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

I searched past threads and found some "nickname" threads(pretty funny),but I was just wondering,
Are there people who just aren’t “nickname” people? When I saw the trailer for “Drillbit Taylor”, I thought, “what a cool nickname!” I’ve always thought nicknames were cool. Let me rephrase that, I’ve always thought the right nickname with the right person was cool.
I’ve learned so far that the best nicknames are earned. They can be earned by acts of stupidity or heroism, athletic ability (or lack thereof), or just how goofy someone looks.
These reasons may or may not be fair, but at least they are earned.
In my opinion, the worst nicknames are the ones people give themselves. By that I don’t mean screen names or the sort, but everyday names people go by.
It seems that in the “Kustom Kulture” world that a lot of us gearheads and artists live in, there is a higher percentage of people with nicknames.
Being an artist I’ve wondered why I haven’t picked up a nickname as I’ve blundered through life. The level of stupidity I’ve brought to a lot of circumstances is right up there, and I’m certainly goofy looking enough!
Even though I realize Al is short for Alan, Bob is short for Robert, and Del is short for the coolest guy in the world, I don’t consider short versions of full names nicknames.
I also realize though that “earning” a nickname can be a double-edged sword. For example; just because of his last name a friend of mine has the moniker “Meatwhistle"
Another guy (at work) was leaning over in his chair to look at someone else’s crossword puzzle (at lunch of coarse), lost his balance and tipped his chair over. His hand landed right in crossword guys crotch as he tried to catch himself. When he realized what he did, he yanked his hand up, lost his footing and ended up on his back on the floor. At that moment “Captain Pee-Pee Toucher” was born!
Having said all this, I’m not necessarily looking for a nickname, but this brings me to my question. Are there people who just aren’t nickname people?

This is my first thread and I don't know all of the correct rules for posting, so if the moderators want to close this thread, that's OK.

Thanks,
Just Del, so far

 

Not a bad first thread Swanny. Anyway from a former homie, born and raised in Racine.

 

Back in HS, because of the way our last name is spelled, it got cocked around to be "Gonorrhea". I lived with it cause it was nothing to Clap about. My youger brother was clumsy and ungainly, he was referred to a Clubfoot.

To your point I have observed that alot of folks who aren't worth hangin with on any level usually don't have knicknames (not implying you are of that group) for us they were always referred to by their full names. Perhaps you are still on the list to gain one through action, or lack thereof. hope it isn't for your swansong...............

 

My buddy Chris Glover's Dad's nickname is G-Lover.
He's a pilot. Fitting I think.

 

Niknames are fun to give out (when it doesn't offend)..
I try to hang ones on people with a bit of a ZINGER so all can enjoy and yet does not hurt anyones feelings

examples .. I have a body shop friend that is over zealous with body hammers "Klank" ..Its the sound of him banging on old sheetmetal

"straightpipes" aka "SP" has a cummins truck with no muffs and its loud !

"Peanut" .. boy loves his salted in the shell goobers ...

"Melaliciuous" ... Melanie is a nice young lady , fun to view

"Otis" .. likes his beer !

 

I gave all my friends nicknames when we were young. I was always in trouble,so I was Bad Bobby. Marty used to blow his nose into his hand then throw it on the ground. So I called him "Murph",cause of the sound he made. Doug was called "Hands" cause he NEVER dropped a pass! John was known as "Pipeline" cause he was caught by his mom "laying some pipe" in his moms bedroom,lol! But the one that was the best was "Buffer Bunell" cause his mom caught him "buffing" himself with one of those shoe buffers that has those red and black ends on it! Remember those? They usually had them in Barber Shops with a long handle with a button on the end. Press the button and hold your shoe against the buffer as it spins. ha ha ha!!!

 

Del, We share a last name, someone must have called you Swede at some time in your life. You know, you can always tell a Swede, but you can't tell us much.

 

I think it's best if a nickname is earned. Monster of a guy at work was told to bring 2 guys back that walked away. This guy runs up, grabs each guy by the collar, lifts them off the ground and brings them back. Since that day, he as been called "Thor". Don't even remember his real name now.

 

I knew a guy in high school named John Kiun that had one testicle. To this day, 40 years later, he is still called "Uni-Ball"...even by his wife.

 

I hired a guy over 15 years ago and when he walked into my trailer,I took one look at him and said "Lightbulb"! His head looks like one of those lightbulbs that has the flatspot around it. He had been known by that nickname ever since then,with every company he's worked for,lol....

 

We had a kid in grade school who was kinda fat. So people started calling him Tubby. Somewhere along the line it got changed to Toby, And he is still called that after 54 years.
I got tagged with Boomer, because there were to many Toms. And I was born in 46, first year of the baby boomers.

 

Nicknames stick like glue. I got mine over 30 yrs ago at the street races by a guy that ended up being a great friend to this day. (and I still hate him for it-). Apparently I did, and prolly still do, resemble a not so good looking personality

 

Interesting post, T-Bone.

 

Whats with realtors and nicknames? They (at least by me) always have them on the lawn signs. Manuel "Manny" Goncalves or some shit. Im not gonna call Manny up to go grab a beer, just wanna check a house out. Wierd.

 

Anyone who is a friend to someone has a nickname I think....

There was "Hunga"..... He earned the nickname in high school after ripping his gym shorts on a cotter key that was holding together a cable and chain on a weight machine and hanging his nuts on the same cotter key - about ripped them out of the sack. The cheerleaders found out and made him a t-shirt which he wore proudly..

There was "Goober"..... a kid who loved peanuts.

There was "Piss Willy".... not sure why ??

There was "Black Bat"..... a cool dude who could run like the wind

My wife calls me "Sparky".... a well earned nickname that's nunya bidness.

 

Well i am one of those people that does not have a nickname. My name is todd and my last name Dzuray and not many can say it and there are not many Todd's around so thats all i am known by. but have tons of friends with nicknames

Muffin is my fav. nickname

 

for a while i was known only by my last name, i had one name that im glad i shed. "stroke it grogan" cause of a sticker i had on the back of my stoked 383 vette. then i moved from the country of nor-cal to LA and all my friends down here call me HBP. im the most country my city friends have ever met so it stands for "hillbilly pat"

had a friend we called "j-rod deez nuts" and cant remember what drunken night it came from

there was "seanold trump" cause he always messed with his hair and thought his car was a hotel

 

Got the nick doc about 30 years ago...long story..but it stuck. Even my kids will call me docc sometimes to thier friends..(double c cause a lot of Doc's on the net)
Although sometimes mispelled with an "i" instead of "o"..

 

"In my opinion, the worst nicknames are the ones people give themselves"

Even worse: using a nickname from a song or movie that was popular yesterday.
Worst: hip-hop.
Now you're frozen in time as that lame, and you have the same nickname as all the other lames. Do you really want to be "Italian Stallion #728"?

BTW: "panic" refers to my psychiatric disorder, and also (by the merest coincidence) was the name of my first pet - a Doberman.

$1.00 for the first correct answer to "in what movie is there a dog named Panic, and what does it do?"

 

I was raised by my grandfather...his nickname is "Blackie" because his father saw him on the day he was born and said he was the darkest one of the bunch.
His brother is 6' 4" and wieghs 290-300 pounds my great-grandfather called him PeeWee.

 

I'l give ya one......Rambler

 

family and friends call me sonny , all the ladies call me holmes for some reason!

 

A friend with a sweet 56 four door got hung with "Doooris." He didn't like that one,so I tagged him "Rest-Wrinkles." That one didn't make it over the fence so the nieces dubbed him "Johnny Stinker." He's lucky he got off that easy.
My locker at my last job had tags on all of them from an older worker.I got "Wild Billy Goat." No whiskers,tin can fetish or cloven hooves? "Shithead" was beside me.so luck of the draw was on my side? "Hubba" got that one...
The old guy said if someone gives you a hard time,that means they like you-if they don't talk to you-get the hell away from them.
Made sense?

 

I got Duke from my drummer naming our band Duke Sedan and the Hi-Tones, so I got stuck being called "Duke Sedan". It was wierd the first time I walked into a bar and got met by "Hey, it's the Duke!" Wich I like but I too wasn't so lucky through my earlier years. In grade school a teacher started calling my "Doopy" because the retard couldn't pronounce my french last name (Desparois). In high school I was a major stoner so some kids started calling me "Dope Dimensions" wich has a nice ring to it but isn't very flattering, also at that same time I was also known as "Bed Head" by some people. When I was living in Nova Scotia my boss called me "Slim Jim" because I'm skinny of course. And actually he had a few knicknames too, they called him "Mad Max" (he was a complete nutjob) or Millionaire Max.

 

Oh yeah, I almost forgot. My drummer's girlfriend has been calling him "Gutterball" for some reason. I don't think I want to know why!

 

A friend of mine earned the name "cush" 30 years ago from working on cushman scooters. Another friend from high school (late 70's) always had one of those haircuts that looked like his mom placed a chille bowl on his head and started cutting. He's still called chillie to this day.

 

We have this one guy here in town that hangs out at the community swimming pool that everyone calls..."Dickhead"...not sure why...

 

Thanks Doug, I just spit my coffee out on my keyboard...

 

I know that guy!

 

Del, I dub thee "Del-ishuss". There. How's that?

That's sales people in general.
When I was looking for a new daily, I was at the Honda dealer (say what you want, they make good commuters) and the salescreep asked what model I was looking for, I told him and he looks at me like "OH MY GAWD" and then says "Jimmy, I've got your car right over here" (wow, what a coincidence, right?) and proceeds to HIGH 5 me, I step back and said, "man, I don't do that". What a spud.