Nicknames and how they got them

Anything!

Nicknames and how they got them

Postby Squawk » Sun Feb 03, 2008 12:32 am

Heard of a boss the other day who's staff call him "Mirrors" because every time they ask him something, he says "I'll look in to it".

Got me thinking though - nicknames are plentiful but what are some of the CLEVER ones you've come across?

I remember Mark Waugh was called "Afghanistan" - as in the forgotten 'War'.

What others (famous or not) have you come across that are crackers? Work, sports teams, wherever!
Steve Bradbury and Michael Milton. Aussie Legends.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRnztSjUB2U
User avatar
Squawk
Assistant Coach
 
 
Posts: 4665
Joined: Tue Jul 04, 2006 3:00 pm
Location: Coopers Stadium
Has liked: 0 time
Been liked: 3 times

Re: Nicknames and how they got them

Postby JAS » Sun Feb 03, 2008 12:56 am

Back in the early 1980's I worked for a Sqn Ldr who was hated by everyone (have never met anyone who liked him). His nickname was Exocet...after the missiles used against us by the Argies...because you could see him coming* but there was f**k all you could do about it.

Also new an aircrew Flt Lt who was called Tess because his surname was Tickle.

Regards
JAS
You can't be a pirate if you don't have a beard. I said so. MY boat, MY rules.

We haven't got a plank. Just ******* jump


Trust no one The truth is everyone is going to let you down you eventually
User avatar
JAS
Coach
 
 
Posts: 12431
Joined: Wed May 23, 2007 8:22 pm
Location: Scotland
Has liked: 0 time
Been liked: 0 time

Re: Nicknames and how they got them

Postby Snaggletooth Tiger » Sun Feb 03, 2008 10:48 am

One of my favorite nicknames was for legendary Aussie fast bowler Dennis Lillee...
FOT
funny story behind it too, something to do with his coach yelling at him during training & the name stuck!
(It's an abbreviation of F'n Old Troll) :lol:
GO THE GROWL!!!


"Shut the gate on this one Maxy... It's the Duck's Guts!"
User avatar
Snaggletooth Tiger
League Bench Warmer
 
 
Posts: 1468
Joined: Thu Aug 24, 2006 10:28 pm
Location: In a world of me own!
Has liked: 0 time
Been liked: 0 time

Re: Nicknames and how they got them

Postby bayman » Sun Feb 03, 2008 10:54 am

Squawk wrote:Heard of a boss the other day who's staff call him "Mirrors" because every time they ask him something, he says "I'll look in to it".

Got me thinking though - nicknames are plentiful but what are some of the CLEVER ones you've come across?

I remember Mark Waugh was called "Afghanistan" - as in the forgotten 'War'.

What others (famous or not) have you come across that are crackers? Work, sports teams, wherever!


you sure it wasn't dean waugh ?
i thought secret groups were a thing of the past, well not on websites anyway
bayman
Coach
 
 
Posts: 13922
Joined: Sun Nov 06, 2005 9:12 pm
Location: home
Has liked: 0 time
Been liked: 0 time
Grassroots Team: Plympton

Re: Nicknames and how they got them

Postby Snaggletooth Tiger » Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:07 am

I know a coupla of Power supporters who call Chad Cornes (& sometimes Kane)
SOC
Being Port types they're not the biggest fans of the Cornes boy's old man so basically it stands for...
(Similar to Carlton's Steve Silvagni 'Son of Serge')
But in the Wharfie's case its 'Son of C*#khead'
GO THE GROWL!!!


"Shut the gate on this one Maxy... It's the Duck's Guts!"
User avatar
Snaggletooth Tiger
League Bench Warmer
 
 
Posts: 1468
Joined: Thu Aug 24, 2006 10:28 pm
Location: In a world of me own!
Has liked: 0 time
Been liked: 0 time

Re: Nicknames and how they got them

Postby Dogwatcher » Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:29 am

bayman wrote:
Squawk wrote:Heard of a boss the other day who's staff call him "Mirrors" because every time they ask him something, he says "I'll look in to it".

Got me thinking though - nicknames are plentiful but what are some of the CLEVER ones you've come across?

I remember Mark Waugh was called "Afghanistan" - as in the forgotten 'War'.

What others (famous or not) have you come across that are crackers? Work, sports teams, wherever!


you sure it wasn't dean waugh ?


