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Post by BillyCement on Jan 28, 2009 11:25:39 GMT -5
I don't mean the kind that are used behind someone's back and can't be printed here. How many drivers do you work with that are called by a nickname rather than their real name and what are they? We have:
Turtle
T-Bone (plays a guitar)
Scarecrow
Johnny Lugnuts
Chopper
Woodstock
Gimpy
Monkey
Jonny The Polack
Some from the past:
Dixie
Red
Soupy
Dutch
The Pouch
Egg Head
Freddie The Indian
Cannonball
Flounder (Lead Dog reminded me of this one)
Stymie (....and this one, too)
Cowboy
I'm sure there are more that slip my mind at the moment.
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Post by LEAD DOG on Jan 28, 2009 12:33:52 GMT -5
OH GOSH! THIS IS A GOOD THREAD BILLY. WE HAD A DISPATCHER WHO WAS TERRIBLE WITH NAMES, SO HE GAVE EVERYONE NICK-NAMES. OVER THE YEARS HE COMPILED SOME PRETTY GOOD ONES. BUT HE COULDN'T REMEMBER YOUR FIRST NAME TO SAVE HIS LIFE  . AFTER THE MAN RETIRED, HE LEFT BUT THE NAMES STUCK  !
DIRTY WB (white boy) 
SLIPPERY
GILLIGAN
SCRUFFY
DROOPY
NERVOUS JIMMY
TDF (Two Dogs Fu##ing. The driver is Amerian Indian :
BIG JOHN
BUD WISER
PBR (Pabst Blue Ribbon obviously  )
CHAIN DRIVE
52-18 (it was the guys waist size and inseam)
BIG UNIT
MEAT
SNIVLEY WHIPLASH aka NFL (see bottom of list)
TOOL MAN
HAPPY (he's doin' 3yrs. for drug trafficing) 
STROKER (he was resticted from school zones..registered sex offender) 
SLICK WILLY (In prison also)
WESTSIDE aka OTIS (In and out of county jail)
WEIRD HAROLD
DIGGER
CHIEFER (That would be me )
SHINEY (Sweats perfusely)
GATOR (Came from Florida)
PUGSLY (short, fat and just plain weird)
CLEATUS (was struck by lightening....twice :
HOSS
BAMA (He's from Alabama 5'-9 160lbs. soakin' wet)
BAM BAM (He's Bama'S lil' brother..um..6'=2" 240lbs.)
FARMER (Bama & Bam Bam's uncle)
WILD THANG
PUFFER
SNOOPY
BLUTO aka TUBBY
SCOOBY
BEAGLE
PACO
CHICO
NUTZY
CRAZY
BARNEY (The Flintstones)
DINO (yup, you guess it)
LURCH
HAMMER
RILEY
FLOUNDER (animal house)
PINTO (yup, you guessed it again)
FLUFFER
FLASH
SHOOKIE
LOSER
BOBBY BEUCHE' (The Waterboy)
DUDE
VLAD the IMPALER
BOBO
RUGER
STYMIE
FLINT
BARON
BUCKEY
HOCKEY PUCK
AMISH NINJA
CRUSTY
DOODLE BUG
BUNCHIE
CHOO-CHOO BABY
WEDGE
SPIKE
SCRAP IRON
RACER-X
THUMPER
KOOTER
ROMEO
ZIT
RED TAG ROBERT (He would red tag a brand new truck just to be ornry) ;D
ONE A DAY BOB (not the same guy, but the same story)
LIL' JOE
BUDDA
HOG HEAD
AIN'T SKEERED (The most nervous guy I've ever met)
LOTKA(remember the sitcom TAXI?)
REVERND JIM
SCREWY LOUIE
DUKER
BOOGER (Take a wild guess) 
FISH (remember the sitcom Barney Miller?)
NFL (Not for long) IF HE WOULD START CALLING YOU THAT, IT MEANT YOUR DAYS WERE NUMBERED
GEEZ THIS COULD GO ON AND ON AND ON AND ON.
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Post by BillyCement on Jan 28, 2009 14:26:38 GMT -5
Amish Ninja? I ain't even gonna ask. That was a good list, Dog. Which one was you?
