Name The MySql Dolphin

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Posted by Hemos on Wednesday January 9, 2002 @03:48AM from the not-willy dept.

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!

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that's easy by anser · 2002-01-09 03:51 · Score: 5, Funny

I will nominate: Bottleneck (the Bottlenose)
Maybe if it bulked up a bit.. by dat00ket · 2002-01-09 03:51 · Score: 5, Funny

The could call it Dolphin Lundgren
SQueaL by kitts · 2002-01-09 03:51 · Score: 5, Funny

Not bad, eh? EH?

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1. Re:SQueaL by jd · 2002-01-09 04:04 · Score: 4, Interesting
  
  What about "Squeakwell"?
  
  Closer phonetically to "Sequel" (SQL), and squeaking well is exactly what dolphins do! :)
  
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I want to name it... by cr@ckwhore · 2002-01-09 03:52 · 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 · 2002-01-09 04:55 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  And don't forget, you can tune a database, but you can't tuna fish.
  
  (blatantly modified from tunefs(8) manpage)
  
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Easy by Violet+Null · 2002-01-09 03:54 · 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?
I don't get it by Britney · 2002-01-09 03:57 · Score: 5, Funny

What's the Porpoise of this?

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Oh Great! by mESSDan · 2002-01-09 04:05 · 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 · 2002-01-09 04:38 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Ahh heck, lets just call it Clippy.
  
  Uh oh. "Flippy".
  
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Dont' be like SuSE by cloudmaster · 2002-01-09 04:06 · 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... :)
I think they should go with... by Hugh+Kir · 2002-01-09 04:08 · 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.
Target demographic error by CaptainAlbert · 2002-01-09 04:10 · 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 :)

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Re:MySQL by kitts · 2002-01-09 04:13 · 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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Screw MySQL... by dasmegabyte · 2002-01-09 04:20 · 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

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Re:CELESTE. by Leven+Valera · 2002-01-09 04:27 · 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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Re:MySQL by dkoyanagi · 2002-01-09 04:40 · Score: 5, Funny

For the halibut?
Coming soon... by Bazman · 2002-01-09 04:52 · Score: 4, Funny
- Name The Register's bird!
- Name Zope's Z-on-a-sphere!
- Name ZD-Net's slightly rotated red rectangle!
- Name Slashdot's rounded green corner!
May be in for a surprise by Rubbersoul · 2002-01-09 05:47 · 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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