Nicknames

[darren]

Re: Nicknames

i like that one have u a pic to show me of it.

i was called dozer cause apparently i slept a lot in class.

I was called Herman in honour of Fred Gwynne's character Herman Munster because of my squarish head

[battyrat]

Re: Nicknames

I can recall mostly unpleasant nicknames at secondary. Don't think anybody I knew had a normal or nice nickname at all except for Big John. Perhaps the group of kids I knocked around with were rougher then the usual crowd, hence why I always in trouble both in and out of school.

[darren]

Re: Nicknames

Well one of my teachers history teacher was called sniffer tipping.

i can recall mostly unpleasant nicknames at secondary. Don't think anybody i knew had a normal or nice nickname at all except for big john. Perhaps the group of kids i knocked around with were rougher then the usual crowd, hence why i always in trouble both in and out of school.

[Mulletino]

Re: Nicknames

I remember some from school:

One kid called Brian had a lazy eye, he was called sometimes called Briclops.
There was a Bovril Ears.
One of the teachers was called "Porn King Dave" because allegedly he's look at porn inside a text book and leer at the girls.
Some were just extensions of their surname, like Greenie etc.

There were more when I was an Engineering Apprentice in the 80s:

Sniffer was another apprentice, due to the amount of bullsh!t he spoke.
There was Mmmmartin, who had a stammer.
Lanky Leon, who's real name was Nick, but he was lanky.
FB, short for french Bread, because on our first day of training College he had a massive French Bread stick for lunch.
Apple Pie, because he had a giant spot on his forehead on the first day at training college.
Skateboard, because he looked like a skateboarder.

Then when I qualified and moved to anotherr company, the apprentices there got nicknames given to them.

Toddler, because he was like a 6ft toddler.
Fish, because he was so gullible.
One guy had a few different ones, all based off the Greg Mitchell Character from Reeves and Mortimer, due to the fact he's always end up getting stuff wrong and going "oh no!". His were, Tricky, Swine, Mitchell, and combinations of such.
There was a guy there who's nickname was "Biscuit Barrel" said in a Harry Enfield "only Me" type voice, as he resembled him and liked wood turning, one day bringing in a biscuit barrel.
Wacko Jacko, he was a bit odd and still lived with his mum in his late thirties.
Guru, apparently due to luck with the ladies at the time.

Most of my mates, old and new have nicknames, some we don't even know why. I guess they're a relic of the past, something which will likely fade away now that kids are taught differently.

[victorbrunswick]

Re: Nicknames

Dr Strangelove -- a more recent nickname for one of my neighbours because of his resemblance to the film's title character.