Tell us about anyone you’ve known who has an odd or semi-unusual nickname

[digs]

Everyone that I know who went to a small college in Pennsylvania has multiple friends who each have multiple nicknames.

At one wedding, we spent the night before trying to unravel the meanings and permutations of each bridesmaid’s and groomsman’s nickname:

“So, James got called ‘Bond. James Bond’, then Barry Bonds. Barry somehow got turned into Barrel, then Barrel of Monkeys, so we called him that for a year, but by junior year that got shortened to Monk, then Mister Monk.” “No, he was Barrels of Monkeys, then Mr. Monk, then Mrs. Monk, THEN just Monk!” “Okay, Monk… then Buffalo Bill (because of Captain Stottlemeyer) and I think he graduated as Billy but since then he’s been Buffalo… and that’s why everyone calls him Buffy!”

That was NOT an exaggeration… apparently, there’s not enough to do at small colleges in Pennsylvania.

[MLS]

One place I worked there were several guys named “Steve.” One day in the cafeteria, one of the Steves ordered a pork roll sandwich and then went to pick out a beverage. When his sandwich was ready, he was not back at the counter yet, and the cook was trying to get his attention but didn’t know his name, so he called out “Hey, Pork Roll!” From that day on that particular guy was Porkroll.