Nicknames

[langleybaston]

Originally Posted by old,not bold

The chemistry teacher at my (boys only)secondary school was a short, plump, rather shy, self-effacing chap called Mr Grocock. Yes, really. "Mighty Mouse" was one of the kinder nicknames for him.

Arguably he was in the wrong profession; he committed suicide one night in the lab.

He might have been nicknamed Spiro Agnew ........ anagram Grow a Penis.

[sitigeltfel]

A radar tech known as "Norman". So called because of his massive hooter that went straight from the tip of his nose to his forehead without the bridge in between, resembling the helmet worn by medieval Normand soldiers. At times he would also be referred to as "Concorde"!

[rolling20]

On my time on UWAS everyone was given a nickname,don't think many stuck though, apart from one person who is still known by it today.
I worked with a chap who had always done something better than you and he became known as Elevenerife.
If you had been to Tenerife, he was bound to go one better.

[MATELO]

Semtex - Because they were so volatile.
Whippet - Did everything at one pace, slow.
Village - They acted like the Village Idiot.

[rolling20]

Originally Posted by sitigeltfel

A radar tech known as "Norman". So called because of his massive hooter that went straight from the tip of his nose to his forehead without the bridge in between, resembling the helmet worn by medieval Normand soldiers. At times he would also be referred to as "Concorde"!

I went to school with a chap who also had a big hooter. Around 1980 he became known as Nimrod!

[BEagle]

The erstwhile Group Captain at 2 FTS whose surname was the same as the maiden name of the next Queen was universally known as 'Pippa'. Apparently he hated it, which merely ensured its wider promulgation.

You can blame me for that! I christened 'Pippa-the-fat-navigator and ex-co pilot' with that name, because when one thought of the actual and very shapely Pippa (ooh, that dress...), the comment was "What an ar$e!". The same was said of P-t-f-n, but for an entirely different reason!

[vascodegama]

A certain exec in Norfolk was known as Janus. He once walked into the bar and found 2 pints waiting for him!

[Ruffles]

RN pilot Surname Hands, nickname Fingers!

[11Fan]

Up into our middle teens, my brother and I thought our names were God Dammit and Jesus Christ.

It was aways "God Dammit, get out of the middle of the street" or "Jesus Christ, what the hell is wrong with you?"

[NutLoose]

My sister was disgusted when she found out we were calling her home town Cockermouth……. Knobagob

[Cat Techie]

Bod. Beware of Fod? No, change the F to a B..

[Wensleydale]

A certain AWACS rear crew person was known as "The Seagull" because in order to get them to fly you had to throw a brick at them....

[ACW599]

Originally Posted by BEagle

You can blame me for that! I christened 'Pippa-the-fat-navigator and ex-co pilot' with that name, because when one thought of the actual and very shapely Pippa (ooh, that dress...), the comment was "What an ar$e!".

A sentiment with which almost the entire VGS movement would have wholeheartedly agreed.

[oxenos]

1. "Ten Plank" Thick as two short planks.

2. Surname "Marks", nickname "Teeth".

[Tom Sawyer]

Term for any suspect with a high opinion of themselves - FIGJAM - F*** I'm Good, Just Ask Me.

[Senior Pilot]

I have merged four threads dating back to 2001, all with the same Thread Title. The early posts are well worth reading IMO 👍

Splot (another common RN nickname!)

[Hydromet]

One of my dad's drinking mates had a prominent nose and protruding teeth, which gave him a profile like his nickname, "Multigrip".
Had a Colonel known as Ringo because of his long hair, a Captain known as Flash because he wasn't and another Captain called Noddy for reasons unknown.

[622]

We nicknamed one poor soul 'Pico' ... after the PicoFarad (Unit of capacitance!)

...Because we were sure that's how his brain worked....1 thought...then you had to wait 10 minutes for it to charge up ready for the next!

[Ewan Whosearmy]

Some American ones that have stuck in my head:

TIKE - think I know everything
SPIN - shortest person in NATO
Mud Slide - had a 'physiological event' in the jet
Wedge - as in 'simplest tool in the box'
Sex - surname: Fraver
Coma - took red 'stop' pills instead of green 'go' pills on a CORONET EAST deployment
"Dopey", "Grumpy", "Doc", "Happy" etc.: names given the 'vertically challenged' initial cadre of F-15A instructor pilots who were collectively known as the Seven Dwarves
High Drag: had big ears
Getsno - not lucky with the ladies

[ETOPS]

Heard of a Truckie co-pilot named Sledge - usually pulled by dogs!