I’ve decided to have a little contest over here at KOQ. I’m in need of a post and haven’t come up with an idea so this is a little filler.
Up for grabs is your choice of two fabulous books by Dan Savage, the guy who writes Savage Love. The Commitment and The Kid. Both are hysterically funny accounts of his life with his partner and their son. Well one of them includes all three. Obviously there is a sequence to the books. Anyway, they are both great reads. I’ll even throw in 100 ECs if you are an Entrecard member. I’ll announce the winner on Friday the 16th. Which happens to be the day before my birthday.
What do you have to do you ask? Well it’s pretty easy. My daughter is fascinated with nick names. She wants a better one than the one she has which is “poopypants” complements of her brother. She wants something cooler.
So I want to know what your nick name is, or was if you have managed to shed it over the years. I’d also like to know how you got it.
I’m the judge of this little contest so kissing a little ass can’t hurt your chances.
I’ll start. I have had several nick names over the years. I have of course the shortening of my name, Jenny and Jen, as well as JB, Vino, Red and Post Toasties.
I got JB from my boss when I worked in a balloon store. I was his right hand woman. I actually did singing telegrams dressed as a gorilla and a french maid. Of all the jobs I have had in my life, and there were many, this was the all time favorite. We had to initial every order we took and since I took most of the orders everything was signed by JB. He thought it sounded like some CEO of a corporation and started calling me JB. He still does, as do any of the people I worked with back then. When I talk to myself I refer to myself as JB.
I got “Vino” when I traveled through Italy. I drank a lot of wine in Italy.
Red is obvious.
My brother called me “Post Toasties” I have no idea why he nicknamed me after a cereal but I hated it. If he wanted to drive me up the wall all he had to do was use that name. To this day I cringe when I see the cereal.
So those are mine. Now tell me yours.
I don’t know Dan Savage’s books, but I’m always up for entering contests for free books! I love reading…as evidenced by my way-too-often-updated book review blog, haha!
Growing up, my main nickname was just Mandy, nothing special, except that to this day everyone in my family calls me Mandy and everyone out of the family calls me Amanda. When I refer to myself in third person it’s Mandy, even though I don’t like the name.
Most of my nicknames came from my last name, Gignac (pronounced Juh-nack). I got things like BigMac and Cognac and Jeanette.
When I was a baby, my mom called me Bucketmouth because I talked too much, and later on, my parents came up with the worst nickname ever. I’ve (thankfully) lived this down, and I attack any of my siblings who bring it up: Manda-Panda-Puddin’-and-Pie-Bear. Only run together, it always sounded like Manda-Panda-Puddlin’-Pie-Bear, which is even worse.
I love Dan Savage.
And, of course, I love your blogs.
Nickname: Bellybutton
Origin: In 8th grade, spring of 1983, I wore a (barely) cropped top to school. The English teacher needed someone to pass around papers and he chose me, as identified by the word “Bellybutton.” It stuck for a brief period of time.
My other nickname (Jenna) is pretty boring.
Hi I was called Deano (or dino) when I was a little un. my day said I was as excitable as the dinosaur out of the flintstones. i used to get all excited at the same time every night as if I knew he was due home from work. (Some people still call me by that name)
LOL. I will share mine. It’s a long list though.
Goggles – Because I wore spectacles.
Four Eyed River Toad – for the same reason. I found both to be cruel. I was 6 at the time.
Bennie Bookworm after a character in a local TV program. His nose was always in a book and he told stories and wore glasses.
Alexander – After Alexander the mouse in a TV program about a Bee. He wore glasses, never shut up, read a lot and had a million useless facts at his finger tips.
Higgie or Higgins – After Higgins in Magnum PI.He wore glasses, never shut up, read a lot, told stories and had a million useless facts at his finger tips. It was back in the war…….
See a pattern yet?
T-boy, T-Man, Mr T – All plays on the initial of my surname.
Bat or Bat Boy – A play on my initials
Some yiddish word courtesy of my dad – loosely translated to “stupid idiot”. It was well intended (I think)
Gummi Bear – This was while I served in our military. I like to kid myself it was because of my sweet disposition and not because I had the body shape of a gummi bear.
Cat Poo – A term of endearment believe it or not from an early girlfriend
Bok Drol – local lingo roughly translated to Buck Poo – same girfriend.
Horse – lol not sure why that one.
thats a wrap for me.
When I was growing up my Dad had a nickname for me, Zelda Jean the Beauty Queen. Or, if he was feeling particularly funny that day, Zelda Jean Buttlips. Yeah, I know, right?
I have no idea why he called me that, or where he came up with it, but I did find out that my dad used to call my aunt that and she was quite relieved when I was born and he started calling me that instead of her.
I’ve also been called Schoeny, (a shortened version of my last name) as well as Patti Cakes, Peppermint Patti, and I also have two online nicknames, Jane Doe, and Spaced Girl Hero. And, my youngest daughter has a tendency to call me Mommasitta, I have no idea why other than that she likes to make up words.
But, my favorite nickname will always be Zelda Jean Buttlips, just because only my Dad could come up with something like that.
My real name is Sudhersana. But all the family members call me sudha guess sudha the first four letters in my original name. Outside family and friends am always sudhersana. Recently when I started blogging I wrote all my posts with the name Susan cause just like that then changed to Sudha but still some of my blogger friends call me susan. My cousins always call me fatty lolz:)) because of few xtra pounds but I really love that calling me fatty I feel them very close to my heart and if they did not call me fatty I can guess they r depressed or some problem is there going on. So if they did not call me fatty I really feel very bad
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Hi, My brother is 7 yrs younger than me. My name is Cindy and he couldn’t pronounce it. He called me Suddy instead. He outgrew it and so did I.
Cindy
We nicknamed my oldest son Dangerbutt (for many reasons, which evolved over the years).
I didn’t have a nickname. I call one kid (his diminutive name)-bear and my daughter pumpkin.
I love Dan Savage, this is why I am entering, even though I am not really qualified. I have never had a nickname, so I am going to enter for my 5 year old. She has had 2 nicknames. First is Jojo. Second, (which is what I call her) Chickie.
I also totally love your blogs. Redhead Ranting is one of my very favorites.
I hope we win!
I really love my nickname from my father – it is “Honey Darling Wonderful”
Since I am a goat some of my nicknames are not printable in a family blog, but the one I get called the most is Silly. I suppose this is because my name is Pricilla.
Now, my udder massage therapist used to be called itchy drawers. She hates this and will be very upset that I have told you. Her father gave her this nickname because she could never sit still as a child….Unfortunately he called her that until he died. She was 45 when he died. You can imagine how this went over.