Nicknames: What's yours?

[The Pepsi Challenge]

As an aside, isn't it strange how (almost) every Caithness persons' nickname ends in 'a' or 'ey'? Or at least it sounds like it.

[mareng]

So do dogs' names - happens the world over.

(apart from "Rover" and "Rex", of course) :roll:

p.s. Is the "u" meant to be missing from "stupidity"? - is that the joke?
(bit like: There are three types of people in the world - those that can count, and those that can't) :lol:

[The Pepsi Challenge]

p.s. Is the "u" meant to be missing from "stupidity"? - is that the joke?
(bit like: There are three types of people in the world - those that can count, and those that can't) :lol:

No. But when I noticed, it seemed terribly apt. Right about the dogs by the way. Though mine used to be called Frunobulax, a poodle.

[©Amethyst]

Heh... it does seem rather apt, dunnit?

At school I was called the most rude names ever. I daren't repeat them on a 'family' board.

Now I get called Red. I dyed my hair red before my 20th birthday back in January, and have kept it red since. Mind you, was called Gemma today - but that's not my name :p

[George Brims]

mareng, there are only TWO types of people in the world - those that divide the world into two types of people, and those that don't.

[Rheghead]

There are basically two types of people.
'Glass half empty' people and 'glass half full' people. I belong to the 'glass half full type', the majority of Caithnessians seem to belong to the 'glass half empty' type.

Anyway, back to topic, I luckily escaped having a nickname bestowed upon me.

[gleeber]

There are basically two types of people.
'Glass half empty' people and 'glass half full' people. I belong to the 'glass half full type', the majority of Caithnessians seem to belong to the 'glass half empty' type.

Anyway, back to topic, I luckily escaped having a nickname bestowed upon me.

Would you care to expand on your philosophy. :confused
Nicknames are seen as a sign of popularity. :roll:

[lassieinfife]

You try telling that to the ones who were called fatty and the likes .......thankfully I never earned a nickname :)

[Julia]

My nickname at school was Budgie.. luckily I left it at school too!

:p

[Mandy]

My nickname at school was Budgie.. luckily I left it at school too!

:p


Budgie eh? LOL - I'll have to remember that one! :evil

[~~Tides~~]

There are basically two types of people.
'Glass half empty' people and 'glass half full' people. I belong to the 'glass half full type', the majority of Caithnessians seem to belong to the 'glass half empty' type.

But there are the "Container at 50% capacity" types. :confused

[golach]

There are basically two types of people.
'Glass half empty' people and 'glass half full' people. I belong to the 'glass half full type', the majority of Caithnessians seem to belong to the 'glass half empty' type.

I agree with my mate from the Glebe, Whats your philosophy and how did you arrive at it?
an my nick name whilst in the RNR was the Poison Dwarf

Golach

[jjc]

Nicknames are seen as a sign of popularity. :roll:
Well that’s slightly worrying because my nicknames generally went along the lines of ‘English <insert expletive of choice here>’… I wonder if I’ve been wrong all these years and they were simply being affectionate.

[Rheghead]

There are basically two types of people.
'Glass half empty' people and 'glass half full' people. I belong to the 'glass half full type', the majority of Caithnessians seem to belong to the 'glass half empty' type.

I agree with my mate from the Glebe, Whats your philosophy and how did you arrive at it?
an my nick name whilst in the RNR was the Poison Dwarf

Golach
Glass half full people seem to be optimistic and immediately see the positive in most things.
Glass half empty people immediatly see the negative in most things. Someone who calls themselves 'the original grumpy old man' should understand this.

[Zael]

I dont think there was a single person in our class at school that didnt have a nick name, it was either a completely different name (usually cheek of some sort) or their own surname with an "er" or "ey" at the end. Come to think of it, if you listed all the proper names of the people I was at school with you'd be met with a blank stare, mention a few nicknames and then I'd remember.

