Our current cats have different names. Skeezix is what my grandmother used to call us when we were in trouble, as in "You little dickens!" When she was a kitten, this cat was into mischief. There was a character in the Uncle Wiggly stories and in the Gasoline Alley comic strip with that name. I got our other cat because Skeezix was friendly but not real affectionate and not a lap cat like I wanted. Our other cat is Tribble, after the 1960s Star Trek episodes where furry, purry tribbles took over the space ship by reproducing. Tribble has a huge purr and is extremely affectionate, acts more like a dog than cat. We had her parts fixed so she couldn't reproduce and take over our space ship! Both my cats came from the local pound.