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Best nicknames you've ever heard

North Lower Neil
North Lower Neil Posts: 23,096
edited January 2017 in Not Sports Related
I've known a bloke called Stevie for about 7 years as he goes to the same local pub as me, and only tonight did I find out it's not his real name.

He apparently used to sell blinds, so was a blind man - Stevie Wonder, Stevie.

Got me thinking about nicknames and I was wondering the best nicknames (and reasons behind them) you've heard?

The one I can think of off the top of my head is a guy who used to play for a Sunday league team I was on whose surname was McPhee - he kept trying to get everyone to call him Shooie despite us telling him he couldn't choose his own nickname. Cue the next guy on the team being given the nickname Shooie.

Sure you'll all have better ones!
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  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,690
    "One Size" Fitz Hall
  • cafcdave123
    cafcdave123 Posts: 11,491
    Used to work with a guy called Moley as he looked like Adrian Mole ,
  • i_b_b_o_r_g
    i_b_b_o_r_g Posts: 18,948
    My cousins got a mate called Beer mat
  • cafcdave123
    cafcdave123 Posts: 11,491
    Also worked with a guy called milky because his surname is Way
  • RedPanda
    RedPanda Posts: 5,017
    There's a bike racer, Glenn Irwin who's known in certain circles as "The Human Swear Jar."
  • johnnyhumphrey
    johnnyhumphrey Posts: 449
    A friend told me of a work mate called Cess,surname Pitt.
    England cricketer John Crawley was called Creepy.
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 29,044
    There used to be a lad at work who had a Mohican haircut, he was known as last of.
  • Half Nelson
    Half Nelson Posts: 408
    Paul ( human ) Romaines, English cricketer.
  • No.1 in South London
    No.1 in South London Posts: 3,977
    Dave
  • cafcdave123
    cafcdave123 Posts: 11,491
    Also worked with a guy called Ruby (surname Murry)

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  • Beardface
    Beardface Posts: 1,136
    I got called dicknose once.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,096
    No.1 in South London said:

    Dave

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  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,473
    Used to play rugby with Richard (Dick) Pett .. nickname Crum
  • happyvalley
    happyvalley Posts: 8,996
    The late Kent & England cricketer Graham Dilley was nicknamed Picca.
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 17,394
    Work with a lad from Middlesbrough. Call him Powerhouse because it was about the time when Osborne rambled on about 'the northern powerhouse'.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,716
    Chap called Fernando was known as 'Abba'
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,716
    The former Kent batsman Neil Taylor was known as 'Crime' as in crime doesn't pay apparently.

    Something to with the drinks he allegedly didn't buy!
  • smiffyboy
    smiffyboy Posts: 4,314
    Worked with a fella who's surname was Sandal, he was known as Flip Flop.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,096
    Just remembered another one from Sunday league - we had two Nigerian students called Obi on the team, so they were 'Obi 1' and 'Obi Twice'.
  • creepyaddick
    creepyaddick Posts: 6,152
    One of me dads old workmates Terry Bell was known as dinger

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  • foresthillred
    foresthillred Posts: 1,437
    My Sunday side in the late eighties had a Northern Irish fella nicknamed Semtex. It later transpired he had been very aptly named!
  • 25May98
    25May98 Posts: 712
    I was told that Gladstone Small was sometimes called Pearl. If you google Glsdstone Small you will find he was a cricketer and he had no neck. Hence, he was neckless.
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,443
    Used to work with a fella nicknamed Egg on Legs.
  • addickfanatic
    addickfanatic Posts: 1,113
    Harbajhan Singh the Indian spinner is known as the "Turbanator"
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,629
    edited January 2017
    One of the old fitters I worked with, Lou ,was carrying out a job on a jacket water system at the top of a large office tower.
    After he'd finished the job he started to refill the system but left the hose running while he went off to do another job. During that time he completely forgot about the tank he was refilling until 3 hours later!

    On his return the offices ,stairwell and lift shaft were awash!

    They still call him 'Waterloo' to this day.
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,560
    Jane "bury me in a Y shaped coffin" Herrington.
  • newyorkaddick
    newyorkaddick Posts: 3,057
    edited January 2017
    Carlton Cole = Can't Control
    Bernt Haas = Vindaloo
    Cesar Azpilicueta = Dave
    Luther Blissett = Luther Miss-It
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,945
    our Sunday team centre forward years ago used to be called 'jigsaw' cause he fell to pieces in the box

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