Art & Inspiration Are there people who just aren't nickname people?

..."And the Stork here, everyone thought he was retarded."

Let's call you Schwantzen.

 

Bad bowler???? We have a guy at work we call "slinky" after I saw some one on heres tag line about "some peaple are like slinky toys,they serve no real purpose but are fun to watch when you push them down stairs." now everybody calls him that and he doesn't get it!! Since my friends have always called me "Mac"{its an Irish thing},I got tagged with "macadamia-nut" . now its shortened to just "nut". But it's still better than some of the names I've been called!

 

I have had few over the years. When I was young it was Little "L" - My dad was known as Mr. L so ....
Later a good friend, named "Beans" called me Dyno Don since I was such a motor head and grew up with a nephew of that other Dyno Don (Nicholson). Close friends still call me that, usually Dyno for short.

I've also given and known more than a few others;
The aforementioned "Beans" was given to him as child due to his propensity for gas. Even his Mom called him that.
"Brains" - Real name was Brian and dumb as a mud fence
"Pervert" - Horn Dog would probably be more appropriate but Pervert is funnier. And when he was a Marine he was "Professor" since he was an officer with a teaching degree
"Bruce" - might not seem like a nickname but HER real name is Gail. A good friend was going through an ugly divorce and her name was also Gail. He couldn't even stand to say the name so when the other Gail came over I called her Bruce and it stuck.
"Mongo" - was a guy I raced rally cars with and he was pretty brutal as a mechanic.
"Hammer" was my best man and lived across the canal from us. One day he was building a new dock and my dad commented that when he had a hammer in his you could get tired just watching him. 30 years later he's still Hammer.
"Poopy Pants" - My wife came up with this one. A friend who used to work for Edelbrock always had his pants drooping and she said it looked like he had a "load" and besides she couldn't remember his name. I don't think anyone calls it to his face but everyone knows who it is.
My wife's nickname is "Randy" - the Kiwis and Oz will understand.

As I think about this I realize that when I was in High School (late 60's, early 70's) there weren't that many nicknames, but we ALWAYS called each other by their last name, rarely first names. Other than Scott Mason who was Tooda and no one seems to know why.

 

A local guy found a 28 year old (he is 56) that was into sky diving. So he goes out and takes the course. On his first jump he breaks both legs. Now he is know as ripcord.

 

That would fit, cuz size does matter, but I don't think that'll stick either. I appreciate that and all of the other attempts.
I'm the oldest of 7 kids. We always had my youngest brother doing errands for us. He finally got fed up with this and yelled out, "I'm not your..your RUN MOUSE!" Unfortunately for him he couldn't think of "gopher" on the spot so he's now "Run Mouse". My third brother got drunk within 15 minutes at no. 6's bachelor party ( he claimed he hadn't had anything to eat all day )and started moving around like he was bicycling under water. He's huge by large too so that's how he got stuck with "Dancing Bear".
These stories are some fuuny shit!

Del

 

That's the deal. A dude can weigh 350# and be known as "slim" ... A guy can be 6'10" and they'll call him "shorty" ... Just reverse rules I guess ...

 

I don't think I'd like being called "Uncool".

 

We got a guy that shows up at the shop maybe two , three times a year,
everyone calls him "Shithook"

No one seems to know how he got the name ?

All ya get is I don't know he's always been Shithook.

 

A little trick with Nick:
"Nick, Nick, Bo Bick, banana, fanna, foe, Fick. Fee Fie Foe Mick. Nick!"

 

I knew a guy named booger. I asked why he went by booger and he said "I don't like James".

Brad aka Wildman

 

As Rob Schneider would say - "Del man, the Del meister, Del a rino, The Delster, Delinator, Del O, Del O rama"

 

I called Enjenjo a week or so ago and he kept saying Dan WHO when I said it was Dan, then Danny, then Dan Bowles. Finally I say 'Courtland's dad!' He says, OH, Danimal. Why didn't you say so? I know too many Dan's.

I started calling my little brother, Jon, by the name Ed when he was about 12 or 13. My mom asked me why. I told her:
Dumb Ed
Dick Ed
Stupid Ed
Fuck Ed
Jerk Ed
Shit Ed

He's 34 now and my mom, my kids, my wife, sometimes his wife still call him Ed.

 

My neighbors (the Ass Family....really!) all have nicknames for each other...

 

When Hiro Matsushita (heir to the Panasonic company) was racing Indy cars he was something of a "mobile chicane". Many drivers used to yell and swear at him over the radio but the best was how he got his nickname "King Hiro". Seems another driver was screaming over the radio about him but started talking before he keyed the mic, so Fucking Hiro came out "King Hiro" and that became the nickname, you could see pit guys falling over laughing when it happened.

 

Since my first and last name start with the same letter...I was given the nickname "Double" by one of my friends.

 

61 Tbird I like your avatar. Spaceman Spiff rocks!

 

I am also of the mindset a nickname should be given or earned, not self appointed. My brother's left arm is paralyzed - the result of a motorcycle accident some 20 odd years ago... his buddies at the barber shop affectionately address him as Lefty... My 12 year old son decided it would be fun to stick his finger in the wall outlet when he was about 3 or so... his nickname is Sparky... not necessarily original but fitting. I'm not sure if I am going to set out to catch my sack on a cotter pin to gain a nick name but I'll think of something... adding an "ie" to my name is as good as it gets so far.

 

Thanks,(That's how I look when I'm driving...)
After posting this thread,you'll probably end up with a nickname sooner than expected!

 

Got my nickname "MIGHTY WHITEY" from my Mexican guitar player. We went to first grade together. I found that Mexicans have a name for everyone. I happen to be 6'4 and 275lbs so I gues he thought the name fit as I am white.

 

"MIGHTY WHITEY" does sound a lot better than "Grande Gringo"...

 

I got a one arm welder friend that calls himself bandit.
It started in the 80s when gas went out of sight.
One arm bandit!

 

Seriously?

Just call me dickhead.