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Someone reminded me today of an old co worker (no longer with us) & it jogged my memory of a few others I've known over the years & the reasons the `names` were given.
Some were obvious, or just a shortened version of a name, others sort of evolved over time.

I know the fire brigade used to do this as a matter of course, as other professions do/did.


I was nicknamed `Paddy` because I ate lots of marmalade sarnies everyday.

One lad had a tache & his surname was Severn, so he was `Blakey`

At 6`3" a ginger, very slim lad called Paul, was `Totem`

BIG fella who liked a drink & always produced vile farts, who's surname was Miller .....`windy`

A fella called Richard was one of those clever know it alls & after a couple of years was made up to foreman. He suddenly became extremely bossy too, so went from dick, to `tater` (dictator)

Our wagon driver had a mouthful of mis-alligned teeth of various sizes & colours. They looked like a cemetery scene from an old B&W cowboy film, so was called `tombstone`

One place I worked (in engineering & cast iron) you got quite oily & grubby & went to scrub up 10 mins before finishing time & sometimes had to queue for a minute for the washbasins.
An older guy who's work bench was next to the door, always used to go for a gypsies 15 mins before us & for a pre-wash AND again with everyone else, so he was `Hotpoint`.

There were probably quite a few more if I can remember.

Yours?...............
 
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Some good ones there. The football team used to call me tripod........ I wish :LOL:
 
One lad called Ewok because he had a full curly beard and looked like one, he went on to become Asbo for reasons which should be obvious. :)
 
From my driving days ( sometime ago)
One guy was called Video ( he fell off the back of a lorry)
Wimbledon, watching him back a trailer was like a rally at tennis, back and forth back and forth.

I've worked with a few haemorrhoids in my time too (PITA)

After I had been at a place for awhile, I was once asked what I would like to be called, as all the guys had nicknames
I said Kermit. As I work with a load of f*****g Muppet's !
( Predictably that one didn't go down too well :D )
 
"Mole"

Cos he sneaked on someone :D

Oh - also he asked for his Christmas card back so he could send it again the next year - to everyone!
 
There was a bloke where I used to work called Willy Watcher. A harmless enough bloke really, but he had a fear of turning up for work late. So he would get to work 2hrs early regardless of whether he was on an early, late or night shift. He'd spend that 2hrs touring the many toilets in the area he worked in the factory, having a sly peak as he stood at the urinals.

A mate was called Chewit or Toffee Arse because someone once claimed he looked like he was clenching a sweet between his cheeks as he walked. He later got himself a Vespa and became known as Scooters, he then bought a Lambretta to go along with it and he became Johnny Two Scooters or JTS. I made a badge for his workbench in the style of the JPS logo but with a T replacing the P.

Yesterday I learnt that one of the blokes, where I work now, has got himself the nickname Trombone, on account of he is always sucking up to his boss.
 
One of my two company directors has a few....all used in his presence.
Raghead.
Voldemort
The Dark Lord.
He's Iraqi and can be a bit of a bit :D

Our cleaner is known as Huh? as that's often the only response you'll get out of him.

Our accountant is Black Widow.

The PC police would have a heart attack in our place. :D
 
One of my pals was called jimmy 2 loaves at his work. He was into body building, and when he walked it was as if he was carrying a loaf of bread under each arm.
 
viv1969 said:
....all used in his presence.
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Yeah, I guess that's what I was getting at. To me a nickname was something we used directly at the person as well as between each other.


Another one, for a grumpy colleague was `Noah` (he was always in a nark) :LOL:


nilagin said:
and he became Johnny Two Scooters or JTS.
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I do like the ones that evolve over time. :cool:
 
Where I once worked we had a fellow nicknamed ' depthcharge ' after a weekend in the pubs he was always broke so every Monday without fail he would go to the pay department and ask for a 'sub'
 
A few from the past

"Chromo" for one guy as he turned into a monkey after a few beers he was worse on chromoberg

"YT" as he is albino

"Council" because he lived in a big posh house

"Soft lad" he admitted once to being so drunk he could not do the deed

"Cage" he was a bit camp and once said his throat was so sore and rough it felt like the inside of a budgie cage. Swift response from another guy "has it had a cockatoo in it" "Cage" stuck after the fight.

"Heartburn" his name is Rene

"Wang" his surname was King
 
most people i have worked with in the past have always called me t*** ,no idea why but who cares :jawdrop: :jawdrop:
 
A fair few surnames have "default" nicknames. Smudger Smith, Taff(y) Jones, Windy Miller (flatulent or not!) spring to mind but there are plenty of other examples.
 
