June 20, 2005

NICKNAMES

Bloggreatgrandson Spurs of Pull My Finger is asking people to reveal the nicknames they've had in their lives.

Mostly I didn't get nicknames, because my real name cuts down to one syllable quite nicely, and it's uncommon enough to be distinctive.

Just call me Harv.

There were a few exceptions, though.

For instance, since I was in the Navy at the time, one of my nephews (Blogless Brother Roy's son, Eric) nicknamed me "Uncle Squid". That seems straightforward enough, but there's a story behind that.

Roy lived in South Carolina for a while, and Blogless Brother Tom (who lived in Wisconsin) paid Roy a visit, and met Eric for the first time. Tom decided to be a smarty pants, and - recalling a line spoken by Oscar Madison in an "Odd Couple" show - introduced himself by saying, "Hi. I'm your Uncle Messy". Which was true, since Tom was ... "cleanliness challenged" during his bachelor days.

After that, it was decided that the other uncles needed nicknames, too. Like Blogless Brother Dave who has numerous cars laying around his farm that he uses for spare parts - "Uncle Junk"

Do you have any idea how embarrassing it is to have a 5 year old boy come running up to you screaming "UNCLE SQUID!" at the top of his lungs? And Tom and Roy would just laugh and laugh...

Yes, there WILL be vengeance...

posted by Harvey on June 20, 2005 at 08:40 AM | Permalink | 1 Liars
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Machelle exemplified on June 21, 2005 08:35 AM

Do you know how embarrasing it is to have the local neighborhood mentally challenged guy (who's only 5 years younger than you) run down the street every time he saw you yelling "POOKIE"?

The neighbors got a laugh out of it everytime.