desy 10 #1 Posted September 18, 2019 Did you either have nicknames for people that use to live near you when you were a kid.? Our neighbour was called Bill Archer who we called Dan Archer from the radio show. Most recently we have little man and wobbly wobbly woman. At one of the forms I worked was a chap that was responsible for all the industrial diamonds for the machines. He was called Diamond Jim Smith. Union Shop steward Brian Pickford was called Lurch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Rollypolly 51 #2 Posted September 18, 2019 Living on my road is Eric Clapton, Captain Hook, Banana man and Woman in Bed. Dread to think what they call us 😂 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
taxman 12 #3 Posted September 18, 2019 Mrs Pumpbag and Old Mrs Spivey Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
jane2008 15 #4 Posted September 18, 2019 Back in the day we had Hopalong, the milkman. Mrs Revill was Cat Woman, Apologies to her Grandson who posts on here. Nowadays on or near us are cat woman again, ever luscious, upside down head man. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Ontarian1981 10 #5 Posted September 18, 2019 (edited) This reminds me of that movie Married To The Mob . There is a character in the film nickknamed Johnny Cucumber, in one scene, a dumb type of mobster asks another how he got that nickname. The other guy answers in a straight face, "Take a wild guess" Edited September 19, 2019 by Ontarian1981 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
hillgirl 10 #6 Posted September 19, 2019 Old people near me when I was young were Humpty Dumpty an old man who could only walk a very short distance without sitting on somebody’s wall. Major Watson fancied himself as a soldier. Jane we had Upside down head too, big bushy red/grey beard and bald head. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
*SueW* 10 #7 Posted September 19, 2019 My mum and dad used to call a couple who walked regularly up and down the “eight foot “ - remember those? - next to our house “ nibble and plink”. I haven’t the foggiest where that came from. Hope it’s not rude 🤭 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
trastrick 866 #8 Posted September 19, 2019 (edited) We had a neighbor at the bottom of our garden on the Arbourthorne who took great pride in his garden. Us kids were always going over to retrieve our balls. He was a miserable old soul, and if he was outside he'd keep the balls. Grandma always referred to him as Silam Case, so that's how we knew him. So we'd keep asking him, Mr. Case, can we have our ball back please? Turns out she was calling him an "asylum case"! No wonder he wasn't very happy with us. lol Edited September 19, 2019 by trastrick Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
hillsbro 32 #9 Posted September 19, 2019 Our local "Cat Woman" - I think she had six - was known as Pussy Galore... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
jaffa1 10 #10 Posted September 20, 2019 Why do people with the second name Clarke get called Nobby. I know quiet a few Nobby Clarkes but still don't know why they get this nick name. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
hillsbro 32 #11 Posted September 20, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, jaffa1 said: Why do people with the second name Clarke get called Nobby. I know quiet a few Nobby Clarkes but still don't know why they get this nick name. This is the Brewer's Dictionary entry: Nobby Clarke is the British Army name for every man of the name of Clarke. It originated in the dressy or "nobby" turnout affected by clerks and other blackcoat workers in the early 19th century. Spoiler Edited September 20, 2019 by hillsbro Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Longcol 602 #12 Posted September 20, 2019 On 18/09/2019 at 23:19, desy said: Union Shop steward Brian Pickford was called Lurch. When I worked at Slag Reduction in Stocksbridge, the driver, who resembled Lurch, was known as "You Rang". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...