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Title: Friends/workmates nicknames
Post by: hotel21 on 24 October 2012, 12:51:29
Was listening to an article on a radio channel earlier when driving regarding the obscure and funny nicknames that are out and about for workmates and friends.

A couple of examples to start off with......

Thrombosis - 'cos he is a large slow moving clot.
K2 - a large immovable object with snow on his peak(ed cap)
Isaiah - 'cos one eyes higher than the other.
The eternal flame - he never goes out.

Any others?? 
Title: Re: Friends/workmates nicknames
Post by: mantahatch on 24 October 2012, 12:55:24
Used to work with a guy called physco, perfectly normal happy go lucky bloke until he had a drink. Then the name says it all  :(

And another one,sadly to do with alcohol again. His name was Alan, hew was called alky.
Title: Re: Friends/workmates nicknames
Post by: Seth on 24 October 2012, 13:03:25
Cheap Day - 'cos he always issued 'Cheap Day Return' tickets .... regardless of validity times! ;D
Title: Re: Friends/workmates nicknames
Post by: cleggy on 24 October 2012, 13:20:06
Brussels because his surname was Sprout ;D ;D
A school friend's surname was O'Shea so his parents named him Richard!!, he was always called Ricochete ;D ;D
We also had a Bomber, because he was black ;D ;D

   
Title: Re: Friends/workmates nicknames
Post by: b4ndit on 24 October 2012, 13:25:44
A lad i was in the navy with was named brookes he got the nickname elkie
Title: Re: Friends/workmates nicknames
Post by: hotel21 on 24 October 2012, 13:31:34
A former police workmate was called laptop. He was quite a small PC.....
Title: Re: Friends/workmates nicknames
Post by: allen25 on 24 October 2012, 13:34:49
Splinter, the bloke's name is Woodcock!
Title: Re: Friends/workmates nicknames
Post by: tigers_gonads on 24 October 2012, 13:35:55
My best mate and shadow from my RAF days was called "Honkey" and I was "Snowflake"   ;D

One bloke who had a failed hair transplant was called "Frankenstein"
Another lad who thought he was gods gift too women was nicknamed "Press stud"
And another one who had real problem with soap and water was nicknamed "Stig of the dump" or "Soap swerver"

Title: Re: Friends/workmates nicknames
Post by: Andy B on 24 October 2012, 13:42:13
....
One bloke who had a failed hair transplant was called "Frankenstein"
 ......

A lad at sea had had a hair transplant. His nick name - but not to his face  ::) - was 15 2   Reason being, his head now looked like the rows of holes in a Crib board!  ::) ::) ::)  ;)  ;)
Title: Re: Friends/workmates nicknames
Post by: Andy B on 24 October 2012, 13:43:25
A lad i was in the navy with was named brookes he got the nickname elkie

Similarly, we had a big burly matelot with the nick name of Debbie! His surname was Reynolds.  ;D  ;D
Title: Re: Friends/workmates nicknames
Post by: Andy B on 24 October 2012, 13:45:37
Was listening to an article on a radio channel earlier when driving regarding the obscure and funny nicknames that are out and about for workmates and friends.

A couple of examples to start off with......

Thrombosis - 'cos he is a large slow moving clot.
K2 - a large immovable object with snow on his peak(ed cap)
Isaiah - 'cos one eyes higher than the other.
The eternal flame - he never goes out.

Any others??

.......... SWMBO worked with a bloke they all called Thrush ....... an irritating See you next Tues  ::)
Title: Re: Friends/workmates nicknames
Post by: albitz on 24 October 2012, 13:56:51
Most of the ones I know couldnt be posted,but  one bloke who was short but his head was out of proportion to the rest of his body was nicknamed Anthrax,another who wore wellies all year round was The Duke,and the managing director who had a lazy eye was Cyclopse.
Title: Re: Friends/workmates nicknames
Post by: tigers_gonads on 24 October 2012, 13:59:41
Was listening to an article on a radio channel earlier when driving regarding the obscure and funny nicknames that are out and about for workmates and friends.

