Origin of nicknames.

[Wully]

Went to amateur boxing when I was young. Cocky as hell I got picked to spar wae a wee guy they called Domestos about four foot nothing and built like a sparrow anyway he had me on my back within 10 seconds then again as soon as I got up. I was set up a peach Domestos was a champion boxer. His name Domestos kills all known germs. Lesson learned always respect the wee guy.

 

[hayhiker]

Fans of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy might appreciate this, called a friend John the Vogon because the only way to get a drink out of a Vogon is to stick your fingers down his throat

 

[caledonia]

I worked with a guy called Slasher. Not because he carried a knife but because he had a habit of p1ssing himself when he was drunk.

 

[Matt466]

How about the guy known as drill bit…??

He was a small boring tool.

 

[st3v3]

Had an apprentice called 40 Watt.

Not very bright, obviously...

 

[chrishunter]

worked with a mate nicknamed thrushy ,,because he was an irritating person.

 

[r4dent]

Fans of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy might appreciate this, called a friend John the Vogon because the only way to get a drink out of a Vogon is to stick your fingers down his throat

No surprise that I knew that already !

Did he write poetry ?

 

[alcam]

I worked with a guy called Slasher. Not because he carried a knife but because he had a habit of p1ssing himself when he was drunk.

Mate had a girlfriend who often lost control of her bladder when having sex .
Her name was Tricia , you can guess the rest

 

[trevskoda]

Mate had a girlfriend who often lost control of her bladder when having sex .
Her name was Tricia , you can guess the rest

Oh golly gush, opps gosh.

 

[Wooie1958]

When i was serving my time in the foundry back in the early 70`s the guy that worked the large resin machine was a big West Indian built like a brick shithouse.

Everyone called him Sammy Sambo.

I asked him one day if he minded being called Sammy Sambo and he answered ....................................................

You whities cannot pronounce my proper name correctly so Sammy Sambo is fine by me.

It was a different world then.

 

[Pauljenny]

The keyboard player in my first band..(1964), was known as Cassius Clay..
He thought it was because of his physique..
Actually It was because he sounded like he was playing in boxing gloves..
Golden memories.!

 

[GeoffL]

A couple more; this time from the 1970s Plymouth folk music scene:

• "Jungles": who thought he was being compared to Tarzan, but it really meant, "green, wet and dense".
• "Harpic": who thought that came from her obsession with cleanliness, but it was really because she drove us clean around the bend.

 

[Robmac]

Apparently the royal family used to refer to Captain Mark Phillips as 'Fog' because he was thick and wet.

 

[trevskoda]

I wish folk would stop referring to me as the count, just of for some batteries for my hearing aid.

 

[chrishunter]

I worked with a fitter ,his nickname was ARNIE ,because every time he did a job he never finished it and said "i will be back".it was left to somebody else to finish the job..

 

[Tim120]

Then there was Bungalow Bill....
You guessed it....
Nothing upstairs...

 

[Whiskey46]

What a great selection . I,ve been in stitches !!!!

 

[Robmac]

I've got a mate we call Hilda because he's always coming out with 'Ogdenisms'.

A couple of his best - when the film 'Hotel Rwanda' was showing and he asked "Anyone seen that hotel Veranda yet?"

Also once in a Chinese restaurant and he said to the waiter "I think I'll try some of that automatic duck".

 

[REC]

A guy at college had a bike accident and lost a testicle due to hitting the petrol tank, he was then called Winston.

My friend had a dog who had a similar problem...they called him Womble.

 

[RV2MAX]

Workmate with wire rim specs , "Bicycle face" ,
Another who had a gambling prob , sometimes would loose his paypacket before leaving work . "Maverick"
Irish friend name Gerry known as "Attrick"