I acquired the nickname ‘bertie’ when I was racing in surf lifesaving a few years ago. The team I’d recently joined only had my initials for a last minute entry (‘B’) and had to make up a name for the judges quickly. I hated that one.
I’ve had so many but one of my favorites was when I used to race boats was when I was called ‘son of Kayto’. Kayto for those that don’t know was the psychotic karate guy in the ‘Pink Panther’ - my Dad had a habit of really being slightly out of control in a sailing boat during races. I acquired the same ‘skills’ hence the ‘son of’ moniker.
I’m yet to acquire a triathlon related name as yet. I’m hoping that eventually I get issued something cool although ecveryone seems too polite round where we are to have them. Must be a brit thing.
I have had many. My first was “scooter”. I was doing a really heavy shoulder set (anterior raises with a big plate) in the weight room in college and one of my workout partners hollers “check out scooter doing the flapjack toss”…I dropped the weight of course.
My nickname at work is “Pimp Daddy” . Kind of a long story, but it has to do with my shoes and some of my clothing…I like to be fashionably daring occasionally. I figure patients don’t see me that much, so who the hell cares.
Dr. Doom was given to me by surferdave on TNO. Apparently I come across as somewhat negative. Go figure.
Since I was born, my nickname has been “Tiger”. My great-aunt gave it to me cause as a baby all I did was “eat and shit like a little tiger”. Apparently they eat and shit alot. I actually went by the name in school until 5th grade, when I started going by Bill again. My entire family still refers to me as Tiger…feels wierd when the address me as Bill
Rockfish - given to me by my firstmasters swim coach. First few months he called me rock because I sank. I come from a running background, so I do not exactly have the physique of the typical person nicknamed rocky, so it was ironic to be called rocky.
When I realley honed (pfffft) my swimming skills and was able to 100 yard swim sets/send-offs on the blazing speed of 2 minutes, he promoted me to rockfish. I later found out this was also the name for striped bass which swim father quickly so the irony still continues but the name has stuck.
SQUIRREL! While training for IMCAL 2000, I was asking lots of my male friends questions about what happens to their male parts while doing endurance events. One of them decided that since I was so interested in nuts that “Squirrel” would be fitting.
