penfold Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 Whats the best nicknames you've heard? There was a bloke that the folk at work called the ghosty, me being young and wet behind the ears eventually asked why so to get the answer , Well he's often spoken about but never seen, turns out the guy was always off sick only coming back to qualify for his sick pay and then go off sick for another 6 months, here's some that I heard on off the ball, The Destroyer so called cos he was always looking for a sub on monday morning, Neon cos he was a 6foot tube, and my favourite a engineer who worked with us in Aberdeen called the Little chef because he was short and made a meal of everything any of your own that can top that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cazzie Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 When I moved to Shetland in the mid seventies I was called "Overspill". I had moved from East Kilbride which my classmates in Geography had learned was a town built to cope with overspill from Glasgow... Clever..(certainly beats what I was called at the EK school!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sludgegulper Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 Called sludge gulper because i eat any old crap. Took a while to find that out from previous work pals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penfold Posted June 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 yes I must admit you certainly can gulp sludge, but what the catering facilitites at your place of employ its no wonder poor chap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Njugle Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 I know a guy recently labelled "Thorntons", he never cleans out his ears so the stuff in them has a vile dark brown appearance. Hence - Thorntons Chocolatears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 I know a guy recently labelled "Thorntons", he never cleans out his ears so the stuff in them has a vile dark brown appearance. Hence - Thorntons Chocolatears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMouth Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 Bentneck - A guy who used to walk with his head over to the right Wobbly Bob - A guy with some hip disorder (the name of which escapes me) who as he walked his hips would describe a circular motion Evertoon - A very black colleague who supported Everton (pre-PC days) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarotangel Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 I think I had the most bizzare nickname at Primary School - Posey Green Features! After the Anderson I asked a few folk why I got that name and they had no idea and couldn't remember why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasmie Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 we have an inept colleague who has mysteriously endeared himself to the MD so that he is in a priveleged position.Because is no f....... use and you can't fire him he is "Broken Arrow" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penfold Posted June 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 another one that springs to mind was an American guy who worked offshore called walking eagle (so called because he was so full of S**T he couldnt fly) and a light fingered co-worker called the hurricane (so called because he used to blow into the place and lift anything useful in his path) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVRTENNENTS Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 Work we a guy who`s surname is Boocock aka "Gluffed Pilly"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowe Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 ^^^^ Braaly funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasmie Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 does anyone mind any of the old shetland nicknames for the inhabitants of certain parishese.g Burra Haddocks, Sandwick Gruelly Heads etc. I am sure there wer piltocks ond olicks, but not sure where from?e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Njugle Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Scallowa smaa drinks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppet Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 does anyone mind any of the old shetland nicknames for the inhabitants of certain parishese.g Burra Haddocks, Sandwick Gruelly Heads etc. I am sure there wer piltocks ond olicks, but not sure where from?e Lerrick whitings, Whalsay piltocks, Bressay sharks(?) I'm sure I saw a list of them in a book recently, cant remember which book, but i'll see if I can dig it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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