Quick question for the board...

[homonger]

I'm having a mild argument with an acquaintance. It refers to nicknames. I believe that a person cannot choose their own nickname. A nickname must come from another person. This person believes one can choose their own nickname, and do so in a willy-nilly fashion, i.e., today I have decided I want to be called "Bluto", or whatever. Tomorrow, I might be "Otter", or whatever.

What do folks say?

 

[RogerRabbit]

I would agree with you that I have understood that a nickname is given by another person...

 

[Berlin]

I believe that a person cannot choose their own nickname. A nickname must come from another person.

You dang right, Master Ho .

 

[the_big_E]

so I cant proclaim to be T-Bone a la George??

 

[SKINFLIX]

SKINFLIX - Reply

Nobody ever gave me one, so I chose my own. It stuck, and that's now what my nick is. Never did I think for an instant that it was a valid one, and I feel a true sense of failure that I am so bland that I never inspired my friends to give me a real one.

 

[El_Cid]

Nickname must by definition be granted upon an individual by a second party. This nickname can be based on one of many factors. For example:

A Physical Characteristic. Either Flattering or un-flattering.
ie: MEAT (from Porky's)
or Pinky (dude you're so white your dick is fluorecent pink)
or the Two and 1/4 inch Monster

A Habit or Tendency:
The Reefer : need I say more?
Dirk-Digger (for someone that likes to pick his ass)

An Embarrassing or Humiliating situation the individual has experienced:
Prison-Beatch-Boy!

A mental or physical condition
Gonorreah-Bob!
Leaky-dicky-Jim
Twitchy
Pepe-Le-Stinky
Cheese-Dick!


You cannot pick your nickname. Unless you can claim to be able to beat up just about anybody who says otherwise. And then back up that claim.

 

[a 1 player]

I'm not keen on my nickname, but at least it's not Gonnoreah-Bob.

 

[luv4lust]

I'm not keen on my nickname, but at least it's not Gonnoreah-Bob.

what is it a1 sauce lol

mine is alf = adorable lil fucker lol

 

[wildchilds]

Reminds me of the scene from the classic Animal House when the are handing out nicknames to the new pledges who were accepted to Delta house.

Bluto Blutarsky: "Your new nickname is now...err...ummm... Flounder!
Stephen Furst: Flounder??? ...why Flounder?

Bluto: "Why not!!!!"

 

[homonger]

Reminds me of the scene from the classic Animal House when the are handing out nicknames to the new pledges who were accepted to Delta house.

Bluto Blutarsky: "Your new nickname is now...err...ummm... Flounder!
Stephen Furst: Flounder??? ...why Flounder?

Bluto: "Why not!!!!"

I'm glad you picked up on my Animal House reference, but you have the scene wrong. It is Pinto, aka Larry, aka Tom Hulce in a pre-Mozart role, who questions Bluto. The bit with Flounder goes like this:

Bluto: "Dorfman, I've been giving this a lot of thought. From now on, your Delta Chi name will be 'Flounder'".

Flounder (puzzled): "Flounder?"

 

[wildchilds]

Ahh thanks your right I forgot it was Tom Hulce, great memory..time to grab some beer and dust off that flick and watch it again.

 

[WhaWhaWha]

Remember the seinfeld Episode where George was determined to convince his coworkers to call him TBone? Hilarious.