Nick names

[Allan at Wallan]

My wife calls me "calculator"
... because she knows she can count on me.

I call her "hinges"
... because she is something to adore.

There must be many more to add to this.:2tsup:

Allan

[Calm]

My wife calls me ..................

Allan

my ex calls me #$@%^&*( *&^%$#@ &^%$ @#$%

have no idea what it means really:D:D

[AlexS]

I used to work with a bloke called Draino......
clean around the bend.

[tea lady]

I'm always calling my son From-the-Back-Door, cos he's always outside.:D

[wheelinround]

An old freind is often called splinter*&^^% his surname is Woodcock

[BobL]

There's a guy at work we call "286", because he is a little slow some days!
He thinks it's funny too.

[tea lady]

There's a guy at work we call "286", because he is a little slow some days!
He thinks it's funny too.:C (What's a 286? )

[Big Shed]

:C (What's a 286? )

Intel 286 processor, used in IBM AT computers, ie slooooow!!

[wheelinround]

Jungle..........Green and dense

[artme]

2 bucks = because he's always botting that amount from someone.

[munruben]

My daughters nickname is 15 watter. (meanin a 15 watt light globe) She is a bit dim sometimes.:)

[tea lady]

Intel 286 processor, used in IBM AT computers, ie slooooow!!:D My aunt still uses her atari.:rolleyes:

[wheelinround]

My daughters nickname is 15 watter. (meanin a 15 watt light globe) She is a bit dim sometimes.:)

Coming from a bright spark like you John I find that hard to believe.:U

[fenderbelly]

worked with a guy whos nick was Bobby Bungalow === nothing upstairs

[Black Ned]

I call slow witted people --- Jethro!

As in Jethro Tull - "Thick as a Brick"

[Woodwould]

While living in the UK, my Aussie-born wife was known as Connie (Convict).
A friend's sister was known as Kleenex ("Thicker than most").
I employed a young apprentice once whose prowess with the ladies earned him the name Archimedes.
An aquaintance by the name of Sidebottom was known as Angle ####.
Another aquaintance was known as Osram (the light was on but nobody was home).
A farming aquaintance was known as Goat. You work it out.
A school mate by the name of Livingstone was known as Dead Rock.

[Rodgera]

I had a school buddy that they called "Oppie" (aka opium)
Cos he was a slow working dope

[SNAFU]

We used to call one of my supervisors "Teflon", cos nothing ever stuck to him.

[Rodgera]

I call my labourer, at work, "the London Fog " - he never lifts

[HazzaB]

My mate calls his missus 'Hesh' cause she's as rough as Hesian undies,

My wife's kids used to call her 'Cadbury's' cause 'a glass and a half' and she was gone.

I used to work with a bloke we called 'Brains' not because he had any

HazzaB

[Bob38S]

Bloke called "tin cup" cause he was always pannikin.

"Opium" the slow working dope

"2 dads" because of a 2 part surname

"Dynamite" not enough brains to blow his nose

[rosewood]

Got a bloke here at work we call EMU.
Ask him a question and he just looks at you funny and goes -- Huh?

[The Bleeder]

Work with a guy we call 74.

Apparently some phsycologist worked out it took an IQ of > 75 to tie your shoe laces.

This guy boasted he only has slip-ons or velco straps. (BTW he's thick as S#*T)

[wheelinround]

Fellow at one depot was called Ankles it was the only part you saw hanging out the bosses #### any lower and they called him snake

Wrong Way Reynolds (from Giligan's Island ) name says it all

Mule 2 reasons stubbourn as the first

Moses so old he looked like him.

Me I had Hoppie (a few reasons)

[AlexS]

Oblong...surname Cassidy. (Say it quickly)

[sundowner]

surname down
me sun
wife,ida
wally at work www. wally wont work
light fingered,hydrolic ,lifts anything

[Grumpy John]

I worked at a place where the Sales Manager was known as Gunna. Gunna do this, gunna do that.
Another place I worked one of the apprentices was called Hemorrhoids, because when he swept up he just left the "piles" of dirt next to the bin.

[seriola]

worked with a fella who stressed a tad, nicknamed tow truck, headed for a break down

[Grumpy John]

Oops, I forgot about one of the leading hands when I worked at GM. We called him back-axle, because he followed the Foreman around everywhere.

[Ian Smith]

Used to work with a bloke whose last name was Smallwood - everyone called him "Chips"

My Dad was in the army with a bloke whose last name was Raines - they called him "Sprinkler"

The one I really like though was a bloke who was a supervising technician in an exchange back in the early 70's. To his face he was called Stew (Stewart was his first name I guess) but at every other time he was called Mister Pid.


Must be a sign of the times but there seems to be a dearth of creative nicknames these days

Ian

[Bob38S]

You got me thinking back to the old days.

Seagull or just plain Gull - the bloke who eats everything, even off other plates.

Chopper, Helo, Copter - the bloke who always hovers around.

ET - spaced out bloke - lights on but nobody home

Magnet - the bloke who has everyone's gear or sticky fingers.

Target - the bloke who always ends up in strife.

Cyclone , Typhoon or just plain Ty - the bloke, usually an expert = drip under pressure] who comes from nowhere, rushes in , screws everything up and disappears as quickly as he came.

Lightning - can't hit twice in the same place.

Astray or just Tray - the bloke with the dirty mouth especially around ladies.

Pistol, Smith & Wesson if there happen to be 2, Colt - the bloke[s] who constantly shoot off their mouth.

Trowel - the peacemaker - smooths everything over.

Mirror - the bloke [boss] who constantly says he'll look into it - but usually does nothing.

Bundy - the rum bloke - a real good bloke.

Webster or Oxford - the bloke who claims to know everything.

[they are all listed as He's but I seem to be seeing more She's these days] :B

[funkychicken]

I worked with a Silvy short for Silverback cause he looked like one

[Ruddy]

Used to have member at the Golf Club who was a real pain.......always whinging..
we called him "Thrush"


He really was irritable......

Ruddy

[BEKKY]

Have a friend in our club called pothole.....He,s always in the road.

Had a colleague with the sirname of Fairwether,,,,,,, Called her sunshine.