A couple of examples to start off with......

Thrombosis - 'cos he is a large slow moving clot.
K2 - a large immovable object with snow on his peak(ed cap)
Isaiah - 'cos one eyes higher than the other.
The eternal flame - he never goes out.

Any others??

.......... SWMBO worked with a bloke they all called Thrush ....... an irritating See you next Tues  ::)


I've just nicked that one for someone I know  ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Friends/workmates nicknames
Post by: tigers_gonads on 24 October 2012, 14:00:58
Talking about lazy eyes, one lad at school was nicknamed "Clarence"  ;D
Title: Re: Friends/workmates nicknames
Post by: ozzycat on 24 October 2012, 14:09:08
i was called gummy because i had all my teeth knocked out by a gearbox  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Friends/workmates nicknames
Post by: Gaffers on 24 October 2012, 14:14:43
T-Rex - for a guy with short arms and deep pockets  ;D
Title: Re: Friends/workmates nicknames
Post by: hotel21 on 24 October 2012, 14:26:01
Another fella was called pontoon.

One eye twisting whilst the other was sticking.....
Title: Re: Friends/workmates nicknames
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 24 October 2012, 15:13:11
Loads, we had

Snork - as he sniffed a lot when on the phone and sounded like he was wearing a snorkel
BOB - BO Butler, nuff said, he was the site 'woman botherer' to
Chatty/Stinky/TC Pete - Site cluttermelion, hoarded everything, bit strange (could not turn left for 4 weeks), didn't talk much and stank of TCP
Golden Balls - He had a it away with the ladies
Dr Love - Had a phd and problems communicating with women
Shandy Andy/Shandrew - liked a drink.......as long as it was top deck
Jimmy Kipper - His real name was Lee Haddock, great guy but a pathetic handshake
Dutch Bloke - Great guy, from the Netherlands

Loads of others to!
Title: Re: Friends/workmates nicknames
Post by: zirk on 24 October 2012, 15:23:10
Had a Boss we use to call Bolt Neck, He was 6' 7 with a good head of hair that was totally flat on top where His head would rub on top off the Car roof when driving. He also had this ability to move his head in all sorts of positions whilst walking under doors without ducking.

Friday nights after work in the Pub was always fun, as the more He drunk the more chance there was of him knocking himself out on the door frames towards the end of the evening.

   
Title: Re: Friends/workmates nicknames
Post by: jimac on 24 October 2012, 16:23:01
Many years ago I worked with a bunch of scousers. There was a girl they called Flash.

She wasn't the best looking of women - FLASH stood for Face Like A Sheep's Head!
Title: Re: Friends/workmates nicknames
Post by: tigers_gonads on 24 October 2012, 16:30:42
We call a mates ex girlfriend "Buff"  Big ugly fat f****r   ;D
Not to her face mind  :D


Title: Re: Friends/workmates nicknames
Post by: dbug on 24 October 2012, 16:40:02
Not a nickname but I used to have a guy called Alan Gay working for me.  He was totally pi**ed off when he was made a Superviser and had to wear a name badge which said "A Gay Supervisor"
Title: Re: Friends/workmates nicknames
Post by: albitz on 24 October 2012, 17:43:38
Our old works managers name was Jerry Pratt - he didnt get much pisstaking !  ::) ;D
Title: Re: Friends/workmates nicknames
Post by: omegod on 24 October 2012, 18:26:45
One called fish finger Kev.....I haven't asked why !
Title: Re: Friends/workmates nicknames
Post by: tigers_gonads on 24 October 2012, 19:17:45
Our old works managers name was Jerry Pratt - he didnt get much pisstaking !  ::) ;D


My old Lloyds Tsb bank manager was called Paul Pratt  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Friends/workmates nicknames
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 24 October 2012, 19:24:19
Captain Birds Eye.

