# He's a peanut. Or nicknames du'jour **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 1, 2021, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-a-peanut-or-nicknames-dujour/941143 "2021-05-01T07:30:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2021, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-a-peanut-or-nicknames-dujour/941143/21 "2021-05-02T05:33:44Z")
Just never call me late for Happy Hour ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2021, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-a-peanut-or-nicknames-dujour/941143/22 "2021-05-02T08:46:59Z")
Meh. I’m Spoons, both in real life, and here. I’ve been Spoons for decades, and I rather like it. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2021, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-a-peanut-or-nicknames-dujour/941143/23 "2021-05-02T14:41:34Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > I’m Spoons, both in real life Fork you in real knife! 😁 ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2021, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-a-peanut-or-nicknames-dujour/941143/24 "2021-05-02T15:39:08Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > You don’t understand. This person is really ok with it. It’s just a funny thing between us. Okay, we’ll trust\* you, Beck. I’m betting you’re one of those rare people who can abuse people with so much affection that they beg for more… \*As soon as we see a signed affidavit from _li’l peanut_ his own self. ---
**Author:** ![Galactus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galactus/32/3581_2.png) [@Galactus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galactus)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2021, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-a-peanut-or-nicknames-dujour/941143/25 "2021-05-02T19:45:22Z")
My brother is about a year older than me. When we were little he couldn’t pronounce my name, it came out SooSoo. So I got that going for me. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-a-peanut-or-nicknames-dujour/941143/26 "2021-05-03T07:15:21Z")
I assure you I am the rug at the door. Everyone walks on me. But I have been known to bat my eyelashes at an opportune moment. 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-a-peanut-or-nicknames-dujour/941143/27 "2021-05-03T07:22:18Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Fork you in real knife! A lot of people have said that, but nobody takes the tine. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-a-peanut-or-nicknames-dujour/941143/28 "2021-05-03T12:24:51Z")
Saw this commercial yesterday, and it reminded me of this thread: > **[Snickers Peanut Brownie Stan-imal Commercial](https://alltvspots.com/2021/snickers-peanut-brownie-stan-imal-commercial/)** > > Snickers advertises its Snickers Peanut Brownie candy bar in a series of new ads, highlighting that "Life's full of hidden problems" and this is why a brownie.. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-a-peanut-or-nicknames-dujour/941143/29 "2021-05-04T00:37:39Z")
To be honest, I’m not terribly fond of Mikey, and only allow Beck to call me that because she likes it. But it’s no skin off my nose to let her and I need to grow thicker nose skin. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-a-peanut-or-nicknames-dujour/941143/30 "2021-05-04T01:01:47Z")
I haven’t had a lot of nicknames in my life, though I did have one boyfriend who called me “Minky,” which was fine. I didn’t have strong feelings about it one way or the other. One of my usernames has a nickname on another site - much as Beckdawrek gets called “Beck” here. As a teenager, I wanted a nickname, so decided everyone should call me “Dylan.” Not as in Bob, but as in Thomas. Hey, I was a pretentious dipshit, but at least I had good taste in poets. You’ll be stunned to know, however, that the nickname never caught on. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-a-peanut-or-nicknames-dujour/941143/31 "2021-05-04T02:11:50Z")
Hey, Mikey. He likes it. 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-a-peanut-or-nicknames-dujour/941143/32 "2021-05-04T02:29:11Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > But it’s no skin off my nose to let her and I need to grow thicker nose skin. My nose skin was removed as an infant. Wait. What??? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-a-peanut-or-nicknames-dujour/941143.md?page=1)