Definitely Mark, but could've been Dean too or even more appropriately Danny.....
You're my only friend, and you don't even like me.
Dogwatcher
Coach
 
 
Posts: 29318
Joined: Fri Mar 24, 2006 10:29 am
Location: The Bronx
Has liked: 1425 times
Been liked: 1152 times
Grassroots Team: Elizabeth

Re: Nicknames and how they got them

Postby Dogwatcher » Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:32 am

I've got some interesting ones through cricket:

One cricketer in the Northern Suburbs was called Cumber. in reference to a vegetable and a certain use of it.

In Loxton we named a team-mate Selley's, because his partner's name was Polly...

Also we had a bloke start playing for us with the surname Lynch around the time of Van Nuygen's death, his nickname tastefully became Van.

I've copped a few nicknames in my lifetime - Kurt, Nixon, Gyprock and most recently Mr Vinyl.
You're my only friend, and you don't even like me.
Dogwatcher
Coach
 
 
Posts: 29318
Joined: Fri Mar 24, 2006 10:29 am
Location: The Bronx
Has liked: 1425 times
Been liked: 1152 times
Grassroots Team: Elizabeth

Re: Nicknames and how they got them

Postby bulldogproud » Sun Feb 03, 2008 2:41 pm

Perhaps the best I came across was due to the person's name rather than their nickname. I studied Accountancy with an international student named Hoo Yu Phuc. We nicknamed him 'not fussy'.
Cheers
A Bulldog in winter; a WTDCC Eagle and OICC Wolf in Summer!
bulldogproud
League - Top 5
 
 
Posts: 3113
Joined: Wed Nov 09, 2005 10:02 am
Location: West Beach
Has liked: 489 times
Been liked: 401 times
Grassroots Team: Imperials

Re: Nicknames and how they got them

Postby Squawk » Sun Feb 03, 2008 2:54 pm

bayman wrote:
Squawk wrote:Heard of a boss the other day who's staff call him "Mirrors" because every time they ask him something, he says "I'll look in to it".

Got me thinking though - nicknames are plentiful but what are some of the CLEVER ones you've come across?

I remember Mark Waugh was called "Afghanistan" - as in the forgotten 'War'.

What others (famous or not) have you come across that are crackers? Work, sports teams, wherever!


you sure it wasn't dean waugh ?


Yeah Bayman - it was before Mark was playing for Australia.
Steve Bradbury and Michael Milton. Aussie Legends.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRnztSjUB2U
User avatar
Squawk
Assistant Coach
 
 
Posts: 4665
Joined: Tue Jul 04, 2006 3:00 pm
Location: Coopers Stadium
Has liked: 0 time
Been liked: 3 times

Re: Nicknames and how they got them

Postby locky801 » Sun Feb 03, 2008 2:58 pm

Snaggletooth Tiger wrote:I know a coupla of Power supporters who call Chad Cornes (& sometimes Kane)
SOC
Being Port types they're not the biggest fans of the Cornes boy's old man so basically it stands for...
(Similar to Carlton's Steve Silvagni 'Son of Serge')
But in the Wharfie's case its 'Son of C*#khead'


PURE GOLD
Life is about moments, Create them
User avatar
locky801
Coach
 
Posts: 59067
Joined: Tue Aug 15, 2006 5:11 pm
Location: working all around Australia and loving it
Has liked: 4484 times
Been liked: 1450 times

Re: Nicknames and how they got them

Postby MW » Sun Feb 03, 2008 9:31 pm

We call a guy at work "SNUP" which stands for "Serves no useful purpose"
MW
Coach
 
 
Posts: 13996
Joined: Wed Nov 30, 2005 8:55 pm
Has liked: 2789 times
Been liked: 2057 times

Re: Nicknames and how they got them

Postby Jimmy » Sun Feb 03, 2008 10:46 pm

i have a few...

a guy i played cricket with ages ago had the nickname SOS because his old man was not liked around the club and was a right pain in the ass. SOS stands for Son Of Smear.

a guy at work we call TTK (Tic Tac K******, his last name is the K). We call him this coz he always comes around to our desks and starts talking for ages at a time and interrupts us when we are busy. So we joke we should give him tic-tacs so we can hear him coming.
Carn the blues!!!!!
Jimmy
Coach
 
 
Posts: 6348
Joined: Thu Oct 27, 2005 1:02 pm
Has liked: 125 times
Been liked: 44 times

