Is it okay to name your cat “Alvin Alphonso Avocado”? Of course it is! The cat has no control over what you name him. And in that spirit I am building a library of 1000 unique, silly, poetic, stupid, wacky, ingenious, totally WTF and just plain ordinary cat (and dog) names.I will be posting 1000 by Spring of 2008. Meanwhile, please peruse my collection of totally adorable cat photos. Oh, and remember to come back here to find a good name for that next little hairball you bring home. Thanks! [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J] [K] [L] [M] [N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] [X-Z] Tumblr (3.0; @1000cats)http://1000cats.com/<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/I69VSadKM2p3s9wqouK1xA9V_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>Miss Pearl is a magical cat. She generates a pearl plasma cloud to show off for the cameras. See the <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Cat_Eyes.jpg">original image</a> of Miss Pearl at Wikimedia Commons. <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Jorgebarrios">Jorgebarrios</a> is the Wikimedia Commons photographer who took her lovely photo.http://1000cats.com/post/21081251http://1000cats.com/post/21081251Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:59:00 -0500<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/6202155_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>This <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Mya.jpg">beautiful image</a> is by photographer <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Alvesgaspar">Joaquim Alves Gaspar</a> of Lisbon, Portugal. He donated it to Wikimedia Commons.  Look at the other photographs in his portfolio. They are a visual treat.http://1000cats.com/post/6202155http://1000cats.com/post/6202155Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:43:50 -0400<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/6066205_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>Two beautiful Siamese found on <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Birma_seal_u_tortie_point.jpg">Wikimedia Commons</a>.http://1000cats.com/post/6066205http://1000cats.com/post/6066205Wed, 18 Jul 2007 04:59:29 -0400<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/5981489_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>Another “Kitten Soft” photo for you. This sweetheart was found on <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Turkish_Van_Cat.jpg">Wikimedia Commons</a>.http://1000cats.com/post/5981489http://1000cats.com/post/5981489Tue, 17 Jul 2007 08:52:58 -0400<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/5868996_r2_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://1000cats.com/post/5868996http://1000cats.com/post/5868996Mon, 16 Jul 2007 04:46:13 -0400<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/5867368_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>“I see you!” This pretty white kitty was found at <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Gato_Cat109.jpg">Wikimedia Commons</a>, a large database of public domain media. People from all over the world donate to the collections. <br/><br/><br/><a href="http://www.tilecat.com"></a><a href="http://www.tilecat.com">tilecat.com</a><br/><br/><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://1000cats.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/btn-fave2.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" height="15" width="80"/></a>http://1000cats.com/post/5867368http://1000cats.com/post/5867368Mon, 16 Jul 2007 04:17:53 -0400<a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:P1010219.JPG"><img width="430" src="http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u41/lollicherries/1000cats/kittenframed2.jpg" height="344"/></a> <br/><br/><br/><a href="http://www.tilecat.com"></a><a href="http://www.tilecat.com">tilecat.com</a><br/><br/><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://1000cats.com"><img width="80" src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/btn-fave2.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" height="15"/></a>http://1000cats.com/post/5765186http://1000cats.com/post/5765186Sat, 14 Jul 2007 16:35:25 -0400<a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Stray_kitten_Rambo001.jpg"><img width="375" src="http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u41/lollicherries/1000cats/iamcute.jpg" height="324"/></a> <br/><br/><br/><a href="http://www.tilecat.com"></a><a href="http://www.tilecat.com">tilecat.com</a><br/><br/><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://1000cats.com"><img width="80" src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/btn-fave2.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" height="15"/></a> http://1000cats.com/post/5689861http://1000cats.com/post/5689861Fri, 13 Jul 2007 16:05:39 -0400<a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Gatto_persiano_Ettore-2.jpg"><img width="400" src="http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u41/lollicherries/1000cats/Couch-Potato.jpg" height="300"/></a> <br/><br/><br/><a href="http://www.tilecat.com"></a><a href="http://www.tilecat.com">tilecat.com</a><br/><br/><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://1000cats.com"><img width="80" src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/btn-fave2.