Old topic, but a lot of new ones since this last came up years ago.
"Bushie" = In Australia a "Bushie" is a man who lives off the land. Turns his hand to anything that will put a crust on his bread. Hard living, independant, on the move. Make him a friend and he's a friend for life.
Here also the "Bush" seems to imply anything 100 miles west of the Coast!
Not sure exactly where I got the nic but I think it was at my first Letterhead meet!
Posted by Catharine C. Kennedy (Member # 4459) on :
Frank Magoo named me "Cat" on chat because it had fewer letters to type!
Posted by Kissymatina (Member # 2028) on :
When I first got online, I needed a username for somewhere and everything I came up with was already taken.
Then I remembered what my 1 uncle used to torment me when I was 3 or 4. See, my whole family always called me Christina, never, ever Chris and he changed it to Kissymatina.
Hey, there's a username that surely no one else will have. Evenutally, someone here shortened it to Kissy and it stuck. Don't remember the first time it was Kissy but as long as it ain't Chrissy, I'm ok with it. And if ya call me Christina, I will hang up on you, completely convinced you are a telemarketer.
[ May 06, 2005, 08:12 PM: Message edited by: Kissymatina ]
Posted by Harris Kohen (Member # 2139) on :
Its what I have done for a living for many years
"FireFixer" But most dont know the meaning of it which makes it more interesting when they try to guess. At least its entertaining to me, and it can also be used to my advantage hehehe.
Posted by Kimberly Zanetti (Member # 2546) on :
Many moons ago, when I still had black hair, my husband's best friend started calling me Raven. It stuck and has been Clay's nickname for me ever since even though the color has long since been silver.
Clay and I are way, way into food. He's an Executive Chef and we used to have a catering company - still do some on the side. Thus the Chef part...I have used ChefRaven as a pseudonym for the last 5 years that I have done my online Culinary Tip column.
Posted by Si Allen (Member # 420) on :
Hmmmm... As a brush guy...could it be because I am of a breed that is slowly becoming extinct? Hence the nick = Brushasaurus!
Posted by Kissymatina (Member # 2028) on :
Si, thought it was cause you're older than dinosaurs....
Posted by Adrienne Morgan (Member # 1046) on :
I'm too lazy to spell out my whole name so I just sign it 'A' with a smiley, just cuz.
On chat I'm Rainkatt....I got that nickname before I moved to Washington...I love the rain, and I love cats.
A:)
Posted by Ian Stewart-Koster (Member # 3500) on :
At high-school there were three Ians in my class, & three Davids & three Johns & three Angus', so we went by nicknames from the start of our surnames.
Locally I answer to both as heaps of neighbours & others around just always called me Stewart or Stewey- maybe it's because on introducing yourself, Ian is such a short word to say that they don't hear it?
(Jon, I thought your 'bushy' referred to the beard???)
Posted by Jon Butterworth (Member # 227) on :
Nah ... not the beard .. had that since I left school and it's never been big.
BIG? .... ever seen Darren (smuggly) pull his navel length beard over his head at a letterhead meet and stick a cigarette in his mouth?. Awsome "hair head" ... looks like something outa star wars
Posted by Ian Stewart-Koster (Member # 3500) on :
or from the Muppetts! especially when he puts his sunglasses back on. Posted by Ray Rheaume (Member # 3794) on :
Went down to a local garage one night to paint some numbers on a race car. While I was doing the painting, the garage owner and a couple of other guys were working under the hood. I finished the job in 20 minutes (with a 4" paint brush and a can of automotive enamel) and left.
When the garage owner got done with the engine, he emerged and asked "When did the numbers get painted?" Once he was told, he said "We ought to call him Rapid Ray. That's the fastest I've ever seen."
By noon the next day, no less than 5 people greeted me with the name "Rapid Ray".
Over the years it's been shaved down to "Rapid". One "P", no "b"...... Posted by Sheila Ferrell (Member # 3741) on :
When I used to letter a lotta race cars there'd always be a lotta people standin' around or tinkerin' with the car...eventually, someone would always be lookin' at my paint-box or ask me what kind'a paint I was usin', so a few people started callin' me 'Oneshot'... . . .it also had a sort'a 'double' meaning because I was fond of explaining my 'NO-2nd-chances' policy with men this way:
"I don't HAVE any second chances left...and you JUST used up one of my last FIRST chances!"
I also have one bruth'a, a cab driver who always calls me 'Signs'....he'll even holler it out across a busy restaurant ...or anywhere...'HEEEEEY Signs!' Posted by Donna in BC (Member # 130) on :
Donna in BC... hmmmm let me think.
Steve calls me GI (short for graphic impact)
I use GIJane as a nick on some other bb's. Simply an extention of GI.
signmaker on chat - self explanatory I think
Posted by Kissymatina (Member # 2028) on :
Then Ray found letterheads and you know signpeople can't spell so it got changed to Rabid. 1 B no P
Posted by Bob Rochon (Member # 30) on :
Speaking of not being able to spell, I mispelled my name ONCE in an email and I haven't lived it down yet.
Thank god it's just a chat thing. And NO I'm not going there.
Posted by Bill Preston (Member # 1314) on :
Nickname---- ??
What's a nickname--- ???
I feel so left out---
and totally unnecessary.
What's my real name---?
bill preston-----i think---
maybe---
Posted by Michael Boone (Member # 308) on :
Bill Preston Shirley Boone dubs you.... "maple_syrup_man" so there and thankyou
Posted by Michael Boone (Member # 308) on :
Ontime? Ironically..it was sarcasm
Posted by Santo (Member # 411) on :
My nick comes from a notoriously lewd black comedy record from the 70's. Since the line isn't dirty here goes. And I quote Jody The Grinder the Great Spot Finder.
All eyes turn right as Old Soft Toe Ike came in sporting a golddust crown. He had a professional killer named Stingy Sam Miller covering him well from behind.
Rappers today don't have much on this guy.
Posted by Stephen Deveau (Member # 1305) on :
Kimberly
You can't be the Raven as I am......
Thus quotes The Raven! I would work all day!!!!! and Airbrush/Paint by Night......
Have been doing this for 30 years!
I love these little Grims!
RavenGraphics/2005
Posted by Harris Kohen (Member # 2139) on :
Santo, does that come fron the line of the old Jimmy Castor Bunch?
aka: "The Bertha Butt Boogie" a classic that will live forever in my mind
Posted by Gary Hove (Member # 4970) on :
My hair cut caused mine, Started as Flat top now it degraded to just Flat.
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