My Dwarf Name · 19 July 2025
The Seven Dwarfs do not live at my house, nor am I one of them. But if I was an addition to the Seven Dwarfs of fame, my name would be Grunty.
It seems that the seven dwarfs from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs fame are always on people’s minds. Or maybe just around me. I have been called, Sleepy and Dopey mostly, but I may have earned other names in my time. And yes, I mean earned.
I can sleep pretty much any time, any place. (I do not like to do so on the road though. And I tend to find a rest stop when I am too tired to drive.) But that notion of sleeping any time, any place has earned me the nickname Sleepy. Naps are serious things and they are not just for kids.
Also, I have also been known to say a dumb thing or two. Or to need somebody to explain a simple joke. Yes, I have been Dopey a time or two or seventeen.
I am sure that I have been Grumpy and Happy and Bashful and even Sneezy too. But I am sure nobody has ever called me Doc.
Which brings me to my current dwarf name. Grunty.
Now, I know that there is no eighth dwarf. And I know that if there was, his name would surely not be Grunty. But apparently, I am he. I am Grunty. No. I do not go to the gold, silver, or jewel mines with the others. I do not sing, “Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho, it’s off to work I go.” Although I might sing it every once in a while on my way to work. (Yes, I can be that cheerful.) Nor am I ever workin’ in a coal mine, goin’ down, down, down. (Oops. Wrong song.) But apparently, I am grunty. And being grunty means that I have earned that dwarf name.
I never noticed that I grunt a lot. And maybe I have not always done so. But apparently, I grunt when I do this and I grunt when I do that. Just doing mundane things like lifting dishes from the dishwasher to the cupboard. Or maybe just lifting my arms above my head. Or maybe even workin’ in a coal mine, goin’ down, down, down. Apparently, I grunt doing those things. So apparently, my dwarf name is Grunty.
I must say that I rather like having my own dwarf name rather than being referred to one of the seven famous dwarfs. I mean there are only so many times you can be called Dopey before you start to think that maybe you are dopey. I mean c’mon. Just because I place my glasses down somewhere and forget where I put them does not necessarily mean that I am Dopey. Or maybe it does.
Still, when all is said and done, I am glad that I have my own dwarf name now. I am glad that, even though it is not very flattering, my new dwarf name is Grunty.
© 2025 Michael T. Miyoshi
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