Does anybody else do this?? (woman, husband, kids, call)

[Chowhound]

I can't help it but I always give people nicknames. Most of the time they aren't mean, but sometimes...

Around my condo complex I see people and don't know everybody, hence the nicknames.

For example there is a lady actually, the complex busybody, anyway everywhere she goes she has a cigarette burning. She's now officially "Smoker Lady".

There is a lady that always walks her dogs, She's large woman and has red hair. "Big Red"

Another is a woman that has red hair and large chested. She's "Little Big Red".

There's a guy and he's always walking his two white dogs. Yeah you can probably guess his name "White Dog Guy".

Last example there was a guy across the street and he'd be sitting on his patio smoking at night and all you could see would be his "Cherry" of his cigaratte. "Cherry boy"

So my question is does anybody else do this. Or am I just strange.

[amanda0808]

I do it sometimes, but usually I just keep the nicknames to myself.

[Chowhound]

Originally Posted by amanda0808

I do it sometimes, but usually I just keep the nicknames to myself.

Just me and the SO, I wouldn't tell anyone else.

[amanda0808]

Originally Posted by Chowhound

Just me and the SO, I wouldn't tell anyone else.

yea. i'm sure people would think i was weird if i told them

[mrstewart]

I do it all the time but sometimes I forget what the persons real name is and I get into a pickle! There have been some TERRIBLY embarrassing moments!

[Chowhound]

I've met some of the people I've nicknamed and half the time I can't remember their real names?

[Ivorytickler]

Yes but only a few. For example, the guy across the street who doesn't seem to know this is a residential area and the speed limit is 25 is the "speed demon". I don't know his name but I know his car. Sadly, his kids play on this street too.

I don't use the nicknames outside of the house. They're kept between my husband and me but the kids have heard them. Oops....

[sierraAZ]

Originally Posted by Chowhound

So my question is does anybody else do this. Or am I just strange.

It might be because you live in a condo complex. I either know some neighbors by name or don't know them at all because I never see them.

[ChessieMom]

Me and my buddies at work do that all the time.

There is this one gal that won't talk to any of us - heck she won't even look us in the eye coming down the hall, but acts like a princess around management, and is chatty cathy with the secretaries. We call her the Ice Queen.

Another guy is painfully flaming, but he's about 6'2", and he walks on his li'l tippy toes...we call him the big dipper.

We are just so juvenile sometimes.

[sierraAZ]

Originally Posted by ChessieMom

Me and my buddies at work do that all the time.

There is this one gal that won't talk to any of us - heck she won't even look us in the eye coming down the hall, but acts like a princess around management, and is chatty cathy with the secretaries. We call her the Ice Queen.

Another guy is painfully flaming, but he's about 6'2", and he walks on his li'l tippy toes...we call him the big dipper.

We are just so juvenile sometimes.

Must be a big company. I don't have this sort of entertainment.