nicknames on site

[shanky887614]

any interesting ones you or workmates are called?

 

[R G]

I Know a Guy called Rodney , we call him Dave ,,,

 

[Pete999]

A mate who is a bit slow, nice bloke we call him Trigger

 

[telectrix]

years ago, i got the nickname of bonkers after getting caught giving the boss's secretary one in the boss's office

 

[trev]

This one is really bad, a guy I used to work with broke his leg and came in to see us in a wheelchair. He was forever known as Timmay from that day on

 

[Pete999]

Knew a guy we called him "head" his name was Dick I know a bit lame but you did ask

 

[Aindowsimon]

Plumber in work I call him puddles

apprentice no 1 well he gets called absolutely everything

I used to get called mumbles , I talk quick

 

[jaypp]

there was a bloke we called 'ATM' cos his missus treated him like one.

 

[Badged01]

years ago, i got the nickname of bonkers after getting caught giving the boss's secretary one in the boss's office

Yeah, mine was similar but I got the nickname "smooth". I was sat in his high back leather chair drinking his brandy and smoking his cubans whilst the PA was on her knees infront of me performing ......

 

[NickD]

Back in the early 90s I had a flat top haircut and acquired the nickname "Bart". Had no idea until one of the cleaners called me it and when I went "Huh?" she said "Oh. I thought that was your name".

Used to work with a bloke who if you ever asked him to do anything would say he was "snowed under mate, snowed under", so he became Avalanche Al.

 

[7029 dave]

I was called turbo, because of my fast working speed. JFC was not in my league in my day. (or was it JRC)

 

[GLENNSPARK]

used to work at a local platers shop...
there was a labourer called `plank`....caus he was.

 

[trev]

I was called turbo, because of my fast working speed. JFC was not in my league in my day. (or was it JRC)

Bigging yourself up doesn't count mate , I think that a rule should be made that the nickname has to be mocking or generally deflating someone's ego.

 

[7029 dave]

Bigging yourself up doesn't count mate , I think that a rule should be made that the nickname has to be mocking or generally deflating someone's ego.

Hi Trev, maybe but that's what the guys called me, I quite liked it. lol

 

[trev]

Well of course you would because it's giving you a pat on the back isn't it, that's always welcome from your work mates. It doesn't happen very much up here in Geordieland though, you could be having the best week ever in your life, you could have made a million pyro ends off all perfectly, pulled it kilometres of cable without snagging one of them, bent a thousand bits of conduit etc.

Drop your screwdriver in front of your mates once though and you're known forever as a clumsy see you next tuesday

 

[7029 dave]

Well of course you would because it's giving you a pat on the back isn't it, that's always welcome from your work mates. It doesn't happen very much up here in Geordieland though, you could be having the best week ever in your life, you could have made a million pyro ends off all perfectly, pulled it kilometres of cable without snagging one of them, bent a thousand bits of conduit etc.

Drop your screwdriver in front of your mates once though and you're known forever as a clumsy see you next tuesday

Yes very true, only as good as your last job, had a boss when I was an apprentice, drop an 8ft pop pack he would laugh, break a plastic patress he would go ape. lol