Comments on: It’s not runes, it’s just: Fun with Dictionaries http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/9234 Feel Smart Again Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:19:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: cousin http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/9234/comment-page-1#comment-33231 cousin Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:36:35 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/9234#comment-33231 Cousin is a left over from some stupid game my freshman year of college. It stuck like glue to the point where people who I was often with didn't even know my real name. We tended to go over the top with nicknames, that often evolved. Cate began as Catey-bear, then was just Bear for a really long time until age (21) and wisdom (a college degree) made a more sophisticated and elderly name necessary, from which time she was referred to by her "full name" Bearance Louise. The same goes for Carl, who was Sketch at first (he was a sketchy character)which evolved into the more stately Sketchly J. Rutherford. Yep, for a while there nobody went by their real name Cousin is a left over from some stupid game my freshman year of college. It stuck like glue to the point where people who I was often with didn’t even know my real name.

We tended to go over the top with nicknames, that often evolved. Cate began as Catey-bear, then was just Bear for a really long time until age (21) and wisdom (a college degree) made a more sophisticated and elderly name necessary, from which time she was referred to by her “full name” Bearance Louise. The same goes for Carl, who was Sketch at first (he was a sketchy character)which evolved into the more stately Sketchly J. Rutherford. Yep, for a while there nobody went by their real name

]]> By: Hank http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/9234/comment-page-1#comment-33191 Hank Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:33:45 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/9234#comment-33191 In college, for some odd reason I was called Hankleford... I still don't know why. In college, for some odd reason I was called Hankleford… I still don’t know why.

]]> By: Meagan http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/9234/comment-page-1#comment-33169 Meagan Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:57:33 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/9234#comment-33169 Luckily, all of my nicknames were dubbed as endearments. My brother sometimes called me Meag-atron, a friend called me Meag-a-Leg, and now my boyfriend calls me Trinky (weird, long explanation . . . ). Unfortunately for my brother (Eric), we called him Er-head (aka Airhead). As for my day being loopy . . . not so much. :-) Luckily, all of my nicknames were dubbed as endearments. My brother sometimes called me Meag-atron, a friend called me Meag-a-Leg, and now my boyfriend calls me Trinky (weird, long explanation . . . ). Unfortunately for my brother (Eric), we called him Er-head (aka Airhead). As for my day being loopy . . . not so much. :-)

]]> By: gil http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/9234/comment-page-1#comment-33160 gil Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:17:48 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/9234#comment-33160 When I was but a child my brother, (who was less than a year older then me,)started to call me feh-wah. This was a butchery of my current nickname fella, which is how I was referred to by all of my relatives. This nickname stuck with me for the rest of my life. During this time, while some of my relatives continued with the "feh-wah" nickname my brother, and my other loving siblings, took it upon themselves to alter, and or maim, that nickname even further. Here follows is a short list- -fig -fell (pronounced fill) -fell (pronounced fell, they could't spell very well at that age.) -fig -film -and, filma. I don't expect that they will ever stop making up nicknames based on that first one, But rest assured one day I'll have my, well deserved, revenge. When I was but a child my brother, (who was less than a year older then me,)started to call me feh-wah. This was a butchery of my current nickname fella, which is how I was referred to by all of my relatives. This nickname stuck with me for the rest of my life. During this time, while some of my relatives continued with the “feh-wah” nickname my brother, and my other loving siblings, took it upon themselves to alter, and or maim, that nickname even further. Here follows is a short list-
-fig
-fell (pronounced fill)
-fell (pronounced fell, they could’t spell very well at that age.)
-fig
-film
-and, filma.
I don’t expect that they will ever stop making up nicknames based on that first one, But rest assured one day I’ll have my, well deserved, revenge.

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