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Post by Mort on Jan 28, 2009 17:21:31 GMT -5
We have:
Hollywood (looks like Burt Reynolds)
Machine Gun Jim (licensed gun dealer)
Squirt Gun Jim (liberal with the hose)
Furball
Musclehead
Lumpy Rutherford (looks like the fat kid from Leave it to Beaver)
Hillbilly Jim
Mark in the Dark
I don't really want to know what they call me. They haven't been calling me at all lately.
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Post by BillyCement on Jan 28, 2009 18:14:33 GMT -5
We have: Hollywood (looks like Burt Reynolds) Machine Gun Jim (licensed gun dealer) Squirt Gun Jim (liberal with the hose) Furball Musclehead Lumpy Rutherford (looks like the fat kid from Leave it to Beaver) Hillbilly Jim Mark in the Dark I don't really want to know what they call me. They haven't been calling me at all lately. ;D |
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Post by LEAD DOG on Jan 28, 2009 20:27:30 GMT -5
Amish Ninja? I ain't even gonna ask. That was a good list, Dog. Which one was you?  . After that I was Chief and she was Pocahontas. I never said the guy was ever wound too tight, but he was a helluva good dispatcher . |
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Post by BillyCement on Jan 28, 2009 21:09:46 GMT -5
Amish Ninja? I ain't even gonna ask. That was a good list, Dog. Which one was you? |
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Post by LEAD DOG on Jan 28, 2009 22:00:59 GMT -5
WELL...I KIN ONLY ASSUME THAT THE "F" STOOD FOR ...F-F-FUN
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Post by LEAD DOG on Jan 28, 2009 22:05:06 GMT -5
QUOTE; Lumpy Rutherford (looks like the fat kid from Leave it to Beaver)
LEAVE IT TO BEAVER!!!!....YER SHOWIN' SOME WRINKLES at 27 yrs. old MORT .......snicker, snicker ;D
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Post by concretejoe on Jan 28, 2009 23:09:07 GMT -5
Let's see, we have:
Houndog
Muffin
Happy (short for Happy Gilmore)
Big Bird
Gilligan
Hoss
Michigan
Vegas
That's all I can rustle out of the old hardrive for now.
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Post by BillyCement on Jan 29, 2009 16:33:28 GMT -5
What poor guy was stuck with being called "Muffin"? Or was it a female? And then it's perfectly understandable.
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Post by Mort on Jan 29, 2009 16:52:24 GMT -5
QUOTE; Lumpy Rutherford (looks like the fat kid from Leave it to Beaver)
LEAVE IT TO BEAVER!!!!....YER SHOWIN' SOME WRINKLES at 27 yrs. old MORT .......snicker, snicker ;D Oh, I had to ask what it meant, let me tell you. Billy, no, but it helps. Also if your name is Mike, Mark, or Chris. Oddly enough, we also used to have three guys named "Monty," all spelled the same. At my old job, a car dealer, we had six Daves (3 of which made up 75 percent of the parts counter) and 5 Erics. Weirdest thing, though, I worked at a Toyota dealer in North Carolina that had two guys named "Ramzi," again spelled the same. No relation, either. |
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Post by BillyCement on Jan 29, 2009 17:46:21 GMT -5
My Dad, also named Bill, was an oil burner mechanic and worked for a company in Hackensack, NJ back in the 50's. His Uncle Bill owned the company and every guy who worked there was named "Bill" (as I recall there were only about 6 employees). They had to give them all nicknames. The only one I remember was a guy named "Squeaky".
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Post by raymond on Jan 29, 2009 22:35:52 GMT -5
Oh----let's see...
Here's some names I've given to my fellow pumper co-wokers over the years:
1. Puss-N-Boots
2. The Big Awesome
3. Pet-c.ock
4. Snowman (the guy actally hard-wired a CB radio into his truck)
5. Flame
6. helmet
7. Tiny-Dancer
8. Windows
9. Beavis
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Post by cfconcrete on Jan 29, 2009 22:43:40 GMT -5
grain pile eddie ass-crack ;D wolf diggums mary little miss jane the rabbi joe kwanzaa moon the leaner ford focus cheese & crackers crash ;D left turn and me, "sunshine" |
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Post by concretejoe on Jan 30, 2009 8:53:39 GMT -5
What poor guy was stuck with being called "Muffin"? Or was it a female? And then it's perfectly understandable. Well, while there are a few guys there that probably deserve the nickname, it does belong to a female. They have also called her "Fluffy". She is probably the best mixer driver I know. Lord help you if she whips out the hairbrush on you. Men have died. |
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Post by mixedupdiesel on Jan 31, 2009 9:39:49 GMT -5
Let's see... Adriana... 'Berto Big Boy Big Iron (me ) Bearbear Straydog Fred Sanford (this guy walks, talks looks like sanford) pocahontas (random name given to whoever our batchman determines) big baby (same as above) Punk a-ss ^ |
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Post by gant on Jan 31, 2009 11:54:44 GMT -5
we have a guy we call HO because his lastname is howard and on our load tickets it cuts everything off but HO, one guy called crazy because he is hilarious and you dont know wht hes gonna do.. then another guy called shrek because hes a big guy and has a fat nose like shrek, then mini me because hes a little bastard
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Post by mauserman on Feb 1, 2009 0:20:15 GMT -5
I used to work with a guy who liked hours but not work so we called him "Clock-sucker".
