Blame Dory of Finding Nemo fame.

My mom's an old English teacher and gets pretty codger-y about the whole thing too.

I'm sorry. I was just naming them. What about kitty and puppy? I can re-name him Bruce.

I saw the first one in Feb. 2005. It had not yet sparked an interest in its tank companions, among which were some very large tuna. The tuna were scarier because they looked like a small fish that had been zapped with a magnifying ray. I prefer the otters.

The tuna were HUGE!!!!!! I think Brad said one was about 300lbs. The barracuda were freaky too. All lined up looking out of the tank at us.

I think that Sharky (the first one) didn't take interest in her companions until she was about 6ft. When I saw her she was 4ft. This one is 5ft.

I'm really thinking of flying up, renting a car, and flying back the same day. That drive is one I don't really want to do again.

How is shark an adjective? It isn't describing the fish. It's naming the fish.

It looks like I'll be flying up there in 2 weeks. I can't not see Sharky 2.

I think "y" is a diminutive - so in essence sharky = cute little diminutive shark

In that case, might I suggest Haifischle?

Or even Haifischchen or Haifischli, if it were Swiss instead of German

"Shark" isn't an adjective; it's a noun. "Sharky" would be, I suppose, an adjective, meaning something along the lines of "shark-like." (Which, technically, doesn't make much sense to call a Great White shark-like.)

"Kitty" and "puppy" are both nouns.

My noticing this trend (and I don't know if it's a trend, but it is something that, as I have begun to notice it more and more, has become a pet peeve) began with "shiny." How can something be a shiny.

In any case, I didn't want to start a whole thing. There's a great white at the MBA! Let's stop trying to force a name upon it and talk about how cool/dangerous/potentially bad for the shark this could be.

So, who's going?