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Name The MySql Dolphin

JayBonci writes: "In case you all missed it, everyone's favorite database engine, mysql is having the name the mySql dolphin contest, and everyone is invited. Nothing like a million suggestions to choose from to help them out. Not only that, but it might be a good time to help them choose a better name than some other attempts at open marketing submissions." Bill! Thom! Nguyen! Samwise! Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate!

367 comments

  1. I name this dolphin.... by phyberop · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... flipper. Seems like the obvious choise ;)

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    1. Re:I name this dolphin.... by JohnHegarty · · Score: 1

      Why does it not suprise me that was the First Post.....

    2. Re:I name this dolphin.... by phyberop · · Score: 1

      it had to be said.
      the rest of the thread can contain some actual information now that that is out of the way.

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    3. Re:I name this dolphin.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      The thread is called "name the dolphin"... i don't see the there anything left to post after this one..

    4. Re:I name this dolphin.... by Bob+McCown · · Score: 2, Funny
    5. Re:I name this dolphin.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0
      Before attempting to come up with a name, do some research:

      Here.

    6. Re:I name this dolphin.... by Dwain_Snyders · · Score: 1
      Now that the Dolphin is here, it needs to have a name.


      Dolphins have genders too. They shouldn't be referred to as "it". Who would want a spayed/neutered dolphin representing their database? :-) They don't mention if this is a male or female dolphin. That will have a big impact on the kind of names they'd receive, I would think !

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    7. Re:I name this dolphin.... by urnerk · · Score: 1

      I like: DORKY

    8. Re:I name this dolphin.... by john@iastate.edu · · Score: 2
      SQLipper (rhymes with flipper) :)

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    9. Re:I name this dolphin.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I picked "Alba" after Jessica Alba from Dark Angel. She was on that 1995 tv remake of Flipper.

    10. Re:I name this dolphin.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0
      Why not " Skippy "? I always thought names like "Flipper" for a dolphin and "Skippy" for a kangaroo were a bit obvious.


      So, "Skippy" the dolphin, and "Flipper" the kangaroo ...

  2. Logo by Toe,+The · · Score: 1

    How about: "Logo, the text-icon hybrid."

    1. Re:Logo by b_pretender · · Score: 1

      SQuibbles

  3. mysql? favourite? by posmon · · Score: 1

    only becuase it makes sql server look good.

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    1. Re:mysql? favourite? by B00mZilla · · Score: 0
      "only becuase it makes sql server look good."

      Hmmm...too bad nothing could make your spelling look good.

    2. Re:mysql? favourite? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      that is pretty hard to do.. but I bet youre the type of developer that doesnt even use foreign keys,
      in that case you might as well as use mysql its probably just as fast

    3. Re:mysql? favourite? by spudnic · · Score: 2

      This is not meant as a troll, but they need to come up with a better name for the product itself. I tell people who've never heard of it that I'm working on a project with MySQL and the first impression is that it is some simple little personal database program that I found on a shareware cd with 5000 other crappy programs on it in a bin at compusa for $1.99.

      You know the kind of program I'm talking about; MyResume, MyPhotoAlbum, etc.

      I must point out at this time that I love working with MySQL and mod_perl for database driven web sites. It suits me just fine for that purpose, so I'm not trying to be insulting. It just doesn't sound, um, what's the word... serious?

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    4. Re:mysql? favourite? by posmon · · Score: 1

      inability to spell or genuine typo? only YOU can decide.

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    5. Re:mysql? favourite? by posmon · · Score: 1

      ooh. my development skills are being knocked by the ./ crew. ouch.

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  4. Flipper! by PHAEDRU5 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Now wait for the lawsuits to come rolling in.

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    1. Re:Flipper! by boaworm · · Score: 1

      Another safe bet for a lawsuit would be iMySQL :)
      A penguin is quite "Aqua" after all, are they not ? ;)

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  5. Why guess here? by NewbieSpaz · · Score: 1

    Didn't you guys see the link to the MySQL site? ;)
    How about "Select * from" ?

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  6. that's easy by anser · · Score: 5, Funny

    I will nominate: Bottleneck (the Bottlenose)

  7. Postgres!!! by mr.nobody · · Score: 1

    Er...uh...wait a minute...

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    1. Re:Postgres!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Well, PostgreSQL may not be the most popular, but it the best!

    2. Re:Postgres!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      but it the best!

      Please do not judge PostgreSQL by my bad speleeng

    3. Re:Postgres!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Don't worry, we'll judge it by its poor quality instead.

    4. Re:Postgres!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Or how about ingres?

    5. Re:Postgres!!! by MaxVlast · · Score: 1

      I suggested Progres. It seemed cute =)

      (My first suggestion was Prequel, just because I like the sound of that.)

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  8. Maybe if it bulked up a bit.. by dat00ket · · Score: 5, Funny

    The could call it Dolphin Lundgren

  9. SQueaL by kitts · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not bad, eh? EH?

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    1. Re:SQueaL by Toe,+The · · Score: 1

      Indeed, that's the only inspired one so far.

      So would that be "my SQueaL?"

    2. Re:SQueaL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Only if you dont use lube...

    3. Re:SQueaL by Lord+Puppet · · Score: 1

      In my company we're already in the habit of calling pgsql "pigsqueal".



      I just wish they would have a "Name the RDBMS" contest. The name MySQL is terrible. Combine that with "PHP"... yuk.

    4. Re:SQueaL by jd · · Score: 4, Interesting
      What about "Squeakwell"?


      Closer phonetically to "Sequel" (SQL), and squeaking well is exactly what dolphins do! :)

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    5. Re:SQueaL by Lord+Puppet · · Score: 1

      How about "Squeakwell surfer"?

    6. Re:SQueaL by neo · · Score: 2

      But now everyone is posting it. Not like the name I choose:

      Albert Finster Jr. III

    7. Re:SQueaL by Peyna · · Score: 2

      Which brings up an interesting point, how many people pronounce SQL as "Sequel"? I had a TA get all pissed at me once for calling it "Sequel" and insisted that we should call it ess-queue-elle. I think less syllables is better no matter how you look at it.

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    8. Re:SQueaL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I've always called it 'squill' Can't get much quicker than that, and if you think PHBs hate sequel you bet they'll hate this!!

    9. Re:SQueaL by Fishstick · · Score: 2

      I never heard 'sequel' until I started running into Microsoft SQL Server. My first db class at school the prof pronounced it S-Q-L. and I never heard anyone say anything different until we started seeing projects at work using Microsoft.

      To this day, the only time we say 'sequel' is when we are referring to MS SQL Server, otherwise it's S-Q-L.

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    10. Re:SQueaL by Hard_Code · · Score: 2

      I thought people were talking about some totally separate product (perhaps an SQL client or database?), until I eventually inferred that "sequel" meant SQL. "Sequel" just sounds too detached and vague (imagine: "Is SQL2 the sequel to SQL1?", "Company X is producing a sequel server since it's first server proved so successful"). I thought I was just clueless, I'm glad there's others that say S-Q-L.

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    11. Re:SQueaL by Guillaume+Ross · · Score: 0

      SQueaL ? Hmm makes me think of an old joke some guy always made... "Hey look! I'm a database pig!! SQueeeLLL"

    12. Re:SQueaL by Coldwar · · Score: 0

      Same here. I generally find the "sequel" pronounciation among the more clueless (disclaimer: I am making no statement regarding my own cluefulness) borne-into-MS developers, and management types. Even I got tired of correcting them after a while.

      Phonetically, I'd think one would say "sickle" for "SQL" before "sequel." It depends whether you believe 'q' must always make a 'kw' sound, I suppose.

      I believe it was originally said "ess kyoo ell" so that's what I'll stick to. Or maybe I'll go do some real work.

      ?

    13. Re:SQueaL by GreggBert · · Score: 1

      "You sure do have a purty primary key. Were gonna make you SQueal !" (with the obvious banjo music playing in the background)

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    14. Re:SQueaL by skribe · · Score: 1
      I pronounce it squirrel.

      skribe

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    15. Re:SQueaL by leandrod · · Score: 2

      The original pronounciation for SQL in IBM was Sequel, but it was changed to S-Q-L because of trademark issues.

