I worked for a company at which people were frequently called by their initials or nicknames (notably, Wormy and Bebop). I was once interviewing a guy who went by M.O. and asked him his real name. He told me he was happy to adopt the initial thing, because his name was Maywood Outlaw.
Well some friends of Buffy played a funny joke and they took her stuff and now she wants us to help get it back from her friends who sleep all day and have no tans.
Xander ,'Lessons'
Spike's Bitches 37: You take the killing for granted.
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Ginger - Sep 07, 2007 10:10:59 am PDT #4620 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
beekaytee - Sep 07, 2007 10:16:36 am PDT #4621 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant
As for nicknames. Growing up in the 70s, "Hey Bonny, where's Clyde?" nearly drove me to distraction. Let us speak not of "My Bonny Lies Over the Ocean" and all its deviant variations. Nor of Bonbon (present company excepted, of course), Boney, Boner, and my personal favorite, Buggy. Yesh.
I very seldom ever get the 'heh, heh, you know what BJ stands for dontcha?' leer (which is why, I'm convinced, there are so many more male BJs than female) and when a do, a brisk walk away works every time.
But tragically, as much as I want to think, my unusual name makes it memorable, i still get clients who make checks out to BJ Collins, BJ Thomas and a bunch of not-my-names. Fortunately, my bank is flexible.
beekaytee - Sep 07, 2007 10:18:09 am PDT #4622 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant
Maywood Outlaw
::but, but, splutter, but::
That's an AWEsome name!
Daisy Jane - Sep 07, 2007 10:19:00 am PDT #4623 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
My favorite nick is my HS friend, Mike's. It's P.C. for "Pin cushion" 'cause the boy is pierced, uhm...everywhere.
beekaytee - Sep 07, 2007 10:24:07 am PDT #4624 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant
My favorite HS nickname was Martin Cubed. His name really, truly was Martin Martin Martin.
askye - Sep 07, 2007 10:25:43 am PDT #4625 of 10001
Thrive to spite them
I knew a guy called Trip because of his triple initials. And another called Trey because he was the third.
Polter-Cow - Sep 07, 2007 10:27:49 am PDT #4626 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
His name really, truly was Martin Martin Martin.
Did he ever read Catch-22 ?
I knew a guy called Trip because of his triple initials. And another called Trey because he was the third.
Heh, there was a character on Dead Like Me who was called Trip because he was the third.
Kathy A - Sep 07, 2007 10:29:44 am PDT #4627 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I've known several men named Robert Roberts.
megan walker - Sep 07, 2007 10:30:05 am PDT #4628 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Trip is a common preppy nickname for IIIs.
megan walker - Sep 07, 2007 10:30:40 am PDT #4629 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I've known several men named Robert Roberts.
What is the logic behind this?