# A Grown Man Should Not be Nicknamed "Scooter" **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 28, 2005, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-grown-man-should-not-be-nicknamed-scooter/328360 "2005-10-28T19:42:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Scott\_Plaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-grown-man-should-not-be-nicknamed-scooter/328360/41 "2005-10-31T04:28:51Z")
> [@rjung](#): > > I keep flashing back to the Muppet. Guys, if you don’t keep me out of jail, then my Uncle will be very unhappy. ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-grown-man-should-not-be-nicknamed-scooter/328360/42 "2005-10-31T04:39:02Z")
> [@](#): > > A Grown Man Should Not be Nicknamed “Scooter” I’m sorry, but it doesn’t get any worse than a grown woman being known as “Tipper”. ---
**Author:** ![Bob\_Scene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Bob\_Scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bob_Scene)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-grown-man-should-not-be-nicknamed-scooter/328360/43 "2005-10-31T07:24:46Z")
If I ever get to be Evil Overlord, I’m definitely not hiring someone named Scooter to be my right-hand man. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Goob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c77e96/32.png) [@Mr.Goob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Goob)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-grown-man-should-not-be-nicknamed-scooter/328360/44 "2005-10-31T15:28:25Z")
Among a few of my friends I think I’ll be “Goob” for life. _sigh_ damn older brothers. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-grown-man-should-not-be-nicknamed-scooter/328360/45 "2005-10-31T15:39:20Z")
When I was in college, one of my frat brothers was army ROTC, and wanted to be nicknamed “The General” in the worst way. To his consternation, we called him “Chuckles” the entire time he was in school. The first rule of nicknames is, you never get to pick your own. ---
**Author:** ![ltfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@ltfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ltfire)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-grown-man-should-not-be-nicknamed-scooter/328360/46 "2005-10-31T21:44:00Z")
> [@Askance](#): > > I’m sorry, but it doesn’t get any worse than a grown woman being known as “Tipper”. …Or, Lady Bird. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-grown-man-should-not-be-nicknamed-scooter/328360/47 "2005-10-31T21:51:48Z")
> [@zelie zelerton](#): > > i’ve always been amused by the name/nickname Randy. > > It means something different where i come from… 😉 ‘Horny’? It means that here, too. I have a dog named Scooter. He was named long before anyone heard of Scooter Libby. That dog is friendly and affectionate, but he’s just about as dumb as a box of rocks. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-grown-man-should-not-be-nicknamed-scooter/328360/48 "2005-10-31T22:48:12Z")
> [@E-Sabbath](#): > > Wikipedia says he says it both ways. > [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis\_Libby](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Libby) Given that he’s a “Jr.,” I’m assuming the Scooter was originally simply to distinguish him from his father. (And the I. is for Irving.) ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-grown-man-should-not-be-nicknamed-scooter/328360/49 "2005-10-31T23:14:32Z")
> [@ltfire](#): > > …Or, Lady Bird. [Robin Williams] You know why LBJ named his daughter “Linda Bird?” Because “Linda Dog” would be too cruel. [/RW] 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Grelby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a5b964/32.png) [@Grelby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grelby)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-grown-man-should-not-be-nicknamed-scooter/328360/50 "2005-11-01T02:38:11Z")
> [@Fear Itself](#): > > When I was in college, one of my frat brothers was army ROTC, and wanted to be nicknamed “The General” in the worst way. To his consternation, we called him “Chuckles” the entire time he was in school. The first rule of nicknames is, you never get to pick your own. _Especially_ if it’s one that stupid. I was known as “Budda” throughout high school, mostly on the sports teams I played on. But no one here at college is aware of that nickname, and nor will they find out. I do have some friends that call me by a couple of particularly cringe-worthy nicknames derived from my actual name (the origin of “Budda” is confusing and bears no resemblance to my real name). Oddly enough, by some sort of convergent evolution, they managed to find the nickname granted me by one of my godparents long ago. Anyway, even though I am sometimes called by silly, childish nicknames, only my closest friends use them, and I can’t imagine being publically known by a nickname like that. Ick! Heh, if there’s anyone on this board from my high school, than they know who I am now… 😛 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-grown-man-should-not-be-nicknamed-scooter/328360.md?page=2)