Re: Nicknames and how they got them

Postby smithy » Sun Feb 03, 2008 10:52 pm

Worked with a lady called Ruth who we called Hot Tin .
smithy
 

Re: Nicknames and how they got them

Postby dinglinga » Mon Feb 04, 2008 10:03 am

julias hodge for the adelaide 36ers his nickname is chicken legs
dinglinga
League - Best 21
 
 
Posts: 1508
Joined: Fri Nov 18, 2005 5:09 pm
Has liked: 0 time
Been liked: 0 time
Grassroots Team: Salisbury

Re: Nicknames and how they got them

Postby Dirko » Mon Feb 04, 2008 10:25 am

Had a few from my old work place..

We had "Bug", a bloke who was in a bad car accident and smashed his head against the windscreen, much like a Bug.
We had "Piranha"..eat anything, then a new bloke started who was the same so he got "Japes" i.e Junior Piranha.
The joy of being on the hill drinking beer cannot be understated
User avatar
Dirko
Coach
 
 
Posts: 11456
Joined: Sat Jul 29, 2006 7:17 pm
Location: Snouts Hill
Has liked: 6 times
Been liked: 2 times
Grassroots Team: SMOSH West Lakes

Re: Nicknames and how they got them

Postby Baron Greenback » Mon Feb 04, 2008 1:01 pm

Dogwatcher wrote:I've got some interesting ones through cricket:

One cricketer in the Northern Suburbs was called Cumber. in reference to a vegetable and a certain use of it.

In Loxton we named a team-mate Selley's, because his partner's name was Polly...

Also we had a bloke start playing for us with the surname Lynch around the time of Van Nuygen's death, his nickname tastefully became Van.

I've copped a few nicknames in my lifetime - Kurt, Nixon, Gyprock and most recently Mr Vinyl.



Love Mr Vinyl. That one's gonna stick DW.
Unfortunately I got Mr Crying Game for reasons I'd rather not divulge... :lol:
Ham and eggs for breakfast, ham and eggs for tea
User avatar
Baron Greenback
Coach
 
 
Posts: 6916
Joined: Tue Feb 13, 2007 11:57 am
Has liked: 39 times
Been liked: 26 times
Grassroots Team: Paringa

Re: Nicknames and how they got them

Postby Dogwatcher » Mon Feb 04, 2008 3:11 pm

Don't forget Mr Motorboat and Mr Incognito!
You're my only friend, and you don't even like me.
Dogwatcher
Coach
 
 
Posts: 29318
Joined: Fri Mar 24, 2006 10:29 am
Location: The Bronx
Has liked: 1425 times
Been liked: 1152 times
Grassroots Team: Elizabeth

Re: Nicknames and how they got them

Postby silicone skyline » Mon Feb 04, 2008 3:15 pm

Bloke who i played footy with was nicknamed Mazda.

Last name was Bates :roll:
Ruthless and Relentless
User avatar
silicone skyline
Coach
 
 
Posts: 6329
Joined: Tue May 22, 2007 12:40 pm
Location: Amsterdam
Has liked: 0 time
Been liked: 0 time

Re: Nicknames and how they got them

Postby Drop Bear » Mon Feb 04, 2008 3:46 pm

Got a mate I play footy with called "Shadow". He was pissed one night in the pub, starting a light scrap and pretty much danced around shadow boxing.
1. M Hayden.
User avatar
Drop Bear
League - Top 5
 
 
Posts: 2833
Joined: Thu Jul 26, 2007 2:12 pm
Location: The Doghouse
Has liked: 0 time
Been liked: 0 time
Grassroots Team: Hope Valley

Re: Nicknames and how they got them

Postby MagicKiwi » Tue Feb 05, 2008 1:38 pm

One of my mates nickname is Bondi because he's far from manly......
Red (and White)
Red (Backs)
All (Blacks)
User avatar
MagicKiwi
League Bench Warmer
 
 
Posts: 1247
Joined: Thu Oct 27, 2005 1:11 pm
Location: Darwin
Has liked: 0 time
Been liked: 2 times
Grassroots Team: Broadview

Next

Board index   General Talk  General Discussion

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest

Around the place

Competitions   SANFL Official Site | Country Footy SA | Southern Football League | VFL Footy
Club Forums   Snouts Louts | The Roost | Redlegs Forum |