Reminds me of the lads that used to work on the same shift as my dad...

there was

Fire... (his surname was Curtain)
Slam... (he was 6'4" built like a greek statue, and they reckoned he should have been a wrestler on the telly)
Aardvark... (little guy with a mahooosive nose)
Knobby... (stop sniggering at the back, no - it was because he had a couple of those wierd cysts on his forehead that looked like budding horns... and as he was a bit of a god-botherer they were actually kind enough not to refer to him as anything devil-related - unusual for that bunch)

and one that the PC brigade would have had a fit with... at the time (in the 70's) there was one single chap at the colliery who'd come over as a kid with his parents on the Windrush... Yep, working down a mine, there was only one nickname possible...

Eyes and Teeth (because when you're cap lamp hit him, that's all you could see!)


most of the nicknames of the lads I worked with were pretty tame in comparison, mostly some variation of Paddy or Scouse, though in my first job (painting pylons) I did get the nickname of "Geronimo" - basically because I had near waist length dark brown/black hair, and while not in the PPE kit needed when actually painted, I pretty much lived that summer in a pair of cut off jeans and a headband (it was a ludicrously warm summer as I remember...) - so, the conversation probably went "who's he think he is with that headband","dunno, looks like a fecking red indian to me", (to me) "Ow, Geronimo, get to the bar and get some beers in...."
 
Ha! Loving some of the nicknames in here.

A few of my own submissions.

One Bag (Used to only carry one bag around while picking)
Bomber (Surname was Harris)
Gruffalo (Shortish feller, big dark haired beard, surname Garofalo)
Big Bird (Tall and blonde in a Hi-Viz coat)
 
Some cracking ones here. :) Most of the ones I can remember weren't very clever and were fairly self explanatory (and not very PC).

Some of the repeatable ones were:

Fat Kev (also Kevin kebab), Mad Ian, The Long-mong (12st & 6'6), Simple Simong (or just The Simong)... you get the idea. :D

Edit: how could I forget "Clever Trevor"? (He'd been to university you know, and made sure everyone knew. :D)
 
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at one firm I worked for the foreman originally worked on the shop floor and after he was promoted he was nicknamed Judas. There was another one called isaiah because he had one eye higher than the other and one guy who always managed to get himself into a flap was called Tangly Al. In the BSB paddock there used to be a chap with one leg called Jimmy five toes.
 
We all went to a gentlemen's evening at work once: strippers and comedians. One of the ladies was very raunchy and got a bloke's tackle out and started playing with it. A guy I worked with called out to her to "come over here and play with a proper man". Unfortunately within a few seconds he got overexcited and ahem, made a bit of a mess.

He was forever known as Two Stroke after that.
 
We had 3 Peters so had to identify which one.

The blond one worked for a bleach company called Peroxid. So he was Peroxide Pete.

Another went on and on about problems with girls who became Problem Page Pete. Until he got into stocks and shares so became Wall Street Pete. And then he went on and on about the Afghanistan war and became Al Quada Peter.

The last would repeat himself so was called Re-Peter.
 
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boogie man said:
We all went to a gentlemen's evening at work once: strippers and comedians. One of the ladies was very raunchy and got a bloke's tackle out and started playing with it. A guy I worked with called out to her to "come over here and play with a proper man". Unfortunately within a few seconds he got overexcited and ahem, made a bit of a mess.

He was forever known as Two Stroke after that.
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That's not a stripper...that's a hooker :D
 
Thought of some more from work.

Mate who is around 6' 4" tall was working on a part of a press tool called a ring. He earned the name Big Ring.

Another mate, around 5' 6" was working nearby on a smaller ring, he became Little Ring.

Another was called Bingo even by his family because of his uncanny likeness to the Banana Splits character.

Rambo because the bloke tied a rag around his head during the summer.

Big Bird or BFG on account of being tall like the Sesame Street character and because he also looked like the Big Friendly Giant.

Pizza Face, very spotty face as an apprentice, then when it cleared up his face was covered in freckles.

Bo, a Nigerian lad whose name was Sam.

Laughing Boy or Giggling Idiot for obvious reasons.

Sheep Shagger because he is Welsh or Ed because he looks like Ed Sheeran

Wacko because his surname is Jackson

Fireman Sam because he is a part time fireman

Chicken as in Iron Chicken from the clangers, but I have no idea why.

s*** Head because his surname is Head and he was a right s***.

Flipper because he hurt his foot in a motorbike accident and his foot would flip like a flipper as he walked

Dragon Slayer because he has had 5 engines codenamed Dragon break on dynos he has been working on at the time.

Lady Jane because her name is Jane and she was pretty and dainty and not who you'd expect to find working in a toolroom.

Biscuit, his surname is Crawford.

Big Ron, a very big bloke named Ron, an ex British arm wrestling champion.

Sick Peter on account of he was frequently off sick

Hard Peter on account of he bowled along when he walked.

Elmo because he looked like the character out of Brush Strokes

Outspan because he had bright orange hair

Yawn, real name Sean but he was very boring.

Doggy, whilst working away he rung home to talk to his wife just as others did with their wives, except someone overhead him ask his wife to put the dog on the phone.
 