An old hippy driver who thought my german gun collection and Native American blood made for a strange combination nicknamed me "Choctaw nazi".
One day he told us how he had lost a testicle to cancer so I nicknamed him "the uniballer".
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Post by gant on Feb 1, 2009 0:53:27 GMT -5
we call everyone clock sucker at work.. but there is a guy that has been there for 30 years and knows everything and is the best driver in the world.. we call him Mr. Perfect or Mr. Greeds kinda like Adam Sandlers Mr. Deeds lolbecause he is greedy and takes every hour he can get and knocks guys out of it that need the money..dont get me started on him..
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Post by BillyCement on Feb 1, 2009 11:58:38 GMT -5
I used to work with a guy who liked hours but not work so we called him "Clock-sucker". An old hippy driver who thought my german gun collection and Native American blood made for a strange combination nicknamed me "Choctaw nazi". One day he told us how he had lost a testicle to cancer so I nicknamed him " the uniballer".
That's great. One of the guys on my fire dept. has only one nut, too. I'm going to use that. ;D ;D |
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Post by Mixer Driver 69 on Feb 1, 2009 17:40:09 GMT -5
Used to know a guy in high school with one nut. We called him "A-ball"
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Post by Mort on Feb 1, 2009 20:27:58 GMT -5
He should wear the same shirt John Kruk of the Phillies wore after his surgery.
"Don't make fun of me, or I'll take my ball and go home."
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Post by BillyCement on Feb 1, 2009 22:22:38 GMT -5
He should wear the same shirt John Kruk of the Phillies wore after his surgery. "Don't make fun of me, or I'll take my ball and go home." ;D ;D I'm gonna use that one, too! I can't wait for our next meeting at the firehouse! |
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Post by LEAD DOG on Oct 27, 2009 23:08:26 GMT -5
"CHOCTAW NAZI" HUH? ....THAT'S GOTTA BE IN THE TOP FIVE...I THOUGHT "AMISH NINJA" WAS GOOD BUT.....THAT HAS MINE BEAT! ;D
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Post by BillyCement on Oct 28, 2009 14:00:55 GMT -5
Got a guy working here now that looks like Capt. Lou Albano. So, of course, he is called Capt. Lou. I was reminded of a guy who used to work with us and is now retired. His hair was completely gray when he was in his 30's. We called him Gray Ray.
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Post by Mort on Oct 30, 2009 11:54:36 GMT -5
Did you hear that Captain Lou Albano died a few weeks ago? From what I've read, it was a long time coming.
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Post by Lyle Pile on Nov 25, 2009 13:46:50 GMT -5
They call me Pile, Lyle Pile. My brothers name was Kyle (God rest his soul). We were the Pile Brothers. (Thanks for the name, Rick B. from Battle Creek.) I now drive to fight against hot loads and wheelbarrow jobs wherever I'm needed. |
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Post by BillyCement on Nov 25, 2009 17:58:33 GMT -5
Lyle and Kyle Pile. My guess is that your parents have a great sense of humor. I had a teacher in high school named Mr. Nobbs. I heard that he named his daughter "Ophelia". ;D
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Post by LEAD DOG on Nov 26, 2009 2:19:13 GMT -5
Lyle and Kyle Pile. My guess is that your parents have a great sense of humor. I had a teacher in high school named Mr. Nobbs. I heard that he named his daughter "Ophelia". ;D |
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. After that I was Chief and she was Pocahontas. I never said the guy was ever wound too tight, but he was a helluva good dispatcher 
