), he'll love it. Use it often.

[DanaC]

Oh, I already liked the name even without the surrounding backstory. First time I came across the character I thought...Carrot...that's a great name for a dog!

Mind you I also thought that about Vimes (Commander Vimes of the City Watch) and Rincewind.

He also came within a whisker of being called Turlough (1980s Dr Who companion), which has been buzzing about my head for years as a potential dog name.

But although I like all of those names in general terms, along with a few others that I've mentally noted over the years, my mind kept returning to Carrot for this particular dog. And the reason it works for this particular dog is because of the above explanation *smiles*

I daresay, prior to this, most people wondered why I named my dog after a type of rice. Only some of them were given an explanation. And I imagine some people thought I was calling him Pillow.
:p

[Lamplighter]

Carrot Pilausson is a very good name.

Every dog, though, needs a middle name for just those times when a sharp reprimand is needed.

... a la: " CARROT XXXXXX PILAUSSON - Get OUT OF THERE "

Dog's seem to know that their full name means business.

[DanaC]

I don't know why but I think the name Woodrow would work in that context lol

[DanaC]

Or Stronginthepaw (as in Stronginthearm another Discworld dwarf)

[infinite monkey]

All my kitties had first middle and last names. Plus a Native American name, and tons of nicknames. At some point they probably had confirmation saint names: Toonces Ann Theresa Riley Hall. Boy was he mad.

You know what to name your best buddy when you see him or her. It just pops into your head.

[monster]

Well i thought it was awesome without explanation. Does that make me right in the heed?

[infinite monkey]

Yep!

[Lamplighter]

Originally Posted by DanaC

I don't know why but I think the name Woodrow would work in that context lol

Agreed

[DanaC]

Originally Posted by monster

Well i thought it was awesome without explanation. Does that make me right in the heed?

Makes you wrong in the head in all the right ways

[richlevy]

Originally Posted by DanaC

He's named after a character in the Discworld series. Carrot Ironfoundersson

Carrot (Captain Carrot of the City Watch) in the books is a dwarf...or rather an adopted dwarf, raised by the dwarf Ironfounder and his wife, after they found hiim wrapped in swaddling clothes accompanied by nothing but a crown shaped birthmark and an apparently magical sword. he is the 'rightful' heir to the throne of Ankh-Morpork

Carrot considers himself a dwarf despite the fact that he is 6 ft 6 '' in his socks and built like a Greek god.

He thinks like a dwarf: in straight lines, simple but not stupid. He is honest, and loyal, and brave, and very literal minded.

So...that gave me an idea: Carrot Pilausson

Pilau's posthumously adopted son :P

Wow. As soon as I saw Carrot, I was thinking 'Corporal Carrot'. Who is dating a female werewolf, making up a very odd K-9 unit.

Carrot: I hope you're not going to kill anyone.
Robber: That's up to us!
Carrot: Sorry, was I talking to you? (He's actually talking to the hostage. Who happens to be a werewolf.) —Terry Pratchett, Feet of Clay

[ZenGum]

I thought...Carrot...that's a great name for a dog!

That's thinking if ever I saw it.

[DanaC]

Originally Posted by richlevy

Wow. As soon as I saw Carrot, I was thinking 'Corporal Carrot'. Who is dating a female werewolf, making up a very odd K-9 unit.

That's the fellah :P He gets promoted later on to Captain.

And his girlfriend is Angua the werewolf.

Don't go near her when she's having a bad hair day ...

[DanaC]

From that wiki page:

Adopted by dwarfs after the deaths of his human parents, Carrot grew up in the mines. He is "six feet tall and nearly as broad across the shoulders". His dwarfish name is Kzad-bhat, which, roughly translated, means "Head Banger", a logical nickname for a 6-foot-6-inch-tall (1.98 m) man living in a mine built by 4-foot-tall (1.2 m) dwarfs. He was quite surprised the day he found out that he was human. His adoptive father thought that he ought to go and live amongst humans, and found him a job with the Ankh-Morpork Night Watch under the misapprehension that they were respected and respectable.

Carrot joined the Night Watch while it was only a small group of misfits who ran from evildoers rather than arrest them (see Guards! Guards!). He had difficulty with this attitude, as his "old-fashioned" view of justice led him to arrest the leader of the entirely legal Thieves' Guild on his first day. He since has learned to understand the city a bit better. The city learned about him as quickly when he won in a fight against every miscreant in the Mended Drum tavern, including the then splatter (like a Bouncer but harder) Detritus the troll.

Captain Carrot has made quite a name for himself, rapidly and effortlessly coming to know everyone in the city by name and tax papers. He is big on paperwork and organization and always (often to the dismay of his girlfriend, Angua) takes time to see all sides of a story before getting involved. When Sam Vimes planned to retire after his marriage to Lady Sybil Ramkin, Carrot was named his successor. He is not particularly skilled in comma placement and has a bit of trouble with the whole concept of "i before e." He is considered "the Disc's most linear thinker:" For instance, as part of a murder investigation, he interviews Death.

and:

Carrot is often thought of as non-threatening, which is a dangerous conclusion if you are the unlucky person who disappoints his honest nature. People think of Carrot as being simple, however their mistake is in confusing "simple" with "stupid". Carrot's simplicity is his cunning. In Soul Music, Carrot adds supplementary questions to the quiz machine in the Mended Drum, asking players who was responsible for recent crimes and frequently making arrests as a result. Carrot often sees the bright side of life. When Angua, a werewolf, tells him that her brother Andrei is stuck in wolf form and is forced to live as a champion sheepdog, Carrot notes that at least he's a champion. Carrot has also promised Angua that, should she ever follow in her brother Wolfgang's murderous footsteps, he will be the one to stop her.

Carrot is a stereotypical "perfect" policeman. Totally honest, law abiding and determined to be friends with everyone. People of all species can't help wanting to behave well in his presence. He has an attitude of loving everyone. His philosophy of love for everyone has caused distress for Angua. She worries that his love toward her is equal to that he gives everyone else and not special. While he would place the welfare of the public above hers (and his own), when she was in danger he travelled to the rim of the Disc to save her.