If you had a pet yak, what would you name it? (sh.itjust.works)

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[-] Karcinogen@discuss.tchncs.de 45 points 1 year ago

Weird Al Yakovic

[-] dungbeetle@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

this is my favorite :)

[-] justhach@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago

Sax.

Yakkity Sax.

[-] archonet@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

damnit I've never had an original thought

[-] Emperor@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago

Well done, you beat me to it.

[-] Captain_Buddha@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Sparrow. Aka: Captain Yak Sparrow.

[-] infinipurple@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Good grief, that's very good.

[-] lixxday@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 year ago

Can't believe nobody said "Yak Sparrow" yet!

[-] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Cappin Yak Spawwow

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[-] lazylion_ca@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago

George.

George Yak.

I would hug him and squeeze him, and name him George.

[-] FinnaJerkIt@lemmynsfw.com 11 points 1 year ago

Michael Yakson

[-] jet@hackertalks.com 9 points 1 year ago

Yakob

[-] JWBananas@startrek.website 9 points 1 year ago

Don't Talk Back

[-] orangeNgreen@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yakary

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[-] PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Ka.

Ka Yak.

[-] Captain_Buddha@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

"Kai" would sound closer in pronunciation.

[-] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 1 year ago

I'd name it Yakidee and be like

yah thats Yakidee the yak. Don't talk back!

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[-] stevo@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

Kevin

[-] Naja_Kaouthia@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Yakov Smirnoff

[-] iluminae@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Appa

[-] ving_thor@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago

Yip Yip!

[-] Godnroc@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Yik

[-] Tersevs@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

If the yak was a male, I would call him "General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Leonid Brezhnev"

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[-] 31415926535@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Yakkity yak

[-] legios@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago

As a fan of American Dad - "Yaks Cousteau", "Yakie O", "Yakie Chan" and "Yakety Yak - Don't Talk Back"

[-] Alwaysfallingupyup@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Yikidy

[-] theherk@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Losing them would be high risk.

[-] bar1@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Yakhoo Serious

[-] dungbeetle@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

I think my yak would be named Thunderhoof.

[-] bloopernova@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago

Telly Savalas

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[-] qooqie@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Probably Harry or some shit like that

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 4 points 1 year ago

Steve.

[-] sugartits@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Yak McYakFace

[-] spittingimage@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Sax, because I was exposed to a lot of 1970s British comedy while growing up.

[-] thesaddreamer@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

Yakisoba, or Soba for short

[-] Extrasvhx9he@lemmy.today 3 points 1 year ago

Yak yak

[-] FarceMultiplier@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

Llama.

Yes, the yak is named Llama.

[-] holycrap@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Silly. As in silly yak.

[-] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

Kay

[-] RanchOnPancakes@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Steve for sure. Stephen Yakowski the 3rd if we're being formal.

[-] planish@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Baldy.

Because I cannot resist shaving a good yak.

[-] Hazdaz@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Jack the Yak. Obviously.

[-] Jackthelad@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Yak the lad.

[-] DmMacniel@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

Yona. Because Yona is best Yak.

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[-] Burninator05@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Yancy

[-] m__a__b@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Ralph.

[-] Chickenstalker@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Yakovlev

[-] coaxil@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Dylan, and he would be amazing!

[-] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Yakky McYakface

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