Kids are dadblasted evil. Frequently call "Boomer" in complementary way rather than the snide way by the youth of today.
What Was/Is Your Nickname?
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might be my luck. But when did kids get so polite. And I could say it's an age thing but they ask me what my major is so......
in my unit there were two Millers, one big and the other thin as a rail. The latter we called Miller Lite.
I was called Dabo growing up and I can’t remember how that stuck. In the army I was called Diesel for my ability to ruck up and keep going when everyone was at the end of their endurance. Only my sadistic yankee platoon sergeant called me Crawdad.
Back in the early 90’s I worked at a White Castle on the black side of town I was one of 3 whites on a 25 person crew.
Because it was the 90’s a chain wallet was part of my fit and though I got Chippewa in me it don’t show cept the cheekbones and inability to grow facial hair the Irish in me makes me white as a sheet till I drink and turn blood red. Anyway I was the only white guy on the night crew and I had this loud rattling chain wallet so I got the nickname GHOS , not even ghost just GHOS, I got introduced to new employees that way we had some great times. One night the power went out and they sent me outside to check out the rest of the block to see how bad it was , theory was because I was white the cops wouldn’t shoot me. We had some good times I was GHOS for a long while after that in the punk scene. Then I moved to the west coast and my name Davis got switched to Davos the finally just Vos and that’s what they call me now.
Because it was the 90’s a chain wallet was part of my fit and though I got Chippewa in me it don’t show cept the cheekbones and inability to grow facial hair the Irish in me makes me white as a sheet till I drink and turn blood red. Anyway I was the only white guy on the night crew and I had this loud rattling chain wallet so I got the nickname GHOS , not even ghost just GHOS, I got introduced to new employees that way we had some great times. One night the power went out and they sent me outside to check out the rest of the block to see how bad it was , theory was because I was white the cops wouldn’t shoot me. We had some good times I was GHOS for a long while after that in the punk scene. Then I moved to the west coast and my name Davis got switched to Davos the finally just Vos and that’s what they call me now.
I had a bright green bicycle helmet when I was a teenager so got called turtle.
Well mostly people have just called me Isaac, one fellow 12 year old did try changing it to 'Ballsack', but it did not stick which is just fine.
Well, my name is Mike, and I’m not a small person. My nickname in high school….
Get ready
Big Mike.
Get ready
Big Mike.
Always Krischan, Northern German variation of Christian.
It also was my name in local forums until I switched to Hank, taken from Charles Bukowski's alter ego.
Short, easy and I was into Bukowski so it seemed good.
Chaukisch is completely new, it comes from the Chauci (Chauken in German):
Chauci - Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chauci
Basically means "being chaukisch" like "being swedish".
It also was my name in local forums until I switched to Hank, taken from Charles Bukowski's alter ego.
Short, easy and I was into Bukowski so it seemed good.
Chaukisch is completely new, it comes from the Chauci (Chauken in German):
Chauci - Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chauci
Basically means "being chaukisch" like "being swedish".
In my family you’re pretty much assigned at least one nickname at birth….. I’ve had plenty over the years but a few have stuck since I was just a little thing.
To my Parents and Grandparents I’m Boom Boom or Boomer
To my Aunts and Uncles I’m:
Boomer
Booner
Dan’l Boone
To my Uncle Terry in particular I’m known as Hammerhead.
To my cousins I’m:
Satchmo
Farquad
Or any number of made up on the spot names.
To my close friends I’m :
Ole Dan
The Rigger
Farquad
To my Parents and Grandparents I’m Boom Boom or Boomer
To my Aunts and Uncles I’m:
Boomer
Booner
Dan’l Boone
To my Uncle Terry in particular I’m known as Hammerhead.
To my cousins I’m:
Satchmo
Farquad
Or any number of made up on the spot names.
To my close friends I’m :
Ole Dan
The Rigger
Farquad
My kids and all of their friends call me Papa, like Hemingway. But, everyone outside of my family calls me Cosmic.
My mother calls me Juanita Banana 
she is the only person I tolerate such humiliation 
🥹.
she is the only person I tolerate such humiliation 🥹.
A lot of you that have been here awhile know me as Orley. My nickname from childhood because I used to listen to 78 speed Little Orley records. You're gonna have to Google it for all the info on those. 
My real surname is Neuren and I am a neurologist.
Needless to say, I was Dr. Neuron.
Needless to say, I was Dr. Neuron.