At a dinner party, a magnificent tortoiseshell cat strolled in to the room.
"Fine cat." Said a guest. "What's it called?"
"Ben Hur." Replied the host.
"Strange name for a cat," commented another guest. "Isn't that a horsey sort of name?"
"Well," replied the host. "Originally we called him Ben, but when he had kittens, we added an extension to his name."