'Cause he's always got a fishy finger...  ::)
Title: Re: Friends/workmates nicknames
Post by: hotel21 on 24 October 2012, 19:51:18
Also knew a lad called Fudge some years ago.  He had large hands.

Perhaps not the most politically correct of explanations, given the current news climate, but if you are old enough to remember the music of the TV add of the day....

A finger of Fudge was jus..........  You know the one......   :-X
Title: Re: Friends/workmates nicknames
Post by: Martian on 24 October 2012, 20:08:00
Dangerous Dawson

A sparkie by trade who definitely knew his onions, but god help you if you were on site with us and had no electrical knowledge where his "temporary" supplies were sometimes concerned.
He was also in to his mythbusters in a big way in that he could make the bottom of a beer bottle explode (quite violently) with the palm of his hand, and he also knew of several ways of how to blow $hit up using materials you wouldn't give a second thought to.

I talk about him in the past tense as he is now dead, however it was a mental issue that took him rather than the crazy $hit we used to do to each other.

RIP Gaz


Title: Re: Friends/workmates nicknames
Post by: geoffr70 on 24 October 2012, 20:23:12
Man-boy: a lady loving lesbian who was once in the same workplace as me. If you saw her you'd completely understand.

Spaghetti arms: someone at work who isn't very strong! The less said the better!

Fat head: speaks for itself!

Smelly morrelly: said in an Italian accent (surname Morrell and he was a minger!)

Gee Gee: Gay Gav

Not many can be written down tbh!
Title: Re: Friends/workmates nicknames
Post by: Rods2 on 24 October 2012, 21:59:28
Wingnut - Where his ears stuck out.
Dirt Box - Where he smelt of p.
Chopper - Part of him was well built!
Foggy - A youngster who was thick and wet.
Pog - P. O'grady
Bloater - All 30st of him.

And quite a few other that would fall foul of the swear word rule.
Title: Re: Friends/workmates nicknames
Post by: Webby the Bear on 24 October 2012, 22:07:20
We had a new head of department start and he purposely changed his title within a couple of weeks...

it was Head Of Mortgage Operations.....

so that was his nckname  ;D
Title: Re: Friends/workmates nicknames
Post by: feeutfo on 25 October 2012, 07:05:59
Cliff / Cliff top. A guy at work with an unreasonably large flat forehead.

Allan or Al, pronounced/shouted as "OW!" or "AAAAAOW" As if in a great deal of pain. He was obviously rather accident prone.
He left the company, to be replaced by...another Allan.
Another Allan has no idea what we're on about. So has developed into "Bloody Al" or "Fa*kin Al"

..or when stitched up with an awkward job "I'll Al do it" "Al do it all" or "Al do it all agaaaain"
Title: Re: Friends/workmates nicknames
Post by: tigers_gonads on 25 October 2012, 10:00:58
A bloke in the next room to me was called Cope
Needless to say he soon became "Canny"  ;D
Title: Re: Friends/workmates nicknames
Post by: Keith ABS on 25 October 2012, 10:35:45
  Two blokes I worked with on site, " juanita" as he had only one front tooth left and  "Ilene". Ilene was working in a trench years ago and got struck on the head with a digger bucket. After the accident he always held his head to one side. Not only that, his hard hat would also be on a slightly  more of a tilt than his head, so highlighting it more. He was a telescopic forklift driver last time I meet him and if any of you know these machines, you are able to tilt the body to allow a straight lift on uneven ground. He would tilt the body for normal use on even ground!!
Keith B
Title: Re: Friends/workmates nicknames
Post by: Strangechap on 25 October 2012, 11:55:44
Knew a guy years ago and everyone called him 'Sponge'

Don't even remember his real name, but found out it was because at school he would always have the sponge and custard for pud.

This nickname had followed him from school to his 20's. He's probably still called it now.