Ric or Rick?

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 5:23 pm

I'm with Scott, Joey and Howie.

The peculiar Brit way of giving a nickname to every darned proper name has filtered somehow (wonder how) to Oz, too, huh?

I always laugh reading about guys named "Bazza" (Barry) and "Gazza" (Gary?). But "Ricky" takes the cakey. Please, no.

Sid Owen is laughing out loud.

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 5:26 pm

Paul, you mean "Sizza".....

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 8:22 pm

Haven't been called or used 'Howie' much since my school days. Usually get 'Aitch' or 'Hey You, (expletive deleted)'!!

Yep, we put out some odd ones - Warren becomes 'Wuzza' or 'Wozza', Darren or Darrell becomes 'Dazza' and 'Graham' or 'Graeme' can sometimes be 'Gra' or 'Gra-gra'. 'Paul' stays as is, depending on your surname. If we can have a crack at that, we will.

By the way, how ya goin', Wilco?

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 9:12 pm

In high school I was known as "Wizza".

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 10:27 pm

Over here we would be unkind and call you 'Paul Alphabet'!!

Go the Wiz!!

red_rob · Post by **red_rob** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 5:01 am

How the hell do you pronounce your name any way Paul?!?

Best Regards
Cally

eatswodo · Post by **eatswodo** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 5:38 am

Smith.

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 5:50 am

In my mind , it's Paul W.(DUBya)....

bmi_guy · Post by **bmi_guy** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 6:04 am

I believe it's Will-chin-ski. Jingle Jangle is much easier.

Later - Mickey

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 11:01 am

Are you guys done speculating? Jeez, go to one offsite meeting and when I get back to my computer, everybody's talking about me behind my back...

Just kidding, OK?

Anyway, in order: Mike, I knew a rather unsavory character in a past life when I collected cool old foreign cars, called "Joe Alphabet". I dunno--John's into cars and he lives in Orange County, so he may have heard of Joe, who's still around, I understand.

So, Americans say "will ZIN ski". Polacks (like the Pope) say "vil CHEEN ski". Either one fails to work when ordering a pizza.

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 11:05 am

.....heck, my name is a problem when ordering a pizza. So now my "pizza name" is "Rose"

bmi_guy · Post by **bmi_guy** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 11:11 am

Hey - Robert started it!!
(Really, all of us were wondering but he's the only one who had the nerve to bring it up!)

I can't afford real pizza - I just put a slice of hydroponic tomato on a piece of moldy toast...

ibmindless · Post by **ibmindless** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 10:51 pm

Hey Mike, before you bite into that toast, check the mold for saintly images. Might turn your financial situation completely around.

red_rob · Post by **red_rob** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 1:29 am

I once had a peice of toast that looked like Roger McGuinn. I didn't put it on ebay though. I was kind of hungry.

bmi_guy · Post by **bmi_guy** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 4:57 am

Mark - thanks for the tip - I forgot about the Pete potato. Can't wait to get my garden planted this year!

Robert - sell the next piece that resembles Roger - then you can buy a new RIC and eat out!