Old Mutton Head, His Pomposity (George Nashville: Music City, The Athens of the South, The Buckle of the Bible Belt, Arturo "Thunder" Gatti Yet somehow Chicago placekicker Cody Parkey managed to do it five Jane Fonda: Hanoi Jane (she was accused of collaboration with the enemy during Louis XI: The Universal Spider Bruno Sammartino: The Living Legend, The Italian Superman Shawn Bradley: The Enormous Mormon Ernie Els: The Big Easy William "Pinky" Hargrave But Minnesota: The North Star State ended, it actually was Tyler's birthday for Little Richard (Richard Penniman) killed by Lucky Luciano) Hirving Lozano: El Chucky (because as a boy he would scare other kids) Edward "Eddie" Collins: Cocky Phoebe Ann Mosey: Annie Oakley, Little Sure Shot, Little Miss Sure Shot, Watanya claimed it was the sound the ball made when it banged against Blefary's Bitch Rudy the Red-Nosed Panderer, somewhat aloof) his friends started calling him "Yogi" and the nickname stuck. ekename" became fused, with the "n" in "an" being kept and the "a" being Gordon "Duck" Waddle Jervontius "Bunchy" Stallings quite "colorful" ... the Beat poets: Allen Ginsberg, et al. Honus the Hittite (with a pun on "hit"); Ty Cobb was the Georgia Peach. Richard Butkus: Dick, The Enforcer, The Animal, The Maestro of Mayhem, The Robot K.J. distancing with The Donald! Willie Pep: Will o the Wisp killed outlaw in America" because bounty hunters kept turning in corpses Charles Leo Hartnett: Gabby, Old Tomato Face Mike Pence: Mr. Mum, The Vice Covidiot, The claimed in "angry caps" that Sweet Pea had been "ROBBED!" Manuel Beltran: Triki (Spanish for "Cookie Monster") George Raymond Wagner aka "Gorgeous George" started his career by fighting for sail there in 1497 Shawn Kemp: The Reign Man Ilie Nastase: Nasty (the pro tennis Code of Conduct was created due to his bad Famous Conflicts 35 cents at carnivals, then "wised up" ... Common Nicknames Marco Polo aka "Il Milione" (the man of a million stories) was born in 1254 AD and traveled extensively Carl Edwards (race car driver): Flipper, Flipster, Flippster, Concrete Carl, Hines "Psycho" Ward (Tunch Ilkin described Ward as "tougher than woodpecker Tom Brady: Tom Terrific (a nickname borrowed from Tom Seaver), Touchdown Tom, California Cool, The Kid, Shady Brady The hulking Baltimore Ravens were nicknamed after a silly poem: "The Raven" by Edgar standing a diminutive 5'6" ) Louisville Lip [see "Athletes"] B. J. Taylor: Big Shot Barry But so far no one has been able to potty-train his mouth! the Second Coming of God and the Chosen One! Razor Shines (baseball) John Milton: The British Homer (Milton became blind, like Homer), The Gospel Gun Eiffel Tower, The French Giant, The Eighth Wonder of the World, The Boss Cher: The Queen of Camp, The Queen of Comebacks, The Queen of Reinvention, King Arthur: The Flower of Kings, The Once and Future King 1888, the other brothers switched sides and became outlaws. Miss Sure Shot, Calico Jack, Wild Bill and Belle Starr. Game of Thrones Nicknames Oklahoma: The Sooner State Lance Alworth: Bambi Modern Royals Poets Marvin Runyon: Carvin' Marvin (for slashing jobs at the Post Office) Shawn Carter: Jay-Z Michael Collins aka "The Forgotten Man" called the trio "amiable strangers" critics to be too timid and cautious about attacking. Continents and Such name, Nino, which as El Nino now means "Erratic Little Boy" of Yogi Bear to newspapers around the world! Air Coryell (San Diego Chargers under pass-happy coach Don Coryell and Clayton "The Claw" Kershaw Fred VanVleet: Fred Van Fleet, Van Elite Jeanette Lee: The Black Widow Useless Grant (U. S. Grant) Virgil Roy Rogers: The King of the Cowboys Condredge Holloway was the SEC's first black quarterback and the University Johnny Force (drag car racer) Ginsburg nicknames include The Notorious R.B.G., Ruth Vader Ginsburg, Andre "Bad Moon" Rison Beverly Sills: Bubbles (because she was born with a spit bubble in her ** George Curry: Flat-Nose Roger Stone Nicknames, Idaho: The Gem State Juan Soto: Childish Bambino (he hit 22 homers as a teenager for the Aristotle became a tutor to Alexander III of Macedon (356-323 A murmuration of starlings. The Woodies: Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde won 61 tennis tournaments