Ex Forces, everyone had a nikname far to many to remember !! - but one name sticks in my mind. In the Mess one night standing at the bar this guy speaks up "I don't get it, why does everyone call me Vic?, my name is John" - "because you get up everyone's nose" was the reply !!!
 
Couple from work

"Blisters" because he always turned up after the work was done
`After eight` (mints) because he was always late
 
My current associates ...

Sleazy Pete
Seedy Steve
Dali Lara
Mummy Lauren
Kenneth Williams
Grizzly
Horsey Dave
Little Tinks
Janet (no one seems to know her real name)
Maggie May
Bup

And I am known as Captain Mike....to my face any way:D
 
TheBigYin said:
Reminds me of the lads that used to work on the same shift as my dad...

there was

Fire... (his surname was Curtain)
Slam... (he was 6'4" built like a greek statue, and they reckoned he should have been a wrestler on the telly)
Aardvark... (little guy with a mahooosive nose)
Knobby... (stop sniggering at the back, no - it was because he had a couple of those wierd cysts on his forehead that looked like budding horns... and as he was a bit of a god-botherer they were actually kind enough not to refer to him as anything devil-related - unusual for that bunch)

and one that the PC brigade would have had a fit with... at the time (in the 70's) there was one single chap at the colliery who'd come over as a kid with his parents on the Windrush... Yep, working down a mine, there was only one nickname possible...

Eyes and Teeth (because when you're cap lamp hit him, that's all you could see!)


most of the nicknames of the lads I worked with were pretty tame in comparison, mostly some variation of Paddy or Scouse, though in my first job (painting pylons) I did get the nickname of "Geronimo" - basically because I had near waist length dark brown/black hair, and while not in the PPE kit needed when actually painted, I pretty much lived that summer in a pair of cut off jeans and a headband (it was a ludicrously warm summer as I remember...) - so, the conversation probably went "who's he think he is with that headband","dunno, looks like a fecking red indian to me", (to me) "Ow, Geronimo, get to the bar and get some beers in...."
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Oi geronimo, would love to see a photo:p
 
From current and old works places, all Engineering so no PC stuff,

Death bed Dave - he was always worried he had something horrid and needed to see a Doctor.
Gruesome twosome - two office women who always went everywhere together.
Weasel boy - Bosses fav worker and massive bell end.
Muslim Bride - Weasel boys mate
Ball bag - looks like a, well you figure it out
Fwitboy - total f wit
 
Parcel Post in Manchester.
Floor manager 'The Balloon' His fav expression was 'Don't let me down lads'
'The Ghost' he used to appear then disappear.
'The Monument' he never seemed to move.
'The Milky Bar Kid' the resemblance was uncanny.
'The Negative' Indian guy with bright white hair.
'Cabbage' he was a mess.
'Ronnie Ronalde' always whistling.
Several more I will add too when I can remember them!

Canteen worker 'The Goblin Teasmaid' I'll let you work that one out.
 
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We had 2 Doris's would you believe. One got bitten on the thumb by an eel scuba diving and became known as 9 finger Doris. You barely see the bite mark. So naturally the other became known as 10 finger Doris. Even way after 9 Finger left. Neither minded.
 
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Patio Tim. Several years ago he reported his wife missing and she has never been found. Police believe he murdered her and disposed of the body. He's helped the police 3 times with their enquiries so far.
 
Remembered another one from my days as a pylon painter.

One lad had a bit of a fondness for the beer... after a solid weekend of tipping ale down his throat, he'd turn up to work and get kitted up for painting (which involved overalls, then full "oilskins", wellies, and balaclava, and your face plastered in vaseline so the paint (which was actually a 2-part resin based gloop that was more like spread-on galvanising) didn't stick to your skin.

After a hour or so of grafting in this getup, it became "rather warm" on a summer morning, up on the pylon, with no shade anywhere... And of course, after a while the "beer sweats" would set in on this chap, earning him his nickname of "niagra" because of the amount of water pouring off him.
 
I'd mention the names given to each other back in my old tomato greenhouse working days, but most of those really aren't suitable for family reading.

But the ones that I think should get through the sweary filter are these.

Silverback - This guy aged 60 and was covered with thick hair and some of it going grey.
Thong Man - Never lived it down the moment he said about wearing thongs.
Randy Handy Andy - I think that does speak for itself.
The boss was called CP3O as he used to shuffle around the place with arm flailing about saying "Oh, this is not good".

The rest, like I said, are too sordid to show in here.
 
Al1944 said:
'Thrush' was one I remember well. He was an irritating t**t!
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When I worked with British Aerospace wehad a H&S officer known as Thrush who was clueless. That said the 4 letter word used as a noun after 'Irritating' began with the 3rd letter of the alphabet. Engineering divisions can be rough.
 
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