[Donnie]

There are basically two types of people.
'Glass half empty' people and 'glass half full' people. I belong to the 'glass half full type', the majority of Caithnessians seem to belong to the 'glass half empty' type.

Anyway, back to topic, I luckily escaped having a nickname bestowed upon me.

I'm a realist. If I'm drinking from the glass then it's half empty. If I'm pouring in to it then the glass is half full. If it's not my glass then I don't care.

[The Pepsi Challenge]

Heh... it does seem rather apt, dunnit? :p

What are you implying, Red? :confused

[Julia]

I'm a realist. If I'm drinking from the glass then it's half empty. If I'm pouring in to it then the glass is half full. If it's not my glass then I don't care.

Makes sense!

[squidge]

Im a glass half full person - or at least i try to be!

Nicknames were usually around how erm "curvy" i was. I hated nicknames.

[golach]

I agree with my mate from the Glebe, Whats your philosophy and how did you arrive at it?
an my nick name whilst in the RNR was the Poison Dwarf

Golach
Glass half full people seem to be optimistic and immediately see the positive in most things.
Glass half empty people immediatly see the negative in most things. Someone who calls themselves 'the original grumpy old man' should understand this.[/quote]

The question I asked was....Whats your phillosophy and how you arrived at it? Not an explanation of your original statement. I fully understand the half full / half empty glass theory.....But I cannot understand how you arrive at your point that Caithnessians all submit to the glass half empty theory.
I spent a lovely weekend in Thurso last weekend so I have now renewed my roots and I am sorry I was not able to be at the eyeball in Wick. And I found all I spoke to more than optomistic, so once again how do you reach your opinion
Golach

[bigjjuk]

my nickname at school was streaky because i was long and thin like streaky bacon, so they reckoned, now im a healthy 14 and a half stone and 6ft 2

not streaky anymore :D

[Rheghead]

The question I asked was....Whats your phillosophy and how you arrived at it? Not an explanation of your original statement. I fully understand the half full / half empty glass theory.....But I cannot understand how you arrive at your point that Caithnessians all submit to the glass half empty theory.
I spent a lovely weekend in Thurso last weekend so I have now renewed my roots and I am sorry I was not able to be at the eyeball in Wick. And I found all I spoke to more than optomistic, so once again how do you reach your opinion
Golach

Since my statement was purely based on unspecifics it would be unfair to draw on any specific Caithnessian to justify my opinion.
Already you have twisted my statement by claiming that I said 'Caithnessians all submit to the glass half empty theory.' which I never. I said ' the majority seem to be of the glass half empty type'.

I was merely pointing out my general impression of the number of Caithnessians that I have met so far. Perhaps the county's geography has a lot to do with it? Caithness is at the end of the line, so it gets the 'end of the line' goods and services. This must be an absolute breeding ground for negativity.

The fact that you have chosen to see an insult where none exists is a testament to yourself being in the majority?

[lassieinfife]

Hey I dinne drink so which group that put me in?? :lol:

[Zael]

Hey I dinne drink so which group that put me in??
Not even water? I would say that puts you in the "dead" group.

btw what has this got to do with nicknames?

[George Brims]

Donnie wrote

I'm a realist. If I'm drinking from the glass then it's half empty. If I'm pouring in to it then the glass is half full. If it's not my glass then I don't care.

I'm a design engineer. The glass was over-specified.

[monkey]

mareng, there are only TWO types of people in the world - those that divide the world into two types of people, and those that don't.

GB... there are only 10 types of people in the world - those who understand binary and those who don't.

[monkey]

Another angle on the glass fulness/emptiness issue is this:

Do I have sufficient to drink? Do I have some to share with others? if yes to both, then "my cup runneth over," even though it may be considerably less than half-full.

[lassieinfife]

Im teatotal but would buy anyone a drink. :lol: .......life is to be enjoyed and whether glass is ½ full or ½ empty makes no difference :D