# Nickname Nominations **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 28, 2006, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nickname-nominations/362529 "2006-06-28T18:46:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecae2f/32.png) [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2006, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nickname-nominations/362529/1 "2006-06-28T18:46:09Z")
**Mr. Bus Guy** stated that he has no nickname (in the MMP IceCream thread). I suggest: “Ralph”. Any other suggestions for **MBG** or any other non-nicknamed Dopers? ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2006, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nickname-nominations/362529/2 "2006-06-28T18:51:41Z")
Bob! Let’s call him Bob. Or **Hal Briston**. And **Hal Briston** could be **Polycarp** , and **Polycarp** could be **Skipmagic** … ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2006, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nickname-nominations/362529/3 "2006-06-28T18:52:31Z")
I like Spanky! ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2006, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nickname-nominations/362529/4 "2006-06-28T18:54:00Z")
Or how about Don? He looks kind of like an old Mafia guy. Just put him in a suit? Don Bus! ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2006, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nickname-nominations/362529/5 "2006-06-28T19:04:32Z")
[QUOTE=jali] **Mr. Bus Guy** stated that he has no nickname (in the MMP IceCream thread). I suggest: “Ralph”. Any other suggestions for **MBG** or any other non-nicknamed Dopers? [/QUOTE] Is that Ralph, as in Kramden? Not bad. But what is wrong with just **MBG**? Next you will want a nickname for LOUNE\*instead of his initials. 😉 Jim \*\*\*Least Original User Name Ever \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2006, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nickname-nominations/362529/6 "2006-06-28T19:06:26Z")
Hal Briston could be Polyovid… ---
**Author:** ![Jayn\_Newell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jayn\_Newell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayn_Newell)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2006, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nickname-nominations/362529/7 "2006-06-28T19:28:07Z")
Let’s call him Wheels. [QUOTE=Kythereia] Or **Hal Briston**. And **Hal Briston** could be **Polycarp** , and **Polycarp** could be **Skipmagic** … [/QUOTE] Can I be Anaamika? ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2006, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nickname-nominations/362529/8 "2006-06-28T19:42:55Z")
[QUOTE=Jayn\_Newell] Let’s call him Wheels. [/QUOTE] Yeah. Helen Wheels. > [@](#): > > Can I be Anaamika? What sort of sick sexual fantasy are you trying to conjure up in me? GET OUTA MY HEAD! ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2006, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nickname-nominations/362529/9 "2006-06-28T19:53:59Z")
someone (i think it was Spatial Rift 47) (and he already has a slew of nicknames) suggested **Senor Autobus Muchacho** to which I replied “we’ll call him **SAM** ” ---
**Author:** ![Exgineer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Exgineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exgineer)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2006, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nickname-nominations/362529/10 "2006-06-28T20:01:38Z")
[QUOTE=Anaamika] I like Spanky! [/QUOTE] Make that two for Spanky. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2006, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nickname-nominations/362529/11 "2006-06-28T20:01:43Z")
[QUOTE=anyrose] someone (i think it was Spatial Rift 47) (and he already has a slew of nicknames) suggested **Senor Autobus Muchacho** to which I replied “we’ll call him **SAM** ” [/QUOTE] Now I am thinking about MBG playing the children’s song the “Wheels on the Bus go round and round.” Someone turning to him and saying “Play it again Sam” Jim ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2006, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nickname-nominations/362529/12 "2006-06-28T20:02:01Z")
[QUOTE=Jayn\_Newell] Let’s call him Wheels. [/QUOTE] I’d actually originally thought of Wheels, but then the wheelchair connotation turned me off… ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2006, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nickname-nominations/362529/13 "2006-06-28T20:05:54Z")
I need a nickname! ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2006, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nickname-nominations/362529/14 "2006-06-28T20:12:06Z")
[QUOTE=GorillaMan] I need a nickname! [/QUOTE] What for, Ape Dude? ---
**Author:** ![vetbridge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2006, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nickname-nominations/362529/15 "2006-06-28T20:13:31Z")
[QUOTE=GorillaMan] I need a nickname! [/QUOTE] Howzabout Mickey? You know, Micky Dolenz was a Monkee… ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2006, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nickname-nominations/362529/16 "2006-06-28T20:15:07Z")
Kalhoun is my real nickname. I assumed Mr. Bus Guy’s was Mr. Bus Guy. It’s a good nickname. Close friends can drop the “Mr.”… “Hey Bus Guy! Pick up a 12-pack on your way back from the grade school!” I like it! ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2006, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nickname-nominations/362529/17 "2006-06-28T20:25:57Z")
[QUOTE=Anaamika] I like Spanky! [/QUOTE] [scotty]That’s tellin’ 'em, Spank.[/scotty] ---
**Author:** ![Jayn\_Newell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jayn\_Newell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayn_Newell)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2006, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nickname-nominations/362529/18 "2006-06-28T23:44:18Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] YWhat sort of sick sexual fantasy are you trying to conjure up in me? GET OUTA MY HEAD! [/QUOTE] Well, I wasn’t, but since you mentioned it, care to share? ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2006, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nickname-nominations/362529/19 "2006-06-29T00:32:39Z")
[QUOTE=Exgineer] Make that two for Spanky. [/QUOTE] Well, you came up with it! And if **Jayn\_Newell** is going to be me, I want to be **Diossa Bellisima.** I just like the name! ---
**Author:** ![LiveOnAPlane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3d9bf3/32.png) [@LiveOnAPlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveOnAPlane)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2006, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nickname-nominations/362529/20 "2006-06-29T00:48:03Z")
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