tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post7052530972639244299..comments2024-03-21T05:10:57.134+00:00Comments on Mustard Seed Shavings: NicknamesSteve Tilleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17400505989949096631noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post-67613345343365439822009-01-30T10:12:00.000+00:002009-01-30T10:12:00.000+00:00Nicknames are curious things, aren't they? Splendi...Nicknames are curious things, aren't they? Splendid when nice. Hideous when not.<BR/><BR/>A school friend called Jeremy was obliged to put up with being addressed (almost universally) as 'Syph' for the whole of his secondary-school career.RHKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466792413120335732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post-50456255346805307562009-01-29T13:06:00.000+00:002009-01-29T13:06:00.000+00:00I was supposed to be Samantha, but on taking that ...I was supposed to be Samantha, but on taking that one look, was instantly Claire.<BR/><BR/>It begs the question "What do Samanthas (and Robins and Daniels I suppose) look like?" <BR/><BR/>Are there names for which there are no preconceived "looks"; do we get more of them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post-48612549947478209822009-01-28T09:30:00.000+00:002009-01-28T09:30:00.000+00:00Nic?What sort of colleagues have you got down ther...Nic?<BR/><BR/>What sort of colleagues have you got down there, Steve?Mike Peatmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385223912601726849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post-6380311270780857312009-01-27T22:32:00.000+00:002009-01-27T22:32:00.000+00:00st nic, heh?we must remember that around next Chri...st nic, heh?<BR/><BR/>we must remember that around next Christmas time...Caroline Toohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04751846730467721675noreply@blogger.com