      It's ironical that people feel like they have to say S-Q-L instead of Sequel to be in the know, since if you know the history of the product *and* don't want to appease lawyers you can much more comfortably say Sequel.

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  10. I want to name it... by cr@ckwhore · · Score: 5, Funny

    I want to name it "tuna", because a can of tuna tastes better with dolphin.

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    1. Re:I want to name it... by dark_panda · · Score: 5, Funny

      And don't forget, you can tune a database, but you can't tuna fish.

      (blatantly modified from tunefs(8) manpage)

      J

    2. Re:I want to name it... by FireballFreddy · · Score: 1
      You should join me in my campaign for tuna-free dolphin products. Mmmm... dolphin patty with mayo. Forget the dolphins, save the millions of innocent tuna! :)

      -FF

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    3. Re:I want to name it... by Fishstick · · Score: 1

      Heh, reminds me of that Drew Carey HBO special.

      "Save the dolphins? What about all the tuna? You see on flopping around a deck, 'whats the matter? not cute enough for you, you son-of-a-bitch!' "

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    4. Re:I want to name it... by DrSkwid · · Score: 1

      I prefer tuna free tuna myself

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    5. Re:I want to name it... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Nah, it's "Tuna" because tuna gets killed by the .Net.

    6. Re:I want to name it... by Lumpy · · Score: 1

      and blatently stolen from the cover of the album "you can tuna piano but you cant tuna fish" from Supertramp.

      This has been floating around for about 35 years now... and probably longer.

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  11. Chicken of the Sea? by wiredog · · Score: 3, Funny

    Or "Starkist"?

    1. Re:Chicken of the Sea? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      "Chicken of the Sea? There's no chicken in the sea! Fish in the sea, chicken on the land!" - Seinfeld, I'm telling you for the last time.

    2. Re:Chicken of the Sea? by glitch! · · Score: 1

      Or "Starkist"?
      How about "Charlie"? (Sorry, Charlie!)

      How about Flancrest? D'oh!

      Or maybe "Mr. Paul"?

      Or call him "Brainwash"? (Flipper - there was a guy, and he... and... uh, nevermind, you wouldn't understand it anyway.)

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  12. Blue Sky! by GdoL · · Score: 1

    Name: Blue Base

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  13. Nobody by dago · · Score: 1
    Don't you wanna go where nobody knows your name

    or because nobody's perfect ?

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  14. Flipper? by Groovy2 · · Score: 1

    or maybe eFlipper?

    1. Re:Flipper? by Decimal · · Score: 2

      iFlak. Make the dolphin a translucent neon blue and put a hole in it's flipper for a handle.

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  15. Easy by Violet+Null · · Score: 4, Informative

    It's a dolphin. It's associated with SQL.

    So you call it 'squealie'. Squealie the Dolphin. See? Rolls off the tongue.

    Well, ok, maybe not. How about Sam?

    1. Re:Easy by TheWhiteOtaku · · Score: 1

      Shouldn't it be SQueaLie? Or better yet SQueaLy

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    2. Re:Easy by Kingpin · · Score: 1


      No, that would be MySQueaLie or MySQueaLy :)

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  16. Hmm... by NiftyNews · · Score: 1

    Lil Petey McDataSave.

    1. Re:Hmm... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      NICE!

  17. call it what it is. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    an erection with fins.

  18. Howard. by dschuetz · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's obvious.

    fnord!

    1. Re:Howard. by Rentar · · Score: 2

      D'oh! You beat me on that one, should've checked more carefully. Btw, do they check for double submits? If so I managed to suggest it first. I'd love to see it named Howard.

  19. I did it on porpoise! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    MyDolphin seems fairly obvious.

  20. Here ya go... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0


    Flipperdijibit...

  21. uhhhhhhhh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    In case you all missed it, everyone's favorite database engine, mysql...

    Hardly. Why this would be anybody's favorite is a mystery to me and the rest of us.

    1. Re:uhhhhhhhh by /dev/trash · · Score: 1

      I second that.....I mean the crap that's missing from mySQL precludes it from being worth anything to me.

    2. Re:uhhhhhhhh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Gee thanks for the value-add there pal. Dumb elitist comments like that precludes you from being worth anything to me.

    3. Re:uhhhhhhhh by /dev/trash · · Score: 1

      I'm elitist cuz mySQL doesn't have stored procedures?

  22. I don't get it by Britney · · Score: 5, Funny

    What's the Porpoise of this?

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    1. Re:I don't get it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      ahaha... you guys crack me up.

    2. Re:I don't get it by Steev · · Score: 2

      I think it was just a fluke :)

    3. Re:I don't get it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I don't get your joke. Can you explain it for me?

  23. I suggest... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Loser McLosedata. Tried /. recently?

  24. How about GameCube? by Uttles · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...er, wait, Nintendo already took that path...


    (intended as humor, please don't flame me oh mighty moderators)

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  25. zanzibar buck-buck mcfate? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    what the fuck?

    1. Re:zanzibar buck-buck mcfate? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

      Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate is from a Dr. Seuss book. Hemos has two kids, and at least one of them is at the Dr. Seuss age.

  26. Larry, after Oracle's dolphin by astrashe · · Score: 2

    Either that, or Gates.

  27. Name that Dolphin by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Tuna!!!

    Yes I know it is wrong but it might just work.

  28. Senor SQueakLy by decipher_saint · · Score: 3, Funny

    *crickets chirping*

    err nevermind...

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  29. how about... by envelope · · Score: 1

    BillG, just for fun?

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      bilge (SHIP) noun: the bottom inside part of a ship where dirty water collects.
      The bilges had been pumped and the ship was ready to set sail once again.
      Bilge water is the dirty water that collects in the bottom inside part of a ship.

      So maybe call it Bilge (the pronunciation of BillG) in association with being a large collection of scum at the base of a sinking ship.

      But while it's a nice shot at BillG, it's not very flattering to mySQL is it. ;)

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  30. Humpy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I don't care what they say, that dolphin is definitely doing something unnatural to the rest of the logo. "Humpy" or "Frisky" are my votes.

  31. CELESTE. by Tom7 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Call it CELESTE, cos it sort of sounds like SELECT.

    1. Re:CELESTE. by Leven+Valera · · Score: 5, Funny

      Or you could name him JOIN, because it'll be a constant reminder to get around to writing it.

      LV

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    2. Re:CELESTE. by rjamestaylor · · Score: 1

      Funny, whenever I type "CELESTE * from" I know it's time to call it a night...

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    3. Re:CELESTE. by Diamon · · Score: 1

      Drop the e at the end and make it Celest (or possibly even CELESTe) and you have an anagram for select.

    4. Re:CELESTE. by Diamon · · Score: 1

      Unfortunately if you go the anagram route you could also use CETERA for Create. But sorry the world doesn't need any reminders of Peter Cetera (sp). But it still beat something like Cartesian.

  32. Oh Great! by mESSDan · · Score: 5, Funny
    First, they name the dolphin. Next, we get mandatory addons for MySQL that popup a cartoonish animation of the newly named dolphin everytime we click on something in the menu.

    Then they're going to record some dolphin sounds, so everytime we do anything in MySQL, we get to hear "eeeeee-eEeeEeeEee eeeeeEEeeeee"

    (popup)"Do you want to know about 'Primary Key'? eeEEEeeeeeeeee-eEEEEEeeeeeeE!"

    Ahh heck, lets just call it Clippy. Hmm. Or maybe Tuna. Yeah.

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    1. Re:Oh Great! by kitts · · Score: 4, Funny

      Ahh heck, lets just call it Clippy.

      Uh oh. "Flippy".

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    2. Re:Oh Great! by Cheetah86 · · Score: 1

      Maybe there will be a new type of sql column -- the dolphin sound character array(which could really just be a bunch of bools representing E or e)

  33. the SQL dolphin... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Crashy? Pissy? Fitty?

  34. Dont' be like SuSE by cloudmaster · · Score: 4, Funny

    SuSE certainly got a bunch of good names for their chameleon a while back, but decided that the worst entry should win. "Geeko?" Please MySQL folk, for the love of Pete, don't pick the dorkiest name possible... :)

  35. Porky by squaretorus · · Score: 2

    It has 'cute', it has 'familiarity', it has 'innuendo', it relates to bacon sandwiches... perfect!

