Idiocy Online

During a moment of inebriated ennui, I subscribed to Quora.  People (presumably people, although after you read a few of the questions you begin to wonder) pose questions that they desperately want answered, and as fate would have it, I am often unassigned for the ten minutes or so that a fairly dry answer requires.



The other day some budding genius asked: What are some of the popular names of horses belonging to Indian warriors?

I couldn't resist.  Here's my answer, with the inspiration for the name in italics.  I didn't include the inspirational notes, but perhaps I should have.

If you’re referring to American Indians, here are a few names:

• Afraid of Thunder  The name of an Indian family on the Rez out in South Dakota.
• Horse  From the film, A Man Called Horse
• Cactus Target  Complete fiction
• Bull’s Eye  From Doctor Grumpy in the House: Ride like the wind, Bullseye!
• Scorned Woman  From Scorned Woman Hot Sauce
• Buffalo Hunter Complete fiction
• Deer Foot  The name of a horse from the book Cowboy by Ross Santee
• Sneaky Kicker  Inspired by a friend's horse from South Dakota.
• Watch Out He Bites  Overheard many times at horse shows.
• Sure You Can Ride Him  A variant of 'hold my beer'.

The real answer is, of course, What are you, nuts?  If you really want to know, go out to the Rez and for a sawbuck, the locals will tell you anything that makes your crazy white ass happy.

Quora.  Right, great idea.