Nicknames that bite you in the ass

monster · 12-10-2010, 10:15 AM

I often use abbreviations/nicknames for people when making interim notes for the fundraiser I do. Sometimes I slip up and write them in the presence of the people I use the abbreviations for. So far I've been lucky, and Roger Rat didn't seem to mind so much about his -after all it's just a truncation. But I wonder how much of a nasty suprise Buttsecks will be for the lucky owner of that nom de plume (Buczek)? Especially as she's a grandma

There is a buttsecks order due at the school today.

Shawnee123 · 12-10-2010, 10:50 AM

I'm kind of sure Hamster Head heard me once (well, she had a lump of bangs left over from the eighties sitting in the middle of her noggin/forehead and it looked like a stupid hamster sitting there.)

Red-headed Pecker surely heard us call him that.

The Supply Nazi at my old job probably knew I called her that: my stupid boss at the time forwarded an email to her where I stopped short of calling her The Supply Nazi.

footfootfoot · 12-10-2010, 12:48 PM

I had an American housemate who wrote in Chinese characters and Japanese Kanji when she wanted to write private memos to herself. I never found out what they were, didn't really ask.

At a bike shop I once worked at we often had to repair flying pieces of crap that should have been junked but the folks who owned them couldn't afford to buy a new bike. Usually they were sensitive and emotional about their bikes for a variety of reasons. When one of those kevorkian bikes would come in, the mechanic doing triage would write on the repair slip MSR (make shit run) Once, a sharp eyed customer noted that the mechanic wrote MSR and not "tune up" as she had requested. I was a few feet away watching his face freeze and go sort of white while his cpu clocked 100%.

"Umm, it's a note... to let the mechanic... who... works on the bike... to Make Sure it Runs."
She seemed satisfied if a little suspicious.

I've blotted out the really embarrassing ones.

Scriveyn · 12-10-2010, 01:21 PM

Nothing offensive, but it was fun: Our IT manager, let's call him Ted Smith, was referred to as "Felix" by all employees. A use that leaked out to business partners. So, inevitably, at some point business post started arriving addressed to Felix Smith. Which made him wonder

jimhelm · 12-10-2010, 01:36 PM

Duke once overheard me refer to him as Dr Evil. He was offended.

zippyt · 12-10-2010, 02:13 PM

my last name is Cockerham , need I say More ??

Happy Monkey · 12-10-2010, 03:53 PM

Ham please.

bluecuracao · 12-10-2010, 05:30 PM

I'd recently let some of my fellow condo residents know that I refer to the downstairs restaurant owner as Jabba the Chef. They laughed without me having to explain, because he is exactly like Jabba the Hutt from Star Wars. Almost everyone in our building despises him, and he despises us right back of course.

It's probably only a matter of time now before he finds out what his nickname is, and tries to inflict shady intimidation tactics on me in typical Hutt crime lord fashion.

zippyt · 12-10-2010, 05:35 PM

Ham please.

See its Too easy

Shawnee123 · 12-11-2010, 01:00 PM

Last night I stopped at my club, and my friend Kevin yells to me "Hey, the Bickersons just left."

The Bickersons is a nickname I gave to my dear friends, a married couple (it's no secret they argue a LOT, they know it, I know it, everyone knows it.) It's one of those funny yet "fond" nicknames that I hadn't really planned to take on a life of its own.

I was like "Geez, Kevin, HUSH."

HungLikeJesus · 12-11-2010, 01:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zippyt

my last name is Cockerham , need I say More ??

Be careful not to get your Cockerham caught in your Zippyt.

Sundae · 12-11-2010, 02:59 PM

I've not (yet) been caught out with a mean nickname.
But I have often instigated new names for people I work with.

For example I once worked with a lady called Leisha.
She had a cloud of frizzy red hair.
Many year before, there was a programme on TV about a redhead called Marmalade Atkins, so I secretly called her Marmaleisha. Which worked really well. And it progressed into The Lady Marmaleisha (as per Lady Marmalade).

It suited her so well that eventually too many people knew, and she became aware of it. She didn't like it an awful lot, but I don't recall it was ever traced to me. And it suited her anyway.

Shawnee123 · 12-11-2010, 03:35 PM

(Sung to the tune of Mona Lisa by Nat King Cole)

Marmaleisha, Marmaleisha
Sundae named you...

Sundae · 12-11-2010, 04:01 PM

I likey

Carruthers · 12-11-2010, 05:08 PM

A neighbour works in the pharmaceutical industry and soon acquired the nickname 'Denzil'. I named him after the character from the Fast Show, Professor Denzil Dexter of the University of Southern California. The good Professor's experiments were always pointless but usually 'chemically assisted'. I have, on more than one occasion, nearly called the neighbour Denzil. It's only a matter of time...

The son had 'little sod' written all over him and soon acquired the soubriquet 'Damian' for reasons that will need no explanation.
He also appears to have developed an interest in 'pharmaceuticals' and has a suitably eclectic social circle.