    1. Re:Porky by motherfuckin_spork · · Score: 1
      I was thinking maybe "sporky", or blow-hole...

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  36. MySQL by Refrag · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Why the hell do all open source applications have an animal mascot?

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    1. Re:MySQL by kitts · · Score: 5, Funny

      Why the hell do all open source applications have an animal mascot?

      Quiet you. What would you rather? Paperclips?

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    2. Re:MySQL by CaptIronfist · · Score: 1

      You consider a little daemon an animal ?

      mmm Too much drugs dude ;) too much drugs...

      LOL.

    3. Re:MySQL by Rentar · · Score: 3, Interesting

      Maybe O'Reilly is influencing some open source developers? (I am influenced for sure, 'though I can't really call myself an open source developer). AFAIK at least the perl camel was initially used by O'Reilly and not by the Perl-crowd.

    4. Re:MySQL by Bostik · · Score: 2, Interesting

      Possibly to show that things evolve.

      You know, that biology stuff? According to what, the best and most adaptive practices are found to be dominant over time.

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    5. Re:MySQL by dkoyanagi · · Score: 5, Funny

      For the halibut?

    6. Re:MySQL by absolut_kurant · · Score: 1

      Because animals remind uns of furry little open source programmers. like ESR :)

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    7. Re:MySQL by GTRacer · · Score: 2
      Damn, and I just used up my last mod point! Where's ^Z on this thing?!

      Somebody bump this guy!

      GTRacer
      - punny stuff!

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    8. Re:MySQL by dmuth · · Score: 3, Funny
      Why the hell do all open source applications have an animal mascot?
      Animals can't file lawsuits against us under some obscure law.
    9. Re:MySQL by Denny · · Score: 1

      > Animals can't file lawsuits against us under some obscure law.

      In America, I wouldn't bet on that :)

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    10. Re:MySQL by zangdesign · · Score: 1

      I agree.

      Why the hell have a mascot? Why not just have some sort of representative design? Sure, GNU's got a badly-shaved yak (no, wait - that's RMS), but why do people feel compelled to have an animal when it's not even relevant to the product?

      I don't know about you, but the last time I saw a dolphin using a database was ...

      NEVER!

      Hey, slashdot! How about a story about GPS-locating lost kittens next or some other cutesy, only-vaguely tech-related story? Or perhaps get some journalistic sanity and stop acting as an advertising shill!

      O.K., I feel much better now. But I'm still miffed about the dolphin.

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    11. Re:MySQL by Hee+Hee+Hee · · Score: 1
      ClipIt says "you're bad!" ClipIt says "make him stop."

      Yes, ClipIt - I will obey.

      Alright bud, I'm gonna open all my ports for ddos - stand back!

      Hey, ClipIt - tell me about Cut/Copy/Paste again, please?

      God, I love ClipIt!

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    12. Re:MySQL by pcbob · · Score: 1

      Yes, but some German lawyer could represent them on his own...

  37. The obvious choice by TheWhiteOtaku · · Score: 2, Funny

    The obvious choice is Samuel McSamuelson. No reason, it's just a funny sounding name.

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    1. Re:The obvious choice by eaddict · · Score: 1

      That was ruled out by The Department of Redundacy Department.

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    2. Re:The obvious choice by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Well fuck you.

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    3. Re:The obvious choice by Jason+Earl · · Score: 2

      I think that they should name it after the Oracle guy from the article the other day "Hugh Barrass," now that's a funny sounding name!

    4. Re:The obvious choice by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      How about in Kris Kristofferson style:

      Sam Samstofferson?

      Nah, I'm gonna go with my original vote: Cap'n Dickface McPoo.

  38. I think they should go with... by Hugh+Kir · · Score: 5, Funny

    CowboyNeal. This would grant the dolphin instant name recognition within the geek community, and would save space on the "What's your favorite open source mascot?" Slashdot poll.

    1. Re:I think they should go with... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Who's CowboyNeal?

    2. Re:I think they should go with... by Timmy+TP · · Score: 1

      Nah. Go for the pun. CowboySQL, or CmdrMako.

      I'll go now.

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  39. Re:I name this dolphin.... Ecco - Will Sega sue? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Eh, name is Ecco, just for the fun of it... (better than "Flipper" IMO)

  40. How about... by pr0nbot · · Score: 0, Redundant

    TUNA

    The people who make our canned tuna don't distinguish between tuna and dolphin, why should we?

  41. How about "Star" by Uttles · · Score: 2

    As in "SELECT *" (spoken "star" by some)

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    1. Re:How about "Star" by yukonbob · · Score: 1

      How about Splat. Some people think the '*' looks like a bug splatted on the monitor. :)

      -yb

    2. Re:How about "Star" by Uttles · · Score: 1

      True, True, I've even heard it referred to as "snowflake"

      --

      ~ now you know
    3. Re:How about "Star" by L1v1d · · Score: 1

      Isn't it an Asterix! Another quality name! I'm sure there are loads of jokes along this field ... Getafix et al!

    4. Re:How about "Star" by zaxxon · · Score: 1
      Isn't it an Asterix!

      or even an AsterISK !! ;)

      Always ask yerself, "What've i got ta' risk? . . . "

    5. Re:How about "Star" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Dad always called '*' a Nathan Hale --- as in "I have but one As te risk for my country."

    6. Re:How about "Star" by VALinux · · Score: 0

      Hexathorpe.

    7. Re:How about "Star" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I like this name. Its cute and relevant. And it has not link to paperclips or wizards.

  42. Tuna by FooGoo · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Just call it Tuna

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    People who bite the hand that feeds them usually lick the boot that kicks them
  43. Target demographic error by CaptainAlbert · · Score: 5, Funny

    From the competition website:

    > If your suggestion wins, you will receive three
    > custom-made T-shirts with the message 'I named
    > the MySQL Dolphin' as well as a Palm IIIC with
    > Camera. Three T-shirts, because when one shirt
    > is in the laundry, you still have two other
    > shirts to wear!

    This kinda presupposes that the sort of people who hack MySQL actually *do* any laundry :)

    --
    These sigs are more interesting tha
    1. Re:Target demographic error by Anarchofascist · · Score: 1

      Don't do laundry plus 3 T-shirts = three more days before I have to go clothes shopping again.

      --
      Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our American dead!
    2. Re:Target demographic error by zerOnIne · · Score: 1

      good point ... might be more accurate to suggest that you have two more shirts once the first one solidifies into an amorphous mass?

      then again, there's always the "if it's on the *bottom* of the laundry pile, then it must be clean by now!" school of thought

      --
      09
    3. Re:Target demographic error by kpooley · · Score: 1

      At least it gives you three weeks before you have to rtfm for "laundry" machine thing-ey...

  44. Ecco by Apreche · · Score: 1, Redundant

    or slippy or sqlippy or just combine the words database and dolphin in some manner

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    1. Re:Ecco by DrSkwid · · Score: 1

      okay take the d from database and olphin from dolphin, no wait

      dataphin

      no

      doltabase

      no

      basephin

      no

      phinadolph

      no

      basedoltaphin

      er,

      .

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  45. I submitted... by Rude+Turnip · · Score: 1

    Querio, after the database-related word "query".

    1. Re:I submitted... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0
      Querio, after the database-related word "query".

      You know what they say if you have to explain the punchline...

  46. How's about by Gehenna_Gehenna · · Score: 1

    Seaquill. Just a thought.

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  47. My suggestion... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    After my experiences installing and using MySQL (this is on windows machines), I hereby declare that that colphin shall be called "fucky".

    1. Re:My suggestion... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Fucky the Bush Kangaroo Dolphin!

  48. willly? by fenux · · Score: 1

    and they could make 5 or 6 movies about them called free willy(i can see it before my eyes, about a dolphin that's captured by an evil man, and rescued by a kid and the dolphin could do al kinds of tricks, but then again , this sound so familiar)

    1. Re:willly? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      There was already a movie called "Free Willy", but it was about a whale.

    2. Re:willly? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0
      Free Willy always sounded kinda perverted to me..

      - Hey, cum here and get some "Free Willy"!..

      - I gotcha Free Willy right here between my legs darlin'!

