Humorous nicknames.

[Dave7]

When I worked at Liverpool docks in the 60s one of the foremen was called 'the balloon' cos he was always saying "now don't let me down lads"

Another one from the docks, although I don't know if this one was genuine (as at least 50% of the others on here )......a guy called 'hook & eye' cos he always asking "who can I borrow off".

 

[Threevok]

We had a bloke at work we called "Russ Abbott" - you always had to repeat what you had told him ("Wassa butt?")

Another called "Teflon" - because nothing stuck

Another called Richard Cranium - shorten it and you'd get why - he didn't BTW

 

[subaqua]

A work colleague who is 6ft 5 and a bit thick - Dim Lighthouse. tall and not very bright...

another with a stupid triangular shaped beard - Fanny Face

I was called Igor in college- tall rather well built but lumbering ..

 

[Julia9054]

At 6th form I was called Ernie (the fastest milkman in the west - Benny Hill)
I was a year younger than everyone else and when they turned 17 and could drive, I was still only legal to drive a milk float.

 

[Roadhump]

There was once a portly bloke where I worked in Liverpool, who lived in nearby Ormskirk, who was known for being somewhat aloof and abrupt on occasions. He became known as BIFFO, acronym for Big Ignorant Fat F***** from Ormskirk.

 

[Drago]

There was an au pair in the village some years ago who was nicknamed Flora by the men folk. I'll let you guess what attributes earned her that one.

 

[stephec]

Steve Waugh was Tugga.

I used to work with a bloke who had that nickname, allegedly for enjoying himself at work, caught red handed so to speak.

 

[simon.r]

There was once a portly bloke where I worked in Liverpool, who lived in nearby Ormskirk, who was known for being somewhat aloof and abrupt on occasions. He became known as BIFFO, acronym for Big Ignorant Fat F***** from Ormskirk.

I was about to post something very similar, but about someone from Oldbury.

 

[Tim Hall]

Another one from the docks, although I don't know if this one was genuine (as at least 50% of the others on here )......a guy called 'hook & eye' cos he always asking "who can I borrow off".

I'm led to understand that the late Ian Kilminster acquired his nickname in similar circumstances.

 

[Drago]

They're all coming back now. A fat bloke called Chins, because he had half a dozen of them.

 

[Tim Hall]

One of my Scouts got called Alice on account of falling down (ok, tripping over) a rabbit hole.

 

[MossCommuter]

A few years ago whilst working on a team who were away from home weeknights i used to take my Sony PS2 to whatever hotel we were all in and set it up I'm my room so that we could get together in my room for snacks and shoot-em-up gaming.

One evening a new colleague came along and had way more than his fair share of the cheesey wotsits, played one game on the PlayStation, declared himself bored and retired.

He was forever known as Panda because (wait for it), he eats, shoots and leaves.

 

[gbb]

Keith, handyman at a former employers, had an unfortunate habit of bullsh1tting non stop (it never ceases to amaze me guys like this don't realise EVERYONE knows they're doing it)...shame because he was a nice fella otherwise.
He became known as IBM.....AKA the incredible bullsh1tting man ...its quite funny to have a colleague walk in and ask if anyone knows where IBM is ?
One other guy used to call him Billy. When asked why, he replied Billy LIAR

 

[bruce1530]

a chap known as “Stan”, simply because he once worked with a guy called Oliver

 

[Salty seadog]

Dad's a teacher and had some crackers for some of his pupils. Can only remember two at the mo, 'Short and round' & 'Only a mother could love'

He's very popular with the kids and one they have for him is 'Legend', how good is that?