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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 5:23 pm
by jingle_jangle
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.
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 5:26 pm
by jwilli
Paul, you mean "Sizza".....
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 8:22 pm
by ozover50
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?
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 9:12 pm
by jingle_jangle
In high school I was known as "Wizza".
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 10:27 pm
by ozover50
Over here we would be unkind and call you 'Paul Alphabet'!!
Go the Wiz!!
Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 5:01 am
by red_rob
How the hell do you pronounce your name any way Paul?!?
Best Regards
Cally
Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 5:38 am
by eatswodo
Smith.
Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 5:50 am
by beatlefan
In my mind , it's Paul W.(DUBya)....
Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 6:04 am
by bmi_guy
I believe it's Will-chin-ski. Jingle Jangle is much easier.
Later - Mickey
Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 11:01 am
by jingle_jangle
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.
Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 11:05 am
by incubus2432
.....heck, my name is a problem when ordering a pizza. So now my "pizza name" is "Rose"
Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 11:11 am
by bmi_guy
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...
Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 10:51 pm
by ibmindless
Hey Mike, before you bite into that toast, check the mold for saintly images. Might turn your financial situation completely around.
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 1:29 am
by red_rob
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.
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 4:57 am
by bmi_guy
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!