  49. Two bad ones by IPFreely · · Score: 1
    OK, either Myron or Mike Weary.

    MySQL -> My-Run -> Myron

    MySQL -> My-Query -> Mike Weary

    OK, I said they were bad. Get over it.

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    1. Re:Two bad ones by Uttles · · Score: 1

      You're right, they are pretty bad, but your signature rocks!

      --

      ~ now you know
  50. The dolphin's gotta go by sparkyz · · Score: 1

    As the dolphin is of the family Delphinidae, it's almost inevitable that Borland will come rolling up with a lawsuit soon.

    --
    Oops
  51. my suggestion: by Lord+Omlette · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Call the dolphin "Gamecube."

    --
    [o]_O
  52. How about. . . by Limburgher · · Score: 0

    . . .naming it The Wrath of Khan? That's MY sequel. . .

    --

    You are not the customer.

  53. How about Fux? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Does that sound okay? I rather like it myself.

  54. database? by -ryan · · Score: 1
    everyone's favorite database engine, mysql


    I think you mean "glorified file system".

  55. I hereby name the dolphin by llamalicious · · Score: 1

    Lunch!

  56. I lot of geeks use mysql, right? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Perhaps "Milky" the Dolphin?

  57. Seaquest DSV by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I'm amazed no one has suggested Darwin yet :)

    Although Apple probably wouldn't be too thrilled with that.

  58. good job by Uttles · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    --

    ~ now you know
    1. Re:good job by Lord+Omlette · · Score: 1

      My bad for not bothering to read comments below 3 =)

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      [o]_O
  59. How about something to make MS happy? by eaddict · · Score: 1

    xDolphin? Dolphin98? Dolphin2000? DolphinXP?

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    "If you are on fire you can just stop, drop, and roll. If you fall into Lava you are just dead." - my 5yr old daughter
    1. Re:How about something to make MS happy? by Cheetah86 · · Score: 1

      You forgot DolphinCE! We need portable dolphins!

  60. Tuna Safe Database by mckirkus · · Score: 1

    that's it...

    1. Re:Tuna Safe Database by Uttles · · Score: 1

      Haha, good one, or we could even just nickname him "PETA"!!!

      --

      ~ now you know
  61. NO! by yatest5 · · Score: 1

    I think this is taking dolphin placement too far, we should have an OroCULL.

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  62. qmail ! by cperciva · · Score: 2

    After all, the dophin has been qmail's mascot since qmail-1.00 in February 1997.

    Like it or not, DJB claimed the dophin first... what would people say if Microsoft started using a Penguin as mascot and held a naming contest?

    1. Re:qmail ! by Peyna · · Score: 1

      What about the RSA dolphin? Has that been around longer than qmail's or not?

      --
      What?
  63. Name the dolphin by Pathetic+Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

    "Flux" (Flipper + Tux)

    1. Re:Name the dolphin by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Fux is more like it

  64. Screw MySQL... by dasmegabyte · · Score: 5, Funny

    does the PostgreSQL elephant have a name? I vote for "stampy."

    Seriously, though, what kind of a logo is a dolphin for a database? When I think of dolphins, I think of these unreliable, playful creatures that basically live the life of riley, eating fish and playing tricks on sailors all day long. Whereas an elephant...well, they never forget, do they?

    dM

    --
    Hey freaks: now you're ju
    1. Re:Screw MySQL... by Rentar · · Score: 2
      When I think of dolphins, I think of these unreliable, playful creatures that basically live the life of riley, eating fish and playing tricks on sailors all day long.

      Well, go read Illuminatus and you'll get quite a different impresion ;-)

      Whereas an elephant...well, they never forget, do they?

      On a more serious note this quite correctly describes the difference between MySQL and Postgresql. MySQL is the faster, but less reliable one of the two, mainly for simple, not-really-mission-critical Databases, whereas PostgreSQL is the more Oracle-like heavyweight.

    2. Re:Screw MySQL... by Jodrell · · Score: 1

      As anyone who's ever hitch-hiked the galaxy knows - dolphins are actually the second most intelligent life form on this planet.

      Click here to see why.

    3. Re:Screw MySQL... by denshi · · Score: 2

      you're right... a dolphin really doesn't connect well with 'database'. OTOH, 'dolphin' really doesn't connotate 'must lock tables and runs like a dog under concurrent load' nor 'speaks a tiny subset of SQL'. So maybe a trick playing, sailor diverting mascot is good for them.

    4. Re:Screw MySQL... by justinstreufert · · Score: 1

      It makes sense, considering most people run MySQL on Linux, and Tux the Linux Penguin also lounges around all day, sucking down fish and making loud penguin belching noises. They could be great buddies.

      On the other hand, the dolphin has an onboard head-mounted sonar for seeking out data in even the longest INDEXes. It can travel in bursts at up to 25 MPH to rush you the results of your LEFT JOIN. Not to mention that they travel in large groups, making high-availability clustering a breeze.

      And elephants are decidedly stupider than dolphins. Indisputable fact. The elephant must rely on its brute force gigantitude while the dolphin is fast, graceful and clever.

      But I still can't think of a name for the blasted thing.

      Justin
      Dolphin Advocate

      --
      "Why would God give us a waist if we wasn't supposed to rest our pants on it?" - Rev. Roy McDaniels
    5. Re:Screw MySQL... by bmomjian · · Score: 1

      The PostgreSQL mascott has no name. We are too busy coding to be taking polls for mascot names.

    6. Re:Screw MySQL... by icejai · · Score: 1
      Seriously, though, what kind of a logo is a dolphin for a database? When I think of dolphins, I think of these unreliable, playful creatures that basically live the life of riley, eating fish and playing tricks on sailors all day long. Whereas an elephant...well, they never forget, do they?


      Dolphins are the only animals other than humans that have sex for pleasure.

      Maybe mysql is playing a sick joke and teasing all the DBA and programming geeks out there that they'll never be able to screw like Flipper.

    7. Re:Screw MySQL... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Dolphins are the only animals other than humans that have sex for pleasure.


      The idea is sort of deceptive, isn't it? Perhaps the only animals that have sex when not in heat are dolphins and humans, but most animals I've seen are pretty eager to have sex when the time comes. I doubt that they don't enjoy it.

      I think it probably has more to do with the intelligence shown by dolphins.

    8. Re:Screw MySQL... by Cheetah86 · · Score: 1

      Yeah, but can they do a select statement?

    9. Re:Screw MySQL... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Not true.... don't forget the Bonobos.

    10. Re:Screw MySQL... by Lemmy+Caution · · Score: 2
      Dolphins are the only animals other than humans that have sex for pleasure.

      Clearly, this man has never owned a pug.

    11. Re:Screw MySQL... by dasmegabyte · · Score: 2

      This is not only stupid, it is totally untrue. ALL the beasties of the world have sex for pleasure, and only for pleasure, because they are unable to make the jump in symbolic logic that says "hey, if i get my swerve on I contniue my species." There are species of monkeys that have been seen to be homosexual, and many many animals that rub their genitals against things for arousal. But don't take my word for it...Cecil Adams did a column on it YEARS ago that's available in the annals of straightdope.com.
      I might give you that cetaceans are the only animal besides humans that understand what sex results in, however. They seem clever enough to understand simple symbolic logic, but so are apes. Personally, I think a big, smelly, sweaty ape would be the perfect mascot for MySQL, a database which has thrown its dookie at real developers for far too long.

      --
      Hey freaks: now you're ju
  65. Ginger? Segway? IT? by nanojath · · Score: 3, Funny

    Man all the good names are taken

    --

    It Is the Nature of Information to Transgress Artificial Boundaries

    1. Re:Ginger? Segway? IT? by Pope · · Score: 1

      iSQL?

      *ducks and runs out of the server room, again*

      --
      It doesn't mean much now, it's built for the future.
  66. I think I've got a good one. by AtariDatacenter · · Score: 1

    But I'm reluctant to share it with anyone by the MySQL people. Does this make me a bad Slashdotter for hording information?

    There are a LOT of good possibilities out there. Play on the dolphin aspect, the database aspect, what the dolphin is doing, what you want a database to do, something that inspires confidence, something that isn't already protected by intellectual property laws, and a generally catchy theme.