Professor Dexter...

12-10-2010, 10:15 AM	#1
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Nicknames that bite you in the ass I often use abbreviations/nicknames for people when making interim notes for the fundraiser I do. Sometimes I slip up and write them in the presence of the people I use the abbreviations for. So far I've been lucky, and Roger Rat didn't seem to mind so much about his -after all it's just a truncation. But I wonder how much of a nasty suprise Buttsecks will be for the lucky owner of that nom de plume (Buczek)? Especially as she's a grandma There is a buttsecks order due at the school today. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-10-2010, 10:50 AM	#2
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I'm kind of sure Hamster Head heard me once (well, she had a lump of bangs left over from the eighties sitting in the middle of her noggin/forehead and it looked like a stupid hamster sitting there.) Red-headed Pecker surely heard us call him that. The Supply Nazi at my old job probably knew I called her that: my stupid boss at the time forwarded an email to her where I stopped short of calling her The Supply Nazi. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

12-10-2010, 12:48 PM	#3
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	I had an American housemate who wrote in Chinese characters and Japanese Kanji when she wanted to write private memos to herself. I never found out what they were, didn't really ask. At a bike shop I once worked at we often had to repair flying pieces of crap that should have been junked but the folks who owned them couldn't afford to buy a new bike. Usually they were sensitive and emotional about their bikes for a variety of reasons. When one of those kevorkian bikes would come in, the mechanic doing triage would write on the repair slip MSR (make shit run) Once, a sharp eyed customer noted that the mechanic wrote MSR and not "tune up" as she had requested. I was a few feet away watching his face freeze and go sort of white while his cpu clocked 100%. "Umm, it's a note... to let the mechanic... who... works on the bike... to Make Sure it Runs." She seemed satisfied if a little suspicious. I've blotted out the really embarrassing ones. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

12-10-2010, 01:36 PM	#5
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	Duke once overheard me refer to him as Dr Evil. He was offended. __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

12-10-2010, 02:13 PM	#6
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	my last name is Cockerham , need I say More ?? __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

12-10-2010, 01:21 PM	#4
Scriveyn amnesic-confabulatory opsimath Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Between my ears Posts: 739	Nothing offensive, but it was fun: Our IT manager, let's call him Ted Smith, was referred to as "Felix" by all employees. A use that leaked out to business partners. So, inevitably, at some point business post started arriving addressed to Felix Smith. Which made him wonder

12-10-2010, 03:53 PM	#7
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Ham please. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

12-10-2010, 05:30 PM	#8
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	I'd recently let some of my fellow condo residents know that I refer to the downstairs restaurant owner as Jabba the Chef. They laughed without me having to explain, because he is exactly like Jabba the Hutt from Star Wars. Almost everyone in our building despises him, and he despises us right back of course. It's probably only a matter of time now before he finds out what his nickname is, and tries to inflict shady intimidation tactics on me in typical Hutt crime lord fashion.

12-10-2010, 05:35 PM	#9
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Ham please. See its Too easy __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

12-11-2010, 01:00 PM	#10
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Last night I stopped at my club, and my friend Kevin yells to me "Hey, the Bickersons just left." The Bickersons is a nickname I gave to my dear friends, a married couple (it's no secret they argue a LOT, they know it, I know it, everyone knows it.) It's one of those funny yet "fond" nicknames that I hadn't really planned to take on a life of its own. I was like "Geez, Kevin, HUSH." __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

12-11-2010, 02:59 PM	#12
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I've not (yet) been caught out with a mean nickname. But I have often instigated new names for people I work with. For example I once worked with a lady called Leisha. She had a cloud of frizzy red hair. Many year before, there was a programme on TV about a redhead called Marmalade Atkins, so I secretly called her Marmaleisha. Which worked really well. And it progressed into The Lady Marmaleisha (as per Lady Marmalade). It suited her so well that eventually too many people knew, and she became aware of it. She didn't like it an awful lot, but I don't recall it was ever traced to me. And it suited her anyway. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

12-11-2010, 03:35 PM	#13
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	(Sung to the tune of Mona Lisa by Nat King Cole) Marmaleisha, Marmaleisha Sundae named you... __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

12-11-2010, 04:01 PM	#14
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I likey __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

12-11-2010, 05:08 PM	#15
Carruthers Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Buckinghamshire UK Posts: 4,059	A neighbour works in the pharmaceutical industry and soon acquired the nickname 'Denzil'. I named him after the character from the Fast Show, Professor Denzil Dexter of the University of Southern California. The good Professor's experiments were always pointless but usually 'chemically assisted'. I have, on more than one occasion, nearly called the neighbour Denzil. It's only a matter of time... The son had 'little sod' written all over him and soon acquired the soubriquet 'Damian' for reasons that will need no explanation. He also appears to have developed an interest in 'pharmaceuticals' and has a suitably eclectic social circle. Professor Dexter... Attached Images Last edited by Carruthers; 12-11-2010 at 05:37 PM. Reason: A sin of omission.

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