the naming of things

I've always been called Drew. And it would be very wierd is someone called me Andrew. My ex bf called me 'bf' and I liked that. At college I used to be called Schmoo (As in the cartoon 'The Incredible New Schmoo'. I like that too. At work I get called Dwew. That's quite nice too. http://homepage.ntlworld.com/drew.gummerson2

I've always been called Drew. And it would be very wierd is someone called me Andrew. My ex bf called me 'bf' and I liked that. At college I used to be called Schmoo (As in the cartoon 'The Incredible New Schmoo'. I like that too. At work I get called Dwew. That's quite nice too. http://homepage.ntlworld.com/drew.gummerson2

Never know who the heck I'm speaking to on this forum. Bub or Buber...For some odd reason. ~: Psi - Because i am so charming. g-man - 'Well thats another story'. (: my name John. but most call me by my initials, J.C.

Well, Haddock, I really can't say why but I've never had a nickname. Perhaps no-one has ever wanted to be intimate with me? Although, now I come to think of it, Jean has referred to to me on at least one occasion as "'im indoors." You've got me feeling a little sad and bereft at this lack of naming and this possible lack in me. Why do some people attract nicknames and others not?

I've never had a nickname that I know of, but behind my back no doubt plenty. I get called Pesk by one person... and mummy by three, but thats about it.

Now and then, Haddock. I'd be far too frightened to give Liana a nickname.

In the early days when his urge to look up my skirt was still stronger than his urge to look up the cricket scores, I got called Wench. Then when domesticity set in, I got called Giraffe Woman, because I was the only one who could change the light bulbs without standing on a chair. Now it’s mostly, Er Lou, as in, Er Lou have you been to Asda or Er Lou have I got any socks. Occasionally he calls me Boss – when he calls me Boss, he’s being ironic. I miss Wench. ~ www.fabulousmother.com

I have always been Pudding to Mr B. Sometimes he calls me joodit (Irish version of Judith). I was called Jude from about age 14 and it has stuck. If I think about it, I prefer Judith. I refuse to answer to Judy. It sounds like a receptionist's name. jude "Cacoethes scribendi" http://www.judesworld.net

I like "wench"... ;) pe ps oid Blogs! "the art of tea" "that's an odd courgette"

Lets see: Red, Newman, Frankie, Franz, Frank the Tank and Franklin

Hi Agog, good thread. I was called Stix when I was a drummer. And Eggshell when I was a teenager. No I don't know either. Maybe it was because I cracked easily.

Too many... Pixie, Titch - always smallest in school English, English muffin - after we moved to the US Moaning mini, mona lisa - aren't families nice Ginger - after I discovered henna Space cadet - at high school, I was always off in my imagination I'm sure there are more, but I can't remember. I don't count Li or Li-Li as some people have occasionally named me. How can you shorten Lisa? It's just not right! Although Lis is somewhat acceptable.

Thanks to a few people in this here forum, Fozzie has sorta stuck. I'll take it.

I guess you can say I've grown to like it - Tom, I once called you Grizzly Adams, but intimacy wasn't my aim.

No, and you weren't after any bear steaks, either.

My wife occasionally calls me Gazza, which I've never quite grown to love, but she gets away with it. We tend to have nicknames for other people in our street (whose names we don't know) - for example, across the street is a bloke about whom we know nothing other than he plays golf every Saturday and goes to church every Sunday, so we call that family the "Christian Golfers" (a cool name for a band?); and then further down the street live "The Swingers" - they just seem to have such incredibly boring lives that we decided to make up a few things about them. Of course, now we have a child, we have to be more careful what we say, or else we'll be in trouble!

Ooh, interesting philosophical point, Emma... :) Reminds me of a quote my girlfriend gave me from a Marian Keyes novel she recently read, which goes something like this... If you wear a stupid-looking hat and there is no one there to see it, is it still a stupid-looking hat? ;) pe ps oid Blogs! "the art of tea" "that's an odd courgette"