Nicknames
I dare to resurrect:
Not nicknames as such but, over a short period, the Met Office of only about 2500 bodies had at least one each of :
Gale
Snow
Waterfall
Wind
Frost
Flood
Hales
And a good friend, great fun, answered phone with either "S Met O YES"! or "Duty Forecaster YES!" depending on which role he was occupying.
Not in the same class as "Station Farm, Duty Pig!" after an eructation or flatus.
Not nicknames as such but, over a short period, the Met Office of only about 2500 bodies had at least one each of :
Gale
Snow
Waterfall
Wind
Frost
Flood
Hales
And a good friend, great fun, answered phone with either "S Met O YES"! or "Duty Forecaster YES!" depending on which role he was occupying.
Not in the same class as "Station Farm, Duty Pig!" after an eructation or flatus.
Once had a boss who was somewhat two-faced and was known to members of one shift as LB (Laughing Backstabber).
The opposite shift used their own variation SN (Smiling Knife).
The opposite shift used their own variation SN (Smiling Knife).
One of the RAN chopper pilots was known as the Cruel Shepherd, as he had apparently been caught beating his mutton

The headmaster of a noted Grammar school was nicknamed Noel.
Mr Fluck
That's what a grammar school education does for you.
Mr Fluck
That's what a grammar school education does for you.