Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:59:13 +0000 (GMT), Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

Nicknames given by work colleagues often ain't popular with the
recipient. Same as in the army. But the more they object, the more fun
it becomes. So best to just live with it until in a position to get your
own back. ;-)

Kids are just the same with knicknames, best approach is to only make
a fuss about the one you like. B-)

One problem I had in the juniors was that Wright rhymes with ****e.

Bill

In article ,
Bill Wright wrote:
One problem I had in the juniors was that Wright rhymes with ****e.

Kids are so very perceptive.

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On Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:14:12 +0000, Bill Wright wrote:

Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:59:13 +0000 (GMT), Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

Nicknames given by work colleagues often ain't popular with the
recipient. Same as in the army. But the more they object, the more fun
it becomes. So best to just live with it until in a position to get
your own back. ;-)

Kids are just the same with knicknames, best approach is to only make a
fuss about the one you like. B-)

One problem I had in the juniors was that Wright rhymes with ****e.

You think *you* had problems...

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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Bill Wright wrote:
One problem I had in the juniors was that Wright rhymes with ****e.

Kids are so very perceptive.

That's a bit catty. Plowman? Meow-man?

Bill

Bob Eager wrote:
On Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:14:12 +0000, Bill Wright wrote:

Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:59:13 +0000 (GMT), Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

Nicknames given by work colleagues often ain't popular with the
recipient. Same as in the army. But the more they object, the more fun
it becomes. So best to just live with it until in a position to get
your own back. ;-)
Kids are just the same with knicknames, best approach is to only make a
fuss about the one you like. B-)

One problem I had in the juniors was that Wright rhymes with ****e.

You think *you* had problems...

There was a lad in our class called Tim Hunt. Other less amusing
nicknames were Panda (P Hand), Spider (Balwajeter) Honk (Czewioknka)
Nazi (a German boy), Hound (Terry Baskerville), Lard (a fat boy), Jibber
(a boy with the initials JIB), and Boz (a boy with a squint.

Bill

In article ,
Bill Wright wrote:
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Bill Wright wrote:
One problem I had in the juniors was that Wright rhymes with ****e.

Kids are so very perceptive.

That's a bit catty. Plowman? Meow-man?

I'd say that a worse joke than mine.

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On 23/01/2012 08:16, Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:59:13 +0000 (GMT), Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

Nicknames given by work colleagues often ain't popular with the
recipient. Same as in the army. But the more they object, the more fun
it becomes. So best to just live with it until in a position to get your
own back. ;-)

Kids are just the same with knicknames, best approach is to only make
a fuss about the one you like. B-)


Latest jibe used by 9 year old granddaughter & mates;

WMW.

Work that one out :-)


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On 23/01/2012 13:30, Bob Eager wrote:
On Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:14:12 +0000, Bill Wright wrote:

Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:59:13 +0000 (GMT), Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

Nicknames given by work colleagues often ain't popular with the
recipient. Same as in the army. But the more they object, the more fun
it becomes. So best to just live with it until in a position to get
your own back. ;-)

Kids are just the same with knicknames, best approach is to only make a
fuss about the one you like. B-)

One problem I had in the juniors was that Wright rhymes with ****e.

You think *you* had problems...


We did think about this when naming our daughters, and avoided names
beginning with C, K, or S. Surname being Lang.

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On 23 Jan 2012 13:30:57 GMT, Bob Eager wrote:

Kids are just the same with knicknames, best approach is to only
make
a fuss about the one you like. B-)

One problem I had in the juniors was that Wright rhymes with
****e.

You think *you* had problems...

Quite... and from the age of about 7 wore glasses.

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Cheers
Dave.

On Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:40:05 +0000, The Medway Handyman wrote:

We did think about this when naming our daughters, and avoided names
beginning with C, K, or S. Surname being Lang.

Good on you for thinking, our family are pretty good but my sister,
Marion Rosemary, had trouble with Dad opening her post for a while.

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Cheers
Dave.

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Bill Wright wrote:
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Bill Wright wrote:
One problem I had in the juniors was that Wright rhymes with ****e.
Kids are so very perceptive.

That's a bit catty. Plowman? Meow-man?

I'd say that a worse joke than mine.

Yes but I was playing for groans not laughs.

Bill