View Full Version : Nick names where do they come from....
ashleyb4
22-07-2007, 10:02 PM
I was thinking the other day and i was wondering where people's nick names come from for example why is paul rotherum called frooteh and why is lee martin called pidge and why is richard taylor called tricky????
Most of the nick names make sence like bradders, doddy and yardy but some dont. can anyone exsplain.
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bigred5765
22-07-2007, 10:08 PM
tricky's is or was tricky dicky as in richard i think
froot is oople froot as in ople fruits i think
pidge no idea
mine bigred hmm wonder why lol
TRF_Tastic
22-07-2007, 10:12 PM
There's a guy that I used to work with called 10 guage (as in Standard wire guage) he has no idea that its because he's thicka dn hard to work with just like the wire!!!
Another guy that I used to work with was call Stu for years, even though his name was Dave, he never worked out that it was short for Stupid!!
Then there's dink, cause thats the sound he would make when he was hit with a shovel!!!
I've worked with some classics in the past!!!
Gaz_Stanton
22-07-2007, 10:26 PM
What's your nickname then Ash?
ashleyb4
22-07-2007, 10:53 PM
To tell you the truth garath i havent got much better to do. My daily ruitine consists of waking up at what ever time is conveniant or am woken up by falling out of bed usually about 12.30. I then go and switch my pc on and talk shit on forums such as oople for a few hours until 2.30 when i shower and go and collect my papers i then return home talk some more shit on oople until abouts 5 when i go domy papers. At 6 oclock you all get a rest from me as i watch the simpsons then for the rest of the night i sit on oople and talk even more shit and try and make convistion with people on msn. But sometimes i do do usefull things around house such as hang my mums washing out and attemp to cut the lawn breaking the lawn mower in the process. I also rebuild my cars lots. Ive rebuilt my xx4 4 times since ive fninshed school. Also most days i try to be up at 11.55 to watch my favriot day time tv program cagney and lacey. legendary. I also watch columbo to.
Tommorow im setting out to find myself a job. Wilko!!!! I may apply for M n S food. These arent just normal employes these are marks and spensers high quality employes.
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Whats your nick name garath???
bigred5765
22-07-2007, 11:05 PM
nice one gaz
yeh ash whats do we nick you then
Mine is far to long and boring to bother explaining, so just enjoy that is is DCM and be happy with it......
wonder what Doughty's nickname stands for.... roflol
rcracer
22-07-2007, 11:26 PM
These arent just normal employes these are marks and spensers high quality employes.
Not high quality employees if you spell Marks and Spencers like you did Ash..:D ... Marks & Sparks is its nickname btw :wtf:
xx4-nutter
23-07-2007, 06:32 AM
* giggles * :D
Chrislong
23-07-2007, 07:20 AM
Tricky, thats a simple one is it not? Rick Taylor = Rick T = move the T becomes Trick = Tricky
ashleyb4
23-07-2007, 07:56 AM
Oh
But still confused where pidge comes from.
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Mrs oOple
23-07-2007, 08:01 AM
Lee explained the story:
Him and Si Moss were taking the mickey out of each other, he called Mossy a rat-boy, Mossy called Lee a Pidgeon (as in 'flying rat'), and the name kinda stuck.
However Lee thought that story was boring, so his inital explanation was that Pidge came from an African Jesus family.
ashleyb4
23-07-2007, 08:11 AM
:D
Thats ace
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Chrislong
23-07-2007, 08:40 AM
I think they were argueing about which had the most disease, Pidgeon vs Rat
Chris Doughty
23-07-2007, 09:23 AM
didn't all the Mid-west boys have an animal alter ego? a bit like power rangers?
Yardeeee
23-07-2007, 10:24 AM
Ha ha... well, some of the mid west did all have animal names for a bit yeah.. nobody elses really stuck but Pidge just seemed to, he did a season of mid west regionals so we will just on this occasion tar him with the same brush as us lot. You are all correct though... Pidge derived from an argument between Moss and Lee over which animal carried more disease, rats or pidgeons. Each gave themselves the name and then Pidge just stuck with Lee... seems appropriate, he's really flying this season! No comment about whether Rat is appropriate for Mossy... :D.
My surname works as a nick name, you don't even have to take the trouble to put a Y on the end like you do with Doddy or Craggy... some folk call me Yardstic though, this was just something I was called one day, I think the dictionary definition of a Yard stick is a measurement of a goal you want to achieve, like a target or example of where you wanna be... ;) :cool: :wtf: happy days.
Later,
Yardy/Yardstic/Yardo/that TTech guy ;)
bigred5765
23-07-2007, 10:33 AM
chrish long had one but im not saying he is a friend of ours
I used to work with a lad called pondy, supposedly when he was an apprentice they were all looking at the company heirachy flow chart thingy and at the end he asked where he fits in, one of the older fellas replied your the pondlife at the bottom and it stuck, poor fella:D
Mine was furby/furbs:D
Because supposedly i used to say random things when everyone else was in silence during a break time:o
bigred5765
23-07-2007, 11:00 AM
one lad i worked with his last name was marsh so we nick named him swompy.
millzy
23-07-2007, 12:15 PM
Ha ha... well, some of the mid west did all have animal names for a bit yeah.. nobody elses really stuck but Pidge just seemed to, he did a season of mid west regionals so we will just on this occasion tar him with the same brush as us lot. You are all correct though... Pidge derived from an argument between Moss and Lee over which animal carried more disease, rats or pidgeons. Each gave themselves the name and then Pidge just stuck with Lee... seems appropriate, he's really flying this season! No comment about whether Rat is appropriate for Mossy... :D.
My surname works as a nick name, you don't even have to take the trouble to put a Y on the end like you do with Doddy or Craggy... some folk call me Yardstic though, this was just something I was called one day, I think the dictionary definition of a Yard stick is a measurement of a goal you want to achieve, like a target or example of where you wanna be... ;) :cool: :wtf: happy days.
Later,
Yardy/Yardstic/Yardo/that TTech guy ;)
but i call you TY as in welsh for house
strobe
23-07-2007, 12:17 PM
Worked with a bloke who's nickname was 'Minty' he always turned up for work after 8am.
Another bloke was called 'Cod Head' and his dad worked there so he was called 'The Cod Father'
Richard Lowe
23-07-2007, 03:09 PM
Then there's dink, cause thats the sound he would make when he was hit with a shovel!!!
Haha thats ace :D
bald eagle
23-07-2007, 03:44 PM
I'm bald.......strange but true!:D
bald eagle
23-07-2007, 03:52 PM
no.:( :(but i have a big nose :D
I bet chrissie loves it;) :D
bald eagle
23-07-2007, 05:24 PM
oh yes... num num num num :D
losidan
23-07-2007, 07:16 PM
my personal fav is a ginger mate of mine and everyone calls him jaffa knackers
PaulRotheram
23-07-2007, 08:42 PM
froot is oople froot as in ople fruits i think
opal fruits, spot on :) yum yum
My nickname at sixth form is Pippa. I had pink hair, so the little group of people I hang about with noticed me before they met me, and they said they didn't expect me to be called Emily. And they thought Pippa was a better name...
There was a boy at school called Pud, because he was round like a pudding. Apparently now he's a stick thin drug addict!
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