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" height="15"/></a> <a href="http://www.tilecat.com"></a>http://1000cats.com/post/5597884http://1000cats.com/post/5597884Thu, 12 Jul 2007 16:22:47 -0400<p><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/babykailan/227130492/in/set-72157594200489503/"><img width="482" src="http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u41/lollicherries/1000cats/baobao.jpg" height="362"/></a> </p><p>Baobao is such an expressive and comical cat it was difficult deciding which photo to use. So, I used two because one just isn’t enough. He is a Scottish Fold, and a very wonderful fellow. The top photo allows you to look right into his soul. The bottom one depicts his special talent for laying around in funny positions.</p><p><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/babykailan/243139518/in/set-768013/"><img src="http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u41/lollicherries/1000cats/baobao-again.jpg"/></a></p><p><br/>Be sure to stop by his home on Flickr to see more of him. </p><p>His owner <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/babykailan/">Babykailan</a> was kind enough to grant use of Baobao’s photographs.<br/><br/><a href="http://www.tilecat.com"></a><a href="http://www.tilecat.com">tilecat.com</a><br/><br/><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://1000cats.com"><img width="80" src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/btn-fave2.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" height="15"/></a> </p>http://1000cats.com/post/5519296http://1000cats.com/post/5519296Wed, 11 Jul 2007 20:29:29 -0400<a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Gato_Cat_070330.jpg"><img width="400" src="http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u41/lollicherries/1000cats/Just-Calico.jpg" height="300"/></a> <br/><br/><br/><a href="http://www.tilecat.com"></a><a href="http://www.tilecat.com">tilecat.com</a><br/><br/><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://1000cats.com"><img width="80" src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/btn-fave2.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" height="15"/></a> <a href="http://www.tilecat.com"></a>http://1000cats.com/post/5479622http://1000cats.com/post/5479622Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:22:46 -0400<a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Wildkatze_Feldkirch.jpg"><img width="350" src="http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u41/lollicherries/1000cats/Felis-Silvestris.jpg" height="415"/></a> <br/><br/>Does this cat look a bit more wild than your average housecat? It should. This is not a domesticated cat. It is a species known as “<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_cat">Felis Silvestris</a>” which means “of the forest”. This is the wild European cat from which our modern day domesticated cats, “Felis Silvestris Catus” were derived. It is a very timid creature that eat’s small animals and avoids human beings.<br/><br/><a href="http://www.tilecat.com"></a><a href="http://www.tilecat.com">tilecat.com</a><br/><br/><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://1000cats.com"><img width="80" src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/btn-fave2.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" height="15"/></a> <a href="http://www.tilecat.com"></a>http://1000cats.com/post/5450032http://1000cats.com/post/5450032Wed, 11 Jul 2007 04:01:32 -0400<a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:SleepingCat.jpg"><img width="450" src="http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u41/lollicherries/1000cats/Beautiful-Dreamer2.jpg" height="355"/></a> <br/><br/><a href="http://www.tilecat.com"></a><a href="http://www.tilecat.com">tilecat.com</a><br/><br/><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://1000cats.com"><img width="80" src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/btn-fave2.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" height="15"/></a> <a href="http://www.tilecat.com"></a>http://1000cats.com/post/5417910http://1000cats.com/post/5417910Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:35:44 -0400<a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Cats.jpg"><img src="http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u41/lollicherries/1000cats/fromhello.jpg" height="322" width="450"/></a> <br/><br/><a href="http://www.tilecat.com"></a><a href="http://www.tilecat.com">tilecat.com</a><br/><br/><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://1000cats.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/btn-fave2.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" height="15" width="80"/></a> <a href="http://www.tilecat.com"></a>http://1000cats.com/post/5415107http://1000cats.com/post/5415107Tue, 10 Jul 2007 17:49:59 -0400<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefshep/408459652/"><img width="342" src="http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u41/lollicherries/1000cats/alvin.jpg" height="410"/></a> <br/><br/><a href="http://www.tilecat.com"></a><a href="http://www.tilecat.com">tilecat.com</a><br/><br/><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://1000cats.com"><img width="80" src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/btn-fave2.