Grumpy John
29th September 2012, 07:51 PM
Some nicknames that have been given to Glasgow
characters by their friends and workmates:
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Two Soups - his real name is Campbell Baxter.
Norrie Two Bunnets - the Glasgow taxi-driver who wears a wig under his cloth cap.
The Colostomy - the girlfriend of a married man (i.e. the wee bag on the side).
The Boomerang Kid - whenever anyone at work asks a question, he always replies: 'I'll get back to you on that. '
The Parachute - lets everyone down at the last minute.
Rembrandt - loves saying to colleagues: 'Let me put you in the picture...'
Bo Derek - a chap called Derek with terrible body odour.
The Genie - magically appears whenever anyone opens a bottle.
Dulux - his pals reckon he's only got one coat.
Soapy - washes his hands of any problems that crop up..
Captain Hook - continually late for work, it's believed he must be scared of the alarm clock
The Yeti - always off sick, there have been many unconfirmed sightings of this guy, but nobody can prove he actually exists.
The Gas Man - he's serviced loads of old boilers.
The Hostage - when anyone asks for help he always replies: 'Sorry, my hands are tied.
The Chernobyl Jannie - during the mid-Eighties this guy had a really bad complexion.
The Woodpecker - he's always tapping.
The Olympic Flame - He never goes oot
characters by their friends and workmates:
**************
Two Soups - his real name is Campbell Baxter.
Norrie Two Bunnets - the Glasgow taxi-driver who wears a wig under his cloth cap.
The Colostomy - the girlfriend of a married man (i.e. the wee bag on the side).
The Boomerang Kid - whenever anyone at work asks a question, he always replies: 'I'll get back to you on that. '
The Parachute - lets everyone down at the last minute.
Rembrandt - loves saying to colleagues: 'Let me put you in the picture...'
Bo Derek - a chap called Derek with terrible body odour.
The Genie - magically appears whenever anyone opens a bottle.
Dulux - his pals reckon he's only got one coat.
Soapy - washes his hands of any problems that crop up..
Captain Hook - continually late for work, it's believed he must be scared of the alarm clock
The Yeti - always off sick, there have been many unconfirmed sightings of this guy, but nobody can prove he actually exists.
The Gas Man - he's serviced loads of old boilers.
The Hostage - when anyone asks for help he always replies: 'Sorry, my hands are tied.
The Chernobyl Jannie - during the mid-Eighties this guy had a really bad complexion.
The Woodpecker - he's always tapping.
The Olympic Flame - He never goes oot