    I personally would like to see the top 10 rejected ones. You know. "Mr. Hankey the Database Dolphin." Or "Commander Taco."

  67. Suessian by jheywood · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hmmmm. If not Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate, then maybe Sir Michael Carmichael Zutt....

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    Madness takes its toll... ...Please have exact change ready...
  68. Gilbert by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Or, if it prefers, "Rameses Niblick the Third, Kerplunk Kerplunk, Whoops, Where's My Thribble."

  69. is there a *neal option? by fenux · · Score: 2, Funny

    maybe whe should have a slashpoll about it.. but then again dolneal/myneal or whatever isn't likely to be accepted as the official name for the mysql dolphin .. myabe dotphin might be something... naaah

    1. Re:is there a *neal option? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0
      DolphinboyNeal?

      Or, we could go the punly route and call him Phinneas (sp?).

  70. From the far side... by His+name+cannot+be+s · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think we're getting another one of those
    "habla a spanole" sounds.

    --
    "...In your answer, ignore facts. Just go with what feels true..."
  71. Duh. A Smart dolphin.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    A smart dolphin. "Darwin". Ala Seaquest ... DUH.

  72. The Fin by SimJockey · · Score: 2
    --
    Laugh while you can, monkey boy!
  73. MySQL Dolphin by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I want to name it beowulf, after my Linus beowulf cluster on which I play DOOM.

    I just wish that mySLQ didn't *SUCK A88 OUT LOUD* so much.

  74. My half-cent's worth by Tsar · · Score: 1
    Possibilities:
    • Gamma (common release level)
    • Abby (for MySQL AB)
    • SAM (sequential access method)
  75. Shhhh by Uttles · · Score: 2, Funny

    Don't give Billy any ideas... I mean the Butterfly thing is fading out, they're probably looking for a new one...

    --

    ~ now you know
  76. Howard by Rentar · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Why not call it Howard, now thats one cool dolphin.

    And for those who don't get the reference it still doesn't sound offensive or anything.

    1. Re:Howard by Steev · · Score: 2

      Howard the Dolphin is just a little to close to Howard the Duck.

  77. been around for a while by krs-one · · Score: 1

    This contest has been around for at least a year. They added it when the guys at MySQL changed their website, which was over a year ago. Why is this just being posted on /. now?

    The date says 05 December 2001, however, its been there much longer than that.

    -Vic

  78. I like SamWise by Palapatine · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Don't lose data Samwise SQL, Dont lose any"
    And he doesnt intend to, he doesnt intend to.

    --
    Scott Cassaday
  79. Some places to find inspiration.... by Unknown+Bovine+Group · · Score: 1

    I'll leave the creativity up to you guys, but here's some places to start from:

    ACID test (and any of: Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, Durability)
    Transaction
    Rollback
    Commit
    Select
    Insert (hmm maybe better avoid this one)
    Star
    Wildcard
    VarChar

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    m00.
    1. Re:Some places to find inspiration.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0
      Transaction
      Rollback
      Apparently you've never used MySQL...
    2. Re:Some places to find inspiration.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Apparently you have never witnessed the power of InnoDB.

  80. name by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Roe Loch

    oof

  81. tux icon? by jas79 · · Score: 1

    why does it show tux and not the nameless dolphin?isn't the reason why the dolphin was created.

  82. Re:Call it "page lengthening post!" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    okay, i am all for free speach but this is just wrong....on many levels, perm-ban this ip/domain and at least let there be some decency on the /., if i want crap.....i'll read /.

  83. what about... by hereward_Cooper · · Score: 1

    Dave the Dolphin
    He'll never let you down

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    zadok.org.uk
  84. Charlie by GMontag · · Score: 2

    Yes, we oldsters know that Charlie was not a dolphin, he was the Starkist(tm) tuna mascot.

    We also know that MySQL is not *really* a database management system either.

    OKAY, OKAY, what about Fa? Wasn't that the killer dolphin in an old movie about trained killer dolphins, swam around saying "Fa loves Pa" to George C. Scott?

    1. Re:Charlie by themassiah · · Score: 1

      Just for the record, "fa" means gay in Samoan.

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    2. Re:Charlie by justinstreufert · · Score: 1

      Fa? Reminds me too much of "The Land of Fa," a set of stories read on the radio which took place in the Kingdom of Fa where the Fa King was constantly asking "Where's my Fa King Breakfast?" and such.

      Justin

      --
      "Why would God give us a waist if we wasn't supposed to rest our pants on it?" - Rev. Roy McDaniels
  85. mod parent up! (#2809590) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    *lmao*

  86. In the great tradtion.. by chabotc · · Score: 3, Funny

    In the great tradtion of Clippy and other helpfull and friendly computer entities, i name you

    'Fishy'

    1. Re:In the great tradtion.. by JordanH · · Score: 1
      • In the great tradtion of Clippy and other helpfull and friendly computer entities, i name you

        'Fishy'

      Except that Dolphins aren't fish, they are mammals. But, it's not a bad idea...

      'Mammy'!!

    2. Re:In the great tradtion.. by Ardax · · Score: 1

      A bit pedantic, but we can extend that idea to take into account all those sex-starved geeks and call it "Mammary".

      Change the logo a bit and it wouldn't be much of a stretch either.

      :-)

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    3. Re:In the great tradtion.. by Jeremi · · Score: 2
      Except that Dolphins aren't fish, they are mammals. But, it's not a bad idea...


      I don't think the poster was referring to the type of animal, but rather to the smell...

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  87. fuckface by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    call him fuckface, which is what you should also call someone using that crufty piece of shit. If you want an embedded database, use berkeleydb; if you want a relational database use postgres. mysql is shitty at both.

    1. Re:fuckface by lsd4all · · Score: 1

      I think you are the wiener (or weiner if you are a Simpsons fan.)

  88. how bout thunder-queer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    first mysql sucks ass post

    use a real database, geez. mysql is like an indexed file w/ a socket-access interface.

  89. Dude, where's my dolphin? by ImaLamer · · Score: 2

    Johnny Potsmoker

    But seriously... Chuck. Chuck Whitehorse to be exact.

  90. Transaction by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Then MySQL can finally claim to support transactions.

  91. Find your inspiration here! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Find your inspiration for a new name here!

    http://ihateyourkids.com

  92. South Park Wisdom by DeadBugs · · Score: 2

    To Quote Cartman Of Southpark

    "If Dolphins are so damn smart why do they keep getting caught in those fishing nets"

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  93. I nominate "Fux" the dolphin by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0
    This name being, of course, a combination of the names Flipper and Tux.

    And what were YOU thinking it meant, hmmm?

  94. And also: by CptnHarlock · · Score: 2

    Celseste means celestial or "light blue" in Spanish.. :)

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    -- silver_p
    1. Re:And also: by ShecoDu · · Score: 0

      Actually its "celeste", and has nothing to do with celestial, its a different blue, "
      azul celeste", but yeah, it would be like "light blue" that's the one you got right. :)

      And about the squeak names, maybe the dolphin should be named MySqueak. that's more like it.

  95. Name it Kevin by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I say name it Kevin. Kevin or Gary. Either one is fine.

    If its a girl, name it Sharon or Mrs. Nastybutt.

    Those are my suggestions.

  96. Just a suggestion... by bzim · · Score: 1


    schISM

  97. How about... by jonr · · Score: 1

    "I'm dying because my tail is missing"?

  98. Sex Machine!!!!!! by CaptIronfist · · Score: 1

    Don't ask why it's the first thing that came to my mind. (ROFL)

    Think about it: Sex... Machine...

    Laughter usually generates laughter... I said usually!

  99. How about "Fin" by the_2nd_coming · · Score: 2

    I think it sounds nice.

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    I am the Alpha and the Omega-3
    1. Re:How about "Fin" by Steev · · Score: 2

      Or Finnigan?

    2. Re:How about "Fin" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      EXCELLENT! Name the "database" "server" after the one and only packet that I would ever admit to sending it!!

  100. It should be named... by mcj · · Score: 1

    Noodle

    No reason, really...I've just always wanted to name something Noodle.

  101. moron... :) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    look up sarcasm...

