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Knew another SPIN - he thought it was Shortest Person In NATO - Shortest Prick In NATO never worked it out.
Also a mate of mine went through a course with a guy they called 'Newark' - he worked out it was an anagram on the last day.
Slinky - everyone has an urge to throw them down the stairs.
Also a mate of mine went through a course with a guy they called 'Newark' - he worked out it was an anagram on the last day.
Slinky - everyone has an urge to throw them down the stairs.
Crewroom nicknames
The tv prog this week Heroes of the Skies featured a USAF F4 squadron commanded by Robin Olds ( who seems to be a bit of a legend). One of his pilots rejoiced in the name of Everett Raspberry. Which got me thinking...
What would have his nom de guerre have been?
What is the most OTT crewroom nickname you gave encountered?
What would have his nom de guerre have been?
What is the most OTT crewroom nickname you gave encountered?
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A newly 'Posted In' walked into a Ballykelly crewroom and was asked where his last posting had been. He said "St Eval": and added, "and I hope my nickname doesn't follow me!"
Someone looked up from his cards and said "Why, what did they call you?"
He said "Noddy".
We all said - "Hello Noddy!!"
Someone looked up from his cards and said "Why, what did they call you?"
He said "Noddy".
We all said - "Hello Noddy!!"
Newly arrived Chinook Pilot....on his second Combat Tour to Vietnam....when some one pointed him out and said...."That's the New Guy!".....the New Guy copped an attitude suggesting he was no f@cking New Guy....he was Second Tour.
To this day we still call him ...... "New Guy"!
To this day we still call him ...... "New Guy"!
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RamsDog
Some old RN SHAR pilots would recall 'RamsDog'? Long story short this nickname remained with RamsDog throughout his long illustrious (first to deck land a SHAR on same 24 June 1982) RAN career with short sojourn in RN FAA in late 1970s-early 1980s. RamsDog gained this nickname, known to his peers before even joining the RANC (origin is completely innocuous) but it was such a nickname that it was lifelong. Vale RamsDog.
A PDF (or two) about RamsDog (Dave Ramsay) is here in 'Documents Various' folder on SpazSinbad SkyDrive page:
https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=cbcd6...340707E6%21116
A PDF (or two) about RamsDog (Dave Ramsay) is here in 'Documents Various' folder on SpazSinbad SkyDrive page:
https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=cbcd6...340707E6%21116
Some nicknames from my maritime days:
"Two-dicks"
"Flash" - who later become "Zulu" (as he was one hour behind everyone else )
"Fingers"
Mr Muttitt used to delight in swapping the more obvious nicknames around...
e.g. 'Spud' White and 'Chalky' Murphy. 'Spud' stuck for many years!
"Two-dicks"
"Flash" - who later become "Zulu" (as he was one hour behind everyone else )
"Fingers"
Mr Muttitt used to delight in swapping the more obvious nicknames around...
e.g. 'Spud' White and 'Chalky' Murphy. 'Spud' stuck for many years!
A crewroom conversation at Leeming, with a new arrival.
"So mate, what's your nickname?"
"Well, they used to call me 'Diesel Bob,' because I refuelled a petrol landy with diesel twice, but I don't like that nickname"
"Ok, nice to meet you 'Diesel Bob."
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"So mate, what's your nickname?"
"Well, they used to call me 'Diesel Bob,' because I refuelled a petrol landy with diesel twice, but I don't like that nickname"
"Ok, nice to meet you 'Diesel Bob."
P1
At some flying training school. one of the QFIs was holding court about speaking foreign languages. After about 10 minutes of boring the rest of the crewroom fartless with this, his colleagues became rather fed up....
"Well, do you speak another language?", they asked him.
"Of course I do. I speak Swahili!", he bragged.
"OK - what's err, 'dangerous snake' in Swahili?"
"Hatari nyoka"
"Deep river?"
"Kina mto"
"Stupid baboon?"
"Kijinga nugu"
"Well then, nugu, it looks like you've earned yourself a new nickname!"
And 'Noogs' he duly became!
"Well, do you speak another language?", they asked him.
"Of course I do. I speak Swahili!", he bragged.
"OK - what's err, 'dangerous snake' in Swahili?"
"Hatari nyoka"
"Deep river?"
"Kina mto"
"Stupid baboon?"
"Kijinga nugu"
"Well then, nugu, it looks like you've earned yourself a new nickname!"
And 'Noogs' he duly became!