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" height="15"/></a> <a href="http://www.tilecat.com"></a></p><p>Alvin is Molly’s brother. Yes, his eyes are very blue. This is his owner’s favorite photo of him. See several pictures of this beautiful boy on Flickr. Special thanks to <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/64049737@N00/">StephShep7</a> on Flickr for the use of Alvin’s photograph.</p>http://1000cats.com/post/5353998http://1000cats.com/post/5353998Tue, 10 Jul 2007 03:17:23 -0400<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefshep/755693574/"><img width="351" src="http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u41/lollicherries/1000cats/molly-calico.jpg" height="500"/></a> <br/><br/><a href="http://www.tilecat.com"></a><a href="http://www.tilecat.com">tilecat.com</a><br/><br/><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://1000cats.com"><img width="80" src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/btn-fave2.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" height="15"/></a> <a href="http://www.tilecat.com"></a></p><p>Molly has such beautiful calico markings on her back! She is well cared for and gorgeous. Special thanks to <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/64049737@N00/">StephShep7</a> on Flickr for the use of Molly’s photograph.</p>http://1000cats.com/post/5349990http://1000cats.com/post/5349990Tue, 10 Jul 2007 02:07:51 -0400<p>Here is a beautiful Soapine advertisement from the 1890’s. It is housed in the Library of Congress archives. This photo links to the location where the original unaltered version may be found. The ad is old enough to have passed into the public domain.</p><p><a href="http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.04800"><img src="http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u41/lollicherries/1000cats/soapine.jpg"/></a></p><p>This particular ad came in the form of a card that was passed out to the public, often by door-to-door traveling salesmen.</p><p>On the back it reads:<br/>“For washing and cleaning everything, no matter what - soapine works quicker, easier, cheaper and better than soap or anything else”</p><p>You may post this image on your blog or website.<br/><br/><br/><a href="http://www.tilecat.com"></a><a href="http://www.tilecat.com">tilecat.com</a><br/><br/><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://1000cats.com"><img width="80" src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/btn-fave2.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" height="15"/></a></p>http://1000cats.com/post/5329472http://1000cats.com/post/5329472Mon, 09 Jul 2007 19:43:55 -0400<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/flashlamp/242462402/"><img width="455" src="http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u41/lollicherries/1000cats/tilly.jpg" height="282"/></a> <br/><br/><a href="http://www.tilecat.com"></a><a href="http://www.tilecat.com">tilecat.com</a><br/><br/><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://1000cats.com"><img width="80" src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/btn-fave2.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" height="15"/></a> <a href="http://www.tilecat.com"></a></p><p>Special thanks to <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19237450@N00/">John Lamper</a> for the use of Tilly’s photograph.</p>http://1000cats.com/post/5318096http://1000cats.com/post/5318096Mon, 09 Jul 2007 16:42:54 -0400<a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Ippa_makaa.JPG"><img src="http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u41/lollicherries/1000cats/naptime.jpg" height="319" width="425"/></a> <br/><br/><a href="http://www.tilecat.com"></a><a href="http://www.tilecat.com">tilecat.com</a><br/><br/><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://1000cats.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/btn-fave2.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" height="15" width="80"/></a> <a href="http://www.tilecat.com"></a>http://1000cats.com/post/5307050http://1000cats.com/post/5307050Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:00:01 -0400<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomharpel/collections/"><img width="300" src="http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u41/lollicherries/1000cats/catseyes001b.jpg" height="400"/></a></p><p><a href="http://www.tilecat.com">tilecat.com</a><br/><br/><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&add=http://1000cats.com"><img width="80" src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/btn-fave2.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" height="15"/></a> </p><p>Found on <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Cat%27s_Eyes.jpg">Wikimedia</a> Commons. My thanks to  <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomharpel/collections/">Tom Harpel</a> for this amazing photo. </p>http://1000cats.com/post/5241043http://1000cats.com/post/5241043Sun, 08 Jul 2007 19:13:12 -0400