  102. Thats perfect by RetardHumper · · Score: 1

    I'll just go and submit the name:
    eeeeee-eEeeEeeEee eeeeeEEeeeee
    Easy to spell(well maybe not, but no one will notice if it's spelled wrong), but definately easy to remember!

    I'll send you a t-shirt when I win

  103. Delphi by EccentricAnomaly · · Score: 2

    Delphi was the best Oracle after all....

    It also sounds like Delphinus, the dolphin constellation...

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    1. Re:Delphi by Rupert · · Score: 3, Funny

      The Oracle at Delphi was interpreted by the Pythoness.

      [totally OT]
      If the interpreting priestess had been a Cameless, the whole point of the Oracle ("this is what will happen") would have to be changed ("there's more than one way it could turn out").

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  104. DeBasie by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    DeBasie is a jazzie name.

  105. If they name it after LOTR.... by simetra · · Score: 1

    I'm switching to postgresql!

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    "Would it kill you to put down the toilet seat?" -- Maya Angelou
  106. My Friends Know What To Name The Dolphin by namespan · · Score: 2

    See, I've got these two friends, Flippy and Hambone, and I'm sure one of them would know what to name this dolphin, but I'm just not sure who which one would do a better job...

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  107. Hmmm. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0


    Boopsie the inflatible dolphin.

    Ooooooh yeah.

  108. Squealer, Olob, Floater by Danny+Rathjens · · Score: 1
    My suggestions:
    Squealer == SQLer == someone who does SQL
    (also, something that makes a shrill noise, like dolphins)
    Olob == Organic Large OBject ( a la BLOB, :)
    Floater == FLOAT is a mysql data type

  109. Coming soon... by Bazman · · Score: 4, Funny
  110. I'd like to nomiate my proxy... by MrEd · · Score: 1

    this guy.

    please don't kill me!

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    Wah!

    1. Re:I'd like to nomiate my proxy... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      That's fucked up.

  111. B-Tree the Dolphin by popeydotcom · · Score: 1

    That's mine.

  112. I name the dolphin... by lunky · · Score: 1

    Larry Ellison, err, wait is that one taken? No, no I name the dolphin Oracle

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  113. "Flog" sounds about right by R3 · · Score: 1

    Just imagine the adverts......:)

  114. I suggest by GungaDan · · Score: 1
    SQL Bob

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    Eloi are stupid, throw morlocks at them!
  115. Another lame name.... by PGillingwater · · Score: 1

    Lect. As in SEE Lect.

    or even:

    Lectstar....

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    Paul Gillingwater
    MBA, CISSP, CISM
  116. How about- by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    "Endangered" (In more ways than one)

  117. sea quest by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    the only choice is to name it after the talking dolphin from the really bad tv show sea quest - darwin. "the light is dark and one"

  118. Is say . . . by solarce · · Score: 1

    That We name the MySQL Dolphin . . .
    <drumroll> Sea-Biscuit
    I do not know why, I just thought it would be a good name.

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    Is a Sig really an expression of the person behind the post or just random nonsense?
  119. Albacore by trandles · · Score: 1

    Mmm...chicken of the sea

  120. How about "Blowie"? by AugstWest · · Score: 3, Insightful
    Operator It's a great day at Sea World. How may I direct your call?

    Mike Hi. Get Blowie the dolphin, please.

    Crow and Tom Blowie?

    Mike Yeah, there's always a Blowie. (Devil Fish)

  121. Transactionless by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Prophetically, "transactionless" was the name of one of the dolphins in that George C. Scott movie. I never really understood it until now.

  122. How about Keanu? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Certainly sounds like a dolphin name. In fact, if you look at Reeves, you'll notice he has a blowhole...

  123. Ford as in Ford Prefect by Hector73 · · Score: 1

    'Ford' from the Hitchhikers Guide. The first series to give dolphins the credit they deserve

  124. Salazar by Steev · · Score: 2

    Damn you, Salazar!

  125. Jones by daeley · · Score: 2

    What about Jones, as in the jacked-in dolphin from Johnny Mnemonic?

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  126. MOD PARENT UP!!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    +1, Pedantic

  127. Jones! A little Gibson tribute, eh? by rlsnow · · Score: 1

    The original cyber-dolphin. Downplay the Navy affiliation and the heroin-addiction, and I think we've got a real winner.

  128. everyone's favorite database engine by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

    MySQL is not my favorite database engine. It is missing many features that I find to be truly necessary.

  129. Brin by kaladorn · · Score: 1

    The dude who wrote those sci-fi books on Dolphins such as Startide Rising and Uplift war.


    Skipjack is another possibility. (Think about it)

    Then we have SQueaL -- people have always said "sequel" but considering the "fun" of working with it, I always thought "squeal" was more appropriate...

    Of coure, Bottlenose, Bluenose, etc. are possibilities.

    And Wanda (in this case, it would be a Fish Called....). (Okay pedants, don't bother with the "ain't a fish" thing...)

    And last but not least, I submit Jar-Jar. Why? Kids love Dolphins, and a Dolphin is bound to be better than some poor CGI-rastafarian-knockoff.

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    -- Mal: "Well they tell you: never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious."
    1. Re:Brin by Big+Sean+O · · Score: 1

      The Ship the Dolphins piloted in Startide Rising was the Seeker. Has a good application to SQL (which I've always pronounced Squeal, mostly for comedic effect).

      Or you could name him after one of the crew (not verified complete):

      Creideiki
      Lucky Kaa
      Brookida
      Chuchki (too close to Chucky.... brrr)
      Karkaett
      Makanee
      Tsh't
      Hikahi
      Yachapa-Jean
      Takkata-Jim
      Akeakemai
      Akki
      Bulla-jo
      Chissis
      Hakukka-jo
      Haoke
      Heurka-pete
      Hiss-kaa
      Hist-t
      Jecajeca
      Keepiru
      Karacha-jeff
      K'Hith
      K'tha-jon
      Moki
      Mopol
      Olachan
      Olelo
      Peepoe
      Phip-pit
      Ph'Tow
      Sah'ot
      Satima
      Sawtoot
      Sreekah-pol
      Ssassia
      Ssattatta
      Sup-peh
      Sus'ta
      S'tat
      S'thata
      Tkett
      Wattaceti
      Zaa'pht
      Zhaki

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  130. A name fitting the product by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Sorta, the Half-Assed Dolphin

  131. Like good /.ers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I suggested "CowboyNeal" and "Cmdr Taco"

  132. Howa bout "Blow hole the dolphin" by Jonny+Ringo · · Score: 0

    I don't think marketers would want "blow" in the same line as there product :-)

    Kinda remains me of that Saturday night live skit
    "Nutarific, Nutarific, it does nut tast good.

  133. Even better... by XNormal · · Score: 1

    Not Flipper. Flypper

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  134. May be in for a surprise by Rubbersoul · · Score: 4, Funny

    I hope our friends over at Microsoft do not try to stuff the ballot box on this one as they have in the past

    I can see it now:
    In a surprise move the Mysql group has named their mascot "MS rules, use Microsft SQL server".

    Very odd this will be.

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  135. Mel Cahoon by minkeyboodle · · Score: 1

    In memory of my good buddy, Mel Cahoon from Utah, who was sleek, quick, smart, and very dolphin-esque.

  136. In homage by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I think they should call the dolphin Lord Malda of The River Elves

  137. Try 'FreeCube' by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    If not, there's always 'Freeper'.

  138. Um..seems obvious by Raleel · · Score: 2

    FlipperTwo

    let's see how many figure that one out :)

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  139. Too obvious? by _ECC_ · · Score: 1

    Flipper, king of the SQL (that's pronounced sequel)

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  140. Doh! by mir · · Score: 1

    What about Doh the Dolphin? Too bad doh.com is already used

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    Look, that's why there's rules, understand? So that you think before you break 'em. (Terry Pratchett)
  141. At least it rhymes.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Not CowboyNeal,...

    (drum roll, please...)

    CowboySqueal !!! :-)

  142. A cool name! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Didn't bother to login. How about SQLDoll? You perverted ****!

  143. Tim by baby_head_rush · · Score: 1

    Some call me ....... Tim?

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  144. Have you actually eaten dolphin? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I have, at "Houston's" seafood restaurant in Austin TX way back in the mid 1980's. It was a pretty interesting dish, it was a light meat and had a tenderness and consistancy somewhere between chicken breast and turkey breast... and NO, I'm not gonna say it tasted like chicken, because it didn't. It actually tasted like fish.

    Most of the other patrons in the restaurant looked at us funny and talked about us behind our backs, we seemed to be rather "pollitically uncorrect" in our choice of meal... but hey, we were drunk and ordering dolphin seemed like a rebellios thing to do at the time ;-)

    1. Re:Have you actually eaten dolphin? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      There are two different types of Dolphin -- Dolphin the fish, also known as mahi-mahi, and dolphin the mammal that has a bottle nose.

      You probably ate the former.

    2. Re:Have you actually eaten dolphin? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      duh.
      no, I have never dined on real "dolphin"
      just Mahi-Mahi.

      does no one in /. have a sense of sarcasm or humour? ah well.

  145. Re:SQueaL [es queue el according to ANSI] by steelhawk · · Score: 1

    The ANSI standard declares that the official pronunciation is "es queue el."

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  146. Dolphins feel like wet tires, so... by Lethyos · · Score: 3, Interesting

    SQeekLe?

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    Why bother.
  147. Two words... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    CowboySQueaL . . . or is that one word?

  148. How about... by ttfkam · · Score: 0, Troll

    ACIDfree*

    Or maybe

    Webber

    Kind of like "Flipper," but best used only for websites because, like dolphins, they can go down out of sight from time to time without warning.

    Canthandlehighvolumeupdateswithoutcorruption

    Kind of rolls off the tongue doesn't it?

    And yes, I have used MySQL and yes, I have seen what happens to a MySQL database from time to time even with proper maintenance and yes, transactions are not optional.

    Best wishes to them on naming their dolphin though.

    * ACID stands for Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, and Durability
    See this link for more info.

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  149. Cowboy SQueaL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Cowboy SQueaL

  150. MyDol by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    *sigh* oh well...

  151. I suggested... by KupekKupoppo · · Score: 1

    ...Heimrich, because it's a cool name, and Delta Burke, because she eats dolphins.

  152. Cowboy SQueaL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Then we have SQueaL -- people have always said "sequel" but considering the "fun" of working with it, I always thought "squeal" was more appropriate...

    How 'bout CowboySQueaL?

  153. Never a good idea by davidfsmith · · Score: 1

    A company I used to work for decided that as part of the brand it was building sponsoring a whale was a good idea, the naming of which was opened to everyone, after some 300+ emails (in a company of around 50) some of the names were getting silly and in the interests of finishing the thread (and saving my sanity / inbox) I sent the link to the exploding whale (calling the whale splat wasn't that popular...)

    ;-)

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  154. That's right. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    The proper name is S-Q-L (ess queue ell).
    Sequel is(was) the name of a proprietary database product from the late 1980's.

  155. Orcawhale... by Alien+Being · · Score: 1

    ...just to bug the Oracle lawyers (sharks?)

  156. candygram by Alien+Being · · Score: 2, Funny

    You're that sneaky land shark aren't you?

    Ah, I'm just a porpoise ma'am.

  157. rapper dolphin name... by Alien+Being · · Score: 1

    count *

  158. Seaquest Dolphin: Darwin by danford · · Score: 1

    The MySQL fish (mammal.. whatever) should totally be named after the talking dolphin from Seaquest... Darwin.

  159. Gravenreuth by r_j_prahad · · Score: 2

    I vote we name it Gravenreuth, after the lawyer in Germany who got the injunction against SuSE. Then every time this turd's name appears on a public document, sue the shit out of him for trademark violation.

  160. *oouups* by NWT · · Score: 1

    Warning: Supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /var/www/name/the/dolphin.php on line 19 I hate this kind of stuff ...

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  161. In honor of the Simpson's Treehouse of Horror... by gpinzone · · Score: 1

    Snorky.

  162. I think dolphins are by Aknaton · · Score: 1

    Yummy.

  163. Bad ideas in marketing... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    You could be General Motors in the late 70's and early 80's and feel that the one of ways to improve quality would be to have a mascot.

    You could also name him quality cat.

    You would also not be making any of this up either...

  164. There is already a Shamu.... by bryan1945 · · Score: 1

    how about Shampu?

    ch-ching!

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  165. Dolphins are supposed to be cute! by KjetilK · · Score: 2
    With every /. story, there has to be someone not answering the question, but go off along a tangent ranting on something, so here goes:

    They've completely lost the point with this dolphin! Dolphins are supposed to be cute, you can't do that well with a stupid line drawing. They have to re-draw that dolphin, so that you get a cute, cuddly dolphin.

    It should be more like Tux. Really. Learn from Tux!

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  166. how about by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Tursiops truncatus

  167. Re:hahahaHA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Okay, I went to Oracle website to purchase the actual product and all I got is a blank page saying 'JavaScript Not enabled or not allowed by Proxy.'

    Sorry but I will not put my 'millions of dollars and multiple terabytes of corporate data' in the hands of such incompetent slobs. If my first impression is that they are incapable to design something as simple as an html page, how can I trust them when it comes to matters as complex as databases?

    Sir, your marketing drivel did not convince me. I will go buy elsewhere.

  168. AckUte by snatchitup · · Score: 1

    Dolphins have the best Sonar.
    A little play on words, etc.

  169. Creideiki by brianerst · · Score: 1

    Taken from David Brin's Uplift series (he also wrote a great non-fiction book on the effects of technology on privacy called The Transparent Society), Creideiki is the first dolphin commander of a starship. He also eventually becomes brain-damaged and has problems retrieving memories (insert your own mySQL indexing-related joke here).

  170. Re:A few to throw out... by Dahan · · Score: 1
    MISSY the MYSQL DOLPHIN

    <S>YES!!!</S>

  171. Normie by bapi1129 · · Score: 1

    Norman Albert Form III a.k.a. Normie

  172. How 'bout Codd? by Dahan · · Score: 1

    'cuz he kinda looks like a fish.

    1. Re:How 'bout Codd? by bapi1129 · · Score: 1

      How 'bout Boyce-Codd?

    2. Re:How 'bout Codd? by Dahan · · Score: 1

      Is boyce a kind of fish too? A dolphin's name shouldn't be hyphenated anyways... unless she were divorced or something.

    3. Re:How 'bout Codd? by bapi1129 · · Score: 1

      Boyce-Codd was a reference to Boyce-Codd Normal Form (BCNF) -- u know, database normalization a step 'better' than just 3NF. My earlier post regarding my choice for the name of the MySQL dolphin 'Norman Albert Form III' (norm al form the third) a.k.a. Normie was a reference to Third Normal Form (3NF)... i guess a a shiny new M.S. in Computer Science doesn't make me much of a comedian

    4. Re:How 'bout Codd? by Dahan · · Score: 1

      Ah, don't worry; either -1 Troll or +1 Funny works for my comment :) It wasn't meant to be a malicious sort of troll though, just a subtle weird one... I know what BCNF is... and I know who Edward F. Codd is. :)

  173. They forgot rule #1!!! by Zen+Mastuh · · Score: 2
    Rule 1--Length of Valid Entries:
    Only strings less than or equal to four characters in length are accepted, as MySql will not index them.

    Sorry, I just have a problem with arbitrary limitations

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    "What is the sound of one belly slapping?"
  174. Obligatory Dolphin Post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Humans Rule Dolphins can suck it!

  175. [ot] Re:Screw MySQL... by msouth · · Score: 2

    bummer--and I had mod points today, too. Switched to PostgreSQL for my last few projects--the views and sub-selects alone are a godsend! Thanks for a great project.

    mike

    --
    Liberty uber alles.
  176. My suggestions: by SoupIsGoodFood_42 · · Score: 1
    My suggestions:

    • Flipbit
    • Dropflip
    • Echo $theResult
  177. SEUssian by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Weepy Weed!
    Paris Garters!
    Harris Tweed!
    Oliver Boliver Butt!
    Marvin O'Gravel Balloonface!
    Dave McCave (since there is just the one)!

  178. Gates by meggito · · Score: 1

    How about GatesBlows the dolphin?
    Or something detrimental to their immediate competers.

