The best nicknames you have heard

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  1. portsmouth tyke

    portsmouth tyke Well-Known Member

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    Work with a ex Ghurka we call seaweed as he floats about work all day doing F all
     
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    A few nicknames for people I knew and were from Barnsley.

    "Deep Dave" - A lad from sixth form who had the deepest voice you've ever heard
    "George" - A girl of Polish descent whose first and surnames were almost unpronounceable.
    "Geoff" - the second friend to be called Chris, but he looked more like a Geoff.
    "Jellyhead" - Another Dave, but he had epilepsy and had some fits at schools
    "Flipper" - Same lad, but he had a fit in a swimming lesson
    "Tellyhead" - Daughters classmate who had a square head.
     
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    Mi uncle Percy used to call me Bannana back as a young un.
     
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    "Dustbins" - a Science teacher at school as he had teeth like dustbins - one in every yard.
    "Ginger bin Laden" - a former work colleague with red hair and anger issues.
     
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    Pit workers nick names
    Tommy lockerlegs
    Johnny Hotchip
    Barry blow up chest
    Tommy talking b0llox
    Spoonheeud
    Fat wallet
    Fireman Sam the crabstick man
     
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    Johnny yeeehar
    Johnny jazzrail
     
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    Know a lad called Dale who is a bit right wing so he's known as Daily Mail.
     
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    Best nickname in sport is the ex rugby union player Billy Twelvetrees. His Irish teammates nicknamed him '36', because 'twelve trees are 36'. Genius.
     
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    On a simpler note there's a lad used to come into a pub I frequented that was nicknamed '3 dogs', because he had 3 dogs. It stuck too, everyone called him it.
     
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    We had a concrete ganger whose nickname was "spillage" because he put more concrete outside the shutters than in them.
    A GF called "sick note" for obvious reasons.
    In Hong Kong we had a gweilo site manager who the chinese labourers called "Gow Hai" which translates as "Dog's lovely person*". Not really a nick name they just didn't like him. They have a way with words the Cantonese.
     
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    My mate was in the Coldstream Guards and one of the sqaddies in his barracks had sleep apnea or some sleep disorder so he stopped breathing regularly during the night , his nickname was Cot death !!
     
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    when he walked down the passageway he had to pick one buttuck up at a time to get over the hatchway
     
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    Human scotch egg. Ginger lad from round our way who’s freckly arms and face resembled breadcrumbs
     
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    I heard this on radio Sheffield.
    A bloke used to talk about a fella at work called 18 month. When she asked him why? He said "because he's got, one and half ears"
     
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    I've remembered a lad I went to school with called Dogger.

    So named because he once did a slide tackle on the school field straight through a pile of *****.

    Dogger is 42 now.
     
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    A lad I first met at infant school we nicknamed Daffy (he's still called that nearly 50 years later), reason, because he could do a great impression of Donald Duck!?!?
     
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    Played in a card school and one guy was called Wiggy cos every bet he made he said 2p.....

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    My lad, then about 13 years old, got a merit from his French teacher for giving one of his school football team mates the nickname "Bob l'éponge"

    He had a pretty square head and haircut to match, that made him look like Spongebob Squarepants, the cartoon character. Still makes me laugh 10 years later.
     
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    Where to start :)
    At work. You weren't part of the group without a nickname.
    Watterboard.

    Bloke with a limp. Stone in booit.
    Not the smartest tool in the box nicknamed, Bungalow. (No upstairs)
    Black Jake. Not black, Just scruffy all the time.
    Captain Hook (aka Hooky feller) yours truly cos of mi long hair and tash. And good looks. :)
    5 watt/amp not very bright.
    Mad cow aka moo moo. Allus flying off the handle.
    Fetler. allus Fettling.
    Big Dave, dare'nt call him owt else lol.
    Donkey nob. No explanation needed.
    Baldy Swede. Why Swede ?
    Caveman. proper knuckle dragger.

    One we used get young uns with.
    "Don't call George. George but Jud. (Not our Juddy G) Big monster from tarn. One lad called him Jud. :). George replied whilst chasing him."Mr Brown to you yer Sheffield b'std"
    Bear in mind we worked in Sheffield lol. Rest of us called Him George :)

    Whilst at pit. One for Bazza (not him but his Bro lol.) Mr Angry. Pretty obvious.
    Me, whilst at pit . Ben turpin. Cos I couldn't do owt in straight lines. So I used to say "Dark darnt pit no fekker can see."
     
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    Bob 2 cos he looked like Bob. But Bob was known as Cisco - no idea why.

    Enthusiastic Brummy bloke known as God. "We've godda do this, we've godda do that"

    Colin was always Colon cos he was full of ****
     
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