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I knew a guy who we called Chicken George because of the way his head moved when he walked, you could spot him a mile away.
There was also a married couple called Gallway who worked together and to differentiate between them they were always referred to as balls Gallway and No Balls gallway
Ok so my first name is Malcolm and my nickname was Maccers, no problem, but all the way through school it was a case of hiya Maccers hows your Knackers. 😂Quote:
Originally Posted by UNDERHILL1927
My father worked with someone who was very short but had a high opinion of himself. They called him Trophy, as in "The pint that thinks it's a quart" (one for the older viewers...)
I had a colleague who had lost any eye and couldn't keep his hands to himself. The women call him the Octopus - one eye, 8 arms.
In days of yore when kids were especially unkind to their unfortunate peers, a chap with a skin condition at my brother's school was called 'Flake'. I am also aware of someone with the name of Maurice Cunningham who was known as Austin Slybacon and a chap I worked with had the unfortunate surname of 'Hiscock' - and was known as 'Tug'.
Friend of a friend was called Seymour and when he got glasses they called him Ican.
Similar in our school but he was called fish.Quote:
Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie