# Give me a nickname, or give me death **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 14, 2006, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-a-nickname-or-give-me-death/368623 "2006-08-14T03:05:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2006, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-a-nickname-or-give-me-death/368623/41 "2006-08-14T19:08:34Z")
Some of these have reminded me of nicknames for kids I went to school with: Pookie Ba-ba (pronounced Bay-bay) Sweet Pea C. L. (not flattering at the time) L. D. (ditto) Crazy Boy Dink Spider Buster ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2006, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-a-nickname-or-give-me-death/368623/42 "2006-08-14T22:00:07Z")
The Cleaner ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2006, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-a-nickname-or-give-me-death/368623/43 "2006-08-14T22:44:27Z")
The Striped One )pronounced strioe - ed) The Redneck Whisperer Some other kind of Whisperer: cow, pig, transistor, Goth, cheese, etc. The Tourette’s Kid (in bewteen any 2 or more of this title, you must insert “motherfuckin’” at least once) Spiny Norman Killer The Penis with Feet The Hole Seeker Blade (or Switchblade) Runs With Scissors Dances for Doughnuts Mr. Smith and Mr Wesson (must point at testicles) The Jammer The Hammer The Spammer (eh, you get the drift) Manmeat The Sizzler TBK (text book killer) The Grim Sleeper Hardrock Max Power Toothpick Icepick Toejam What religion do you beling to? What;s your first name? I’ll make more. ---
**Author:** ![11811](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/9d8465/32.png) [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2006, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-a-nickname-or-give-me-death/368623/44 "2006-08-14T22:46:44Z")
I’d go with Ace. You’ll never really have to explain that one. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2006, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-a-nickname-or-give-me-death/368623/45 "2006-08-14T23:07:18Z")
Just don’t choose John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt. That’s my name. ---
**Author:** ![11811](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/9d8465/32.png) [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2006, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-a-nickname-or-give-me-death/368623/46 "2006-08-14T23:24:01Z")
[QUOTE=Khadaji] Just don’t choose John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt. That’s my name. [/QUOTE] Funny, that’s my name too. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Amaranta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Amaranta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amaranta)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2006, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-a-nickname-or-give-me-death/368623/47 "2006-08-14T23:40:58Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] I have a friend who just goes by Z. It could work well for you. Jim [/QUOTE] No, go by **W.** When people call you “dubya”, shake your head disgustedly and tell them it’s pronounced “tungsten”. ---
**Author:** ![ZebraShaSha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/eada6e/32.png) [@ZebraShaSha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZebraShaSha)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2006, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-a-nickname-or-give-me-death/368623/48 "2006-08-14T23:48:53Z")
[QUOTE=Boyo Jim] The Striped One )pronounced strioe - ed) The Redneck Whisperer Some other kind of Whisperer: cow, pig, transistor, Goth, cheese, etc. The Tourette’s Kid (in bewteen any 2 or more of this title, you must insert “motherfuckin’” at least once) Spiny Norman Killer The Penis with Feet The Hole Seeker Blade (or Switchblade) Runs With Scissors Dances for Doughnuts Mr. Smith and Mr Wesson (must point at testicles) The Jammer The Hammer The Spammer (eh, you get the drift) Manmeat The Sizzler TBK (text book killer) The Grim Sleeper Hardrock Max Power Toothpick Icepick Toejam What religion do you beling to? What;s your first name? I’ll make more. [/QUOTE] Agnostic, Jared, J.M.W. are the initials, electrical engineering major, about 15 minors (I swear that isn’t what they said when I met them), sometimes I eat apple butter on my bagels. That about sums it up. ---
**Author:** ![js\_africanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@js\_africanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/js_africanus)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-a-nickname-or-give-me-death/368623/49 "2006-08-15T01:23:40Z")
**LaRouche** ---
**Author:** ![Cardinal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardinal/32/4000_2.png) [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-a-nickname-or-give-me-death/368623/50 "2006-08-15T01:35:16Z")
[QUOTE=ZebraShaSha] I believe next time I’m out I’ll pick up some Ray Bans to wear at night, which has nearly the same level of intrigue. [/QUOTE] “Corey”. ---
**Author:** ![Caridwen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c89c15/32.png) [@Caridwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caridwen)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-a-nickname-or-give-me-death/368623/51 "2006-08-15T02:00:18Z")
I’m new and if I want anyone here to like me at all I probably shouldn’t admit this, but I play the Sims. 😃 When I’m stuck for a name, I used the Name maker-upper here- \*\* removed mistyped link \*\* Might find a nickname there. ---
**Author:** ![Caridwen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c89c15/32.png) [@Caridwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caridwen)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-a-nickname-or-give-me-death/368623/52 "2006-08-15T02:02:13Z")
Woops! I screwed something up. [http://www.welldressedsim.com/thesimsnames.php/](http://www.welldressedsim.com/thesimsnames.php/) ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-a-nickname-or-give-me-death/368623/53 "2006-08-15T02:16:14Z")
**Big dick Mcgurk** 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-a-nickname-or-give-me-death/368623/54 "2006-08-15T02:29:53Z")
[QUOTE=ZebraShaSha] Agnostic, Jared, J.M.W. are the initials, electrical engineering major, about 15 minors (I swear that isn’t what they said when I met them), sometimes I eat apple butter on my bagels. That about sums it up. [/QUOTE] Damn, agnostic and Jared are hard to rhyme with. OK, EE. Well then… Buzz Shock (you can offer women the Shock treatment) Jolt Twitch Edison AC or DC or ACDC (er, mabe not) Butter Trode (short for electrode) Meltdown Actually, you could add the word “major” before or after most of these. The Beast Diz or Dizzy Ebay ---
**Author:** ![Caridwen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c89c15/32.png) [@Caridwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caridwen)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-a-nickname-or-give-me-death/368623/55 "2006-08-15T02:42:23Z")
“Last edited by Rico : Today at 10:28 PM. Reason: removed mistyped link due to nsfw content” OMG, I’m so sorry! I don’t know how that happened. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-a-nickname-or-give-me-death/368623/56 "2006-08-15T12:18:38Z")
How about **Butch**? ---
**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-a-nickname-or-give-me-death/368623/57 "2006-08-15T16:57:29Z")
[QUOTE=ZebraShaSha] _snip_ Jared [/QUOTE] It’s obvious then, you must be The Pretender. Am I the only person that ever watched that show? Jared was way hot. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-a-nickname-or-give-me-death/368623/58 "2006-08-15T18:20:32Z")
[QUOTE=Surly Chick] It’s obvious then, you must be The Pretender. Am I the only person that ever watched that show? Jared was way hot. [/QUOTE] I have the first 3 seasons on DVD, and will be getting season 4 soon: it was Jarod. With an “o.” 🙂 Along those lines, though, **Zebra** could call himself “Subway.” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-a-nickname-or-give-me-death/368623/59 "2006-08-15T18:31:53Z")
Well, you could just go by “J” We had a friend in college we called Stone Cold or sometimes just Stone. He came in to college as a Tony and left ~four years later being known by just about everyone as Stone Cold. ---
**Author:** ![js\_africanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@js\_africanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/js_africanus)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-a-nickname-or-give-me-death/368623/60 "2006-08-15T18:41:02Z")
[QUOTE=DeadlyAccurate] Well, you could just go by “J” [/QUOTE] Instead, just go with “K.,” and when people ask why, tell them that your mom loved Kafka and your dad loved bananas. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-a-nickname-or-give-me-death/368623.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-a-nickname-or-give-me-death/368623.md?page=4)