Bugger
I appear to have developed some sort of funky nickname curse. I hail from Swindon, but go to uni at Chester. My friends at uni refer to me as "The Southern One", and my friends in Swindon refer to me as the Northener (the reasoning being, it's north of the Watford gap, therefore it's Northern). This annoys me and my bastard hybrid accent for reasons unknown.

What nicknames have you received or given lately that are mildly inappropriate, OT?
(Ghost Atreides enjoying incontestable health benefits on, Sat 12 Dec 2009, 20:12, 5 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

in certain circles i am known as "Big Gay Al" after the South Park character.
cos i'm quite big and i'm called Al.
but not gay.
allegedly.
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Sat 12 Dec 2009, 20:27, Reply)

Oooh
I have a South Park Big Gay Al character mug here. Now I know what you look like!
(Juan Quar is clinging to her front teeth on, Sat 12 Dec 2009, 22:24, Reply)

for the record i have no facial hair, save for my sideburns...
and i'm a fair bit taller and significantly less gay.
but i do love teh haminals!
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Sat 12 Dec 2009, 22:32, Reply)

My maiden name was Wilkie,
so in school, I used to get called "The Wilkie Bar Kid".
And if you're that young, google the Milky Bar Kid!
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Sun 13 Dec 2009, 1:39, Reply)

Use it to your advantage
By being considered both Northern and Southern, you get to pick and choose what you consider yourself.

For example, I'm English by birth but Scottish based on where I grew up and my parentage is also a 50/50 split.
When I was growing up in Scotland I was considered the English one but when I went to uni in York I was considered to be very much a Scot.

Now I get to play on it - I own and semi-regularly wear a kilt but can justify wearing boxers underneath (if I want) by saying it's 'cos I'm English.
I get to call my English mates poncy southern bastards when I feel like taking the piss, despite the fact I was born in Surrey and am technically much more southern than the rest of them.


Ok, so these are not the greatest of perks, nor can I think of how you'd be able to use your situation in quite the same way but just have fun with it.



As for nicknames, I was called 'Shrek' for three years and still am by some people (no, not because I resemble Wayne Rooney, because of my accent).
(Pope Jamiroquai III, Sun 13 Dec 2009, 2:34, Reply)