Glasgow nicknames

[peter]

> Nicknames in use that have been given to Glasgow characters by their
> friends and workmates.
>
>
> Two Soups - his real name is Campbell Baxter.
>
> Norrie Two Bunnets - the Glasgow taxi-driver who wears a wig under his
> cloth cap.
>
> The Colostomy - the girlfriend of a married man (ie. the wee bag on the
> side).
>
> The Boomerang Kid - whenever anyone at work asks a question, he always
> replies: 'I'll get back to you on that.'
>
> The Parachute - lets everyone down at the last minute.
>
> Cashline - an experienced young lass who's open 24 hours a day.
>
> Vaseline - his real name is Willie Burns.
>
> Rembrandt - loves saying to colleagues: 'Let me put you in the
> picture...'
>
> Bo Derek - a chap called Derek with terrible body odour.
>
> Brewer's Droop - his real name is Willie Falls.
>
> The Genie - magically appears whenever anyone opens a bottle.
>
> The Marksman - when it's his turn to buy a round, he always shoots the
> craw
>
> Dulux - his pals reckon he's only got one coat.
>
> Soapy - washes his hands of any problems that crop up.
>
> Captain Hook - continually late for work, it's believed he must be
> scared of the alarm clock.
>
> The Yeti - always on the sick, there have been many unconfirmed
> sightings of this guy, but nobody can prove he actually exists.
>
> The Gas Man - he's serviced loads of old boilers.
>
> The Hostage - when anyone asks for help he always replies: 'Sorry, my
> hands are tied.
>
> The Chernobyl Jannie - during the mid-Eighties this guy had a really bad
> complexion.
>
> The Woodpecker - he's always tapping.
>
> Mussolini - a woman in an office in Glasgow who has rather loose morals
> (aka the great dicktaker)
>

[Dexter St. Clair]

How did they go down here, Peter?

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[Doorstop]

Did it really matter that they were cut and pasted Dex?

Some of those were well worthy of relaying.

I've known a few characters in my time through working in both the shipyards and the doors.

The Rugrats .. twin follicly challenged owners of a Glasgow bar.

Broken Legs .. the wife of another bar owner (she had polio as a teenager)

The Heap .. a shipyard helper who had both the appearance and the odour of a council tip.

The Vamp .. another shipyard helper who could only usually be found just before stopping time.

Pod .. a somewhat incompetent shipyard temporary lighting electrician. (p.o.d. is an acroynm , no prizes for guessing folks)

Bacon Slicer .. a yard manager who had the unfortunate habit of stopping everyone's overtime at a moments notice.

..

I'm sure everyone's got a few names from their past worth sharing.

[hazy]

Kenny worked with me in the fruitmarket . After his car accident where he mangled his hand he was therafter affectionatly known as the CLAW

[Nanny Ogg]

I knew a whole family whose nickname was Hovis (second name Holmes).
Or the lassie at school who was called Jugs cos she had big boobs, and her wee sister was called Nae Jugs....no need to explain!

[Blueboy]

Soupy - Guy I worked with surname Campbell.
Whoopy Goldberg - The slightly manky Afro Caribbean lady who pesters bus drivers (from Bloodbus)
Sledge - Always getting pulled by dugs.
Tizzy - Guy who went to my school who'd been on Tizwaz.
Wee sacks - My mate...

[Schiehallion]

The Yoker Poker - Pgcc93 might've known him - professionally of course!

On the job application forms for the company I work for there's a bit for first name, surname and then a box entitled 'known as'. This box obviously allows you to put in Bob, Willie, Dick (thread developing here!) err Frank, Steve etc, you get the picture.

Anyway we took on this guy and he fills in his first and second names and in 'known as' he puts down "Wee Legs".

[bluepeterno1]

We used to have a church of scotland minister in rothesay who liked a good swally, he was nicknamed the exorcist because if he visited ,you by the time he left there was no spirits left.

[Blueboy]

We used to have a church of scotland minister in rothesay who liked a good swally, he was nicknamed the exorcist because if he visited ,you by the time he left there was no spirits left.

That's a blinder mate!

[Fireman]

We used to have a church of scotland minister in rothesay who liked a good swally, he was nicknamed the exorcist because if he visited ,you by the time he left there was no spirits left.

ROTFLMAO! Classic!

[THA G-MAN]

The olympic flames a good one in work for somebody who's never oot!

[Bonz]

...I knew a guy once who's second name was McKumisky.

We called him Mr Sheen because his name sounded like Polish........

[Delmont St Xavier]

The Joiner - every time there was drink getting poured, he 'joined' the company that was getting the rounds in.

The Hiker - guy I worked with always went missing when it was his turn to do a job, then would come wondering back in from the pub, pissed and then say, "Gie me a job near Pertick, then ah'll go straight hame." Pissed and driving his car, we would tell him to take a hike.

There are many more but that's for another time.

[Blueboy]

'Spider Man'.
A wee guy from Neilston who used to leave the pub pissed and feel his way home, palms pressed against shop windows and walls...

'The Duke'.
A guy I used to work with who had a coupon like a melted welly. (we told him he looked like John Wayne).

[Pgcc93]

Tommy Tool-

A knob like a side of brisket and frequents boozers in Rutherglen. A looker he ain't, sorry ladies, although that might not deter some of you