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- From: jdavidso@nextwork.rose-hulman.edu (Jeff Davidson)
- Subject: Nicknames
- Message-ID: <1992Jul22.211824.11373@cs.rose-hulman.edu>
- Keywords: Small town USA
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- Organization: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
- Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 21:18:24 GMT
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- In my home town (Paris, IL pop. 9900), almost everyone has a nickname, and
- most people have no idea who you are talking about unless you use it. Even my
- Mom uses the nicknames more than actual names. Which can lead to some very
- interesting happenings when out somewhere other than in Paris.
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- Examples:
- my brother Barry = Ug
- My other brother Mike = The BOY
- Doug = Douche or Douchebag
- Scott = Bubba
- Steve = trace
- Tim = Big cat
- Tony = Twat
- Steve = Oz
- Paul = Nut
- Jim = Ollie
- one person even I don't know the real name for = Dawg
- John = Doc
- me = Richard Cranium (Hey, I even have the name tag to prove it)
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- Now, this may or may not be bizarre; what seems bizarre to me is that only the
- men do this; no women are nicknamed in this way.
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- Not even among each other. I asked.
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