My friend Bob
is known to all as SirMrDrBob, because his dad is a doctor, and even though his name is not Bob, Bob also wants to be a doctor. Somehow from this discussion he was given his nickname.

A primary school 'boyfriend' of mine was known as Count Stinkula because the smell of fish followed him wherever he went. It probably still does.

One of my housemate's friends answers to Pinki more than her own name. Unfortunately her surname rhymes with 'camel' and she gets called that more often than anything else.

My ex is now known as The Phantom of the Opera. This has a little to do with a friend of mine who loves the musical, a little to do with his hair (which is collar-length and sometimes pushed back a bit, like the movie Phantom), a little to do with his vampire obsession and a lot to do with his habit of appearing out of nowhere. (He has no discernible musical talent.) So as long as he's out of earshot the sight of him is greeted with someone singing "The Phaaaantom of the Opera is here/there/AAAAAAAAA (this is Izzard-speak for 'right in your face')..."

Also, around campus we have:
Martin The Aged Loon (old guy who looks like Michael Fish and has several Tesco bags with him at all times, openly admits to watching porn and is obsessed with Dante for some reason)
The Wolfman (a friend's ex who is incredibly hairy)
The Wolfman's Handmaiden (not quite as hairy but bad enough - no idea how it turned into 'handmaiden')
Limpetgirl, who has since graduated but is famous for her brattiness, clinginess, psychotic nature and tendency to yell "FUCKINGHELLYOUFREAK!" if you disagreed with her
Tim (surname) - thicko I lived with last year, name said to sound like Matt Damon from Team America. Or he can also be referred to as "Timmayyyyyyy".
Eh-Eh-Eh - girl who lived above me in halls last year, named for the noise she made while shagging that sounds like the mental patient from Little Britain.
Girl in some of my classes who openly admitted to having several vibrators on a uni community is known as, simply, 'bzzzzzzzz'.
Johnny Vegas - guy who looks exactly like Johnny Vegas.
Trekkie Monster - nickname for another friend's ex. He is big, hairy, and likes porn.
A series of moody girls all referred to as Olive after this photo, which at the time we thought was the evilest thing in the world.
Axl Rose - Skinny guy with long ginger hair and a bandana. Whether he does the dance has yet to be seen.
Swinger-Dude - Slightly deviant PhD student who, as his name suggests, goes to swingers' parties.
Captain Fun of the Fun Police - housemate who works too hard.
EllieandMark! - annoying couple joined at the hip.

One of my housemates has the very unfortunate nickname of 'Flange'. Apparently last year the rooms in her flat all had letters on the door and each door was given a rude word beginning with that letter, and hers stuck.
( Maladicta, Sat 20 May 2006, 17:18, Reply)