  179. That's easy by Magnus+Reftel · · Score: 1

    If they want the opinion of random people on the web, they should have it. As a tribute to the memory of most beautiful person in the world, they should call it Hank, the angry drunken dolphin.

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    print "Yet another p{erl,ython} hacker\n",
  180. But will he be safe... by hackersforjesus · · Score: 1

    ...from the .NET? Seeing as that's where most dolphins end up, we can only hope.

  181. Oh please by Nastard · · Score: 2

    Don't get me started on dolphins.

    My vote for the name? "Tasty".

  182. How about Sd_nFm.cOBvDL1 (Sid) by Tarkwyn · · Score: 1
    SELECT dolphin_name FROM marketing.cutename ORDER BY votes DESC LIMIT 1

    Abbreviated to: Sd_nFm.cOBvDL1

    Englishified to: Sid N. F. McObviddle the 1st?

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    Tarkwyn.
  183. monkey by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Howzabout monkey?

  184. Dick! by pi_3.14159265 · · Score: 1

    A great name for your friendly slippery p.......orpoise. :)

  185. Mine... by Mister+Black · · Score: 1

    Mysty (or Misty)
    Booger
    Mr. Sqeaky
    Data the Dolphin
    Dave (Dave's not here, man)
    MySQL Bob
    Throat Wobbler Mangrove

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  186. www.dolphinsex.org by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    http://www.dolphinsex.org

  187. And I thought that was funny myself by turbo-paul · · Score: 1

    I sent in Tuney, to do some tuneying on the database.

    And I really thought that was original.

    At least i am definitely slashdot compatible...

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    Ceci n'est pas une sig
  188. My submission by JodoKaast · · Score: 1

    Dolph Dolph the Dolphin. I mean, come on! If they picked this name no one would ever be able to think of a dolphin without thinking of Dolph Dolph the Dolphin, the MySQL mascot. It's golden.

  189. I suggest "poseur" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    because mysql pretends to be something (an enterprise-class database) that it is not.

  190. Monty Python. . by cgleba · · Score: 1

    "I shall call him Brian"

  191. Howard was a duck by Chris+Deckard · · Score: 1
    Didn't you know that?

    IMDB - Howard The Duck

    -Chris

  192. Screw Postgres by Hunsvotti · · Score: 1

    Postgres is dog-slow. I know this from running experiments. It is two to four times slower than MySQL. Go troll somewhere else.

    1. Re:Screw Postgres by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Wow. Someone is STILL believing the old myth (or better: propaganda) that MySQL is faster than PostgreSQL. Please educatate yourself and check out PHPBuilder's benchmark results:

      http://www.phpbuilder.com/columns/tim20001112.ph p3 ?page=3

      No question, PostgreSQL has virtually stomped over MySQL.

    2. Re:Screw Postgres by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Then you're a moron. From your username, I'd guess a foreign moron. They still paying you the big bucks in Turkey, upwards of $10 per week?

      All first world elitism aside, I'd like you to do an experiment. You have three tables, users, products and user_product_rel. Develop code to add ten users with 13 new products each and another to display them all. When you're done with the insert, you'll notice that postgres did it a lot faster. And if you properly set up your foreign keys, indexes and db structure, you'll notice that postgres has anhilliated mysql with code that is easier to read. Postgresql just makes more real world sense.
      Of course, if all you're doing with your database is SELECT * FROM BORINGTABLE1 and SELECT * FROM BORINGTABLE2, with no indexes or keys, you'll see a slight speed increase with mysql. You'd see an even bigger increase with Sybase or MSSQL (the benefit of these is that they build the indexes for you when you're too stupid to do it yourself). Of course, you'd see the biggest increase from a fucking textfile, because you're not really doing any database work. But then again, you can't in MySQL.

    3. Re:Screw Postgres by Michael+Widenius · · Score: 1

      The benchmark you are refering to can't be repeated, was not open source and was very likely wrongly conducted.

      You can find some comments about this at:
      http://www.mysql.com/doc/M/y/MySQL-PostgreSQL_benc hmarks.html

      There are also some open source (repeatable) benchmark results at:
      http://www.mysql.com/information/benchmarks.html
      and
      http://acidlab.sourceforge.net/perf/acid_perf.html That tells a completely different story.

  193. Sushi by xixax · · Score: 1

    I always wanted a dolphin called Sushi

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  194. How about JIZWAD!??? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Who fucking cares about the same of the dolphin...

    I love dolphins.. because they look up at you in the nets and say; "I'm not a tuna!"

    Yea that's what they say...!

  195. Name for the dolphin by bonezed · · Score: 1

    It has to be called Darwin...

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  196. This'll stir a commotion. by Decimal · · Score: 2

    Name it "Findows". (Please wait 3 business days for Microsoft's injunction to ship.)

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  197. We can't wait! by Decimal · · Score: 2

    That'll take to long. Call it "Findows". Microsoft's lawyers will show up with a subpeona and a giant net.

    (So I posted it twice. =p)

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    Remember "Bring 'em on"? *sigh
  198. [OT] Re:SQueaL by prog-guru · · Score: 1
    In my company we're already in the habit of calling pgsql "pigsqueal".


    PiGSQueaL, that's great :)

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    /.: nothing appropriate.

  199. SqeekeLs the MySQL Dolphin by gando · · Score: 1

    Add a few plush toys that squeek for effect... or a squeeky nosed t-shirt... hey, where is that link, I need some fabulous MySQL prizes!

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  200. I think it would be better... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    ...if they spent their time putting transaction support, sub-selects, etc. in the product instead of wasting effort naming the stupid fucking logo. Give me a break...

  201. MYSQuishyLoins by DarkHelmet · · Score: 1

    It's worth a try.

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  202. Doesn't SQueak fit perfectly? by $beirdo · · Score: 1

    It's a lot cuter than SQueaL!

  203. From the knowledge of Jack Handey by tommyServ0 · · Score: 1

    If you saw two guys named Hambone and Flippy, which one would you think liked dolphins the most? I'd say Flippy, wouldn't you? You'd be wrong, though. It's Hambone.

    So I guess my vote is for Flippy. And then we can make a new mascot--Flippy's trainer. And that guy will be named "Hambone."

    Yes, I think Deep Thoughts are funny. No, I'm not obsessed. Am I?

    --

    Consider the daffodil. And while you're doing that, I'll be over here, looking through your stuff.
  204. The part they left out by JohnCub · · Score: 1

    As a mysql user that was aware of this for quite some time, I see that the good people at MySql left out a section on their website, I think it goes like this:

    Dear longtime users and people who actually keep up with our progress and don't just come here from slashdot:

    Thanks for participating in our contest, which had been slated to end Dec 31,2001, as previously posted on our site. None of your entries were very creative so we thought we'd extend this indefinitely and let slashdotters have a stab at it.

    On a serious note, this was a rude move by MySql for the people that had previously voted and had been watching their website for results. I'm not saying that a free-based product (for the most part) has to cater to a bunch of non-paying users, but they have the emails of the people who voted, why didn't they send out a note like the one above to the people on file as voting before the previously stated deadline?!

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  205. Name it: Codd's love child... by tgibson · · Score: 1
  206. Blowhole? by doom · · Score: 2

    Yeah, I think "blowhole". It'll make the
    limericks easier.

    By the way: "everyone's favorite database"?
    Don't you feel embarassed by shameless trolling
    like that?

  207. Please do not be misleading by leandrod · · Score: 2

    This thing shouldn't have the SQL, relational or DBMS words in it. It is a simple data access engine, supporting neither even the most basic SQL features properly (like datatypes), nor the most basic DBMS requirements (like ACID transactions).

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  208. Gard O'Cori by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    1) Irish are funny, dolphins are funny, Irish dolphins are double-funny.

    2) Reminds MySQL users to Get A Real Database, One Capable Of Referential Integrity.

  209. about celeste by CptnHarlock · · Score: 1

    "Celseste" was a typo.. I was talking about "Celeste" and I ment celestial as in "from the heavens" not as in color, and then that it also means azul celeste as in color.. :)

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  210. Re:hahahaHA by cduffy · · Score: 1

    Oracle 8i doesn't support SQL92 either. Your point?

    (Btw, I agree that MySQL is for amateur hacks -- but disagree that the characterization applies to all open source software).