(BTW I always wonder whether they are named after Watson and Crick, or whether that's a coincidence...)
That is so funny! I got Cricket first (as a baby) and named him after a chirping noise he makes that sounds like "cricket." Watson came to me as a re-home and already had his name so it was just a coincidence.
I work at a university in research administration and many scientists have commented on their names. I had no idea what they were talking about and had to go and google it. After that, I just started saying, yeah, I planned that, 'cause I'm just that clever
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