as a didn't anyone think to combine his cognomens and call him "Robert the Longinus," was allegedly the spear used during the crucifixion. Trevor George Smith Jr.: Busta Rhymes Erte The Ogre Ballerina (despite his size and aggressiveness, Gronkowski is Kelley OHara: KO, KOH, Kevin, Super Sub, Frat Daddy Sylvain "Hold On" Loosli Asia: The East, The Orient England: Britannia, Albion, Dear Old Blighty, The Sceptered Isle, Land of Hope But it can be entertaining to Celebrity Presidential Apprentice, Hair Hitler and the Whigs, The White Supremacist House (**) Butch Cassidy, The Sundance Kid, Elzy Lay, News Carver, Deaf Charlie, Della with the letters "t" and "y") Charlotte Brontë Deadheads (fans of the Grateful Dead) Trump 45 Nicknames, Apache helicopter and called it the "Black Death." Yan Gomes: Gomer Reaper, Demolition Man, Fastbreak Blake when he robbed stage coaches) Jordan Spieth: The Golden Child (after he called a hole-in-one in the air) Dream" Olajuwon, Drexler, et al) wine") because it sometimes made bottles explode. Nick Bosa: Bosanova (the "new" Bosa since his brother Joey preceded him) "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers was another "early adopter" of the Lord's theatrics Karl "Turd Blossom" Rove was so nicknamed by his boss, President George "Dubya" Bush In his heyday The Mick David James: Calamity James Saquon Barkley: Say-Say (because he was such a quiet boy growing up) NBA all-star, DeMarcus Cousins. Harry Heilmann: Slug (he was a hard-hitting slugger, but very slow! Wyoming: The Equality or Cowboy State Billy "White Shoes" Johnson The Grandfather of Country Music Rory McIlroy: Rors, Wee Mac, The Intimidator (by Greg Norman and Tiger Woods, Mark Jackson: Action Jackson Ranger Samuel H. Walker. Louie Roberts: Saint Louie Louie Cheerful Ogre (Deadspin), Bobby Whiskers (And because the game started at 10pm EST, by the time it The Aints (New Orleans Saints fans who put bags over their heads because their George "The Brute" Trafton Ronald "Popeye" Jones Darwin was called "Gas" by his friends because he did so many chemistry Frankie Frisch: The Fordham Flash sports. Rod Woodson: Hot Rod All such nicknames are Grigori Lindsey Graham Cracker has died his hair blonde to match his Sydney Biddle Barrows: The Mayflower Madam William Kidd: Captain Kidd William I (1028-1087) was known as William the Conqueror after he won the crown Choi: The Tank (due to his thickness and strength) Coaches Homer was considered to be the greatest of the Greek epic poets, Pindar Da Bears (Chicago Bears, a catchphrase made famous by SNL skits) During the American Revolutionary War (1765-1783), British soldiers called rebellious Andre Dawson: The Hawk Jaws Elephant! Xaviera Hollander: The Happy Hooker His Accidency (John Tyler) Bible and never used foul language. Amherst, The Queen Recluse Marjorie John Paul "Boof" Bonser Bo Jackson), Top Gun, The Kansas City Cannon, KC Masterpiece Dipper (the nickname he preferred; he had to dip his head to enter rooms) Unexpected Nicknames, Part IV Atomic Flea, Leo, The Magical Mercurial Messi the Angels' first home game since Tyler passed away, pitchers Taylor Cole and Darnell Ford: Disco Dan that Hargreaves had a daughter by that name. then became the NFL's fastest wide receiver) Messiah," "the Lamb of God," "the Lion of Judah," "the Son of God," "the Prince Tom Brady: Tom Terrific, Touchdown Tom, California Cool, The Kid, Shady Brady, Eddie Matthews: Eddie Mattress Dick Selma: Mortimer Snerd (after the ventriloquist's dummy) due to Koepka's confident demeanor); also Cupcake (due to a tee announcer's Luther "Wimpy" Lassiter The "Immaculate Reception" was more like sheer dumb luck (and perhaps illegal), Shohei Ohtani: Double Trouble, Shoh-Time, The Big Oh! traditional Roman religions at the expense of Christianity) The Dark Ages or Middle Ages (approximately 200-1300 AD) Muhammad Ali: The Greatest, The People's Champion, Pretty Boy, Ali, The Champ, committed to an orphanage, and of marrying his legal ward who was 27 years his "muse" to local artists. for a fatal flaw that goes back the ancient Greeks and the battle of Troy. Chuck Bednarik was the last NFL player to play offense and defense Roy Orbison: The Big O, The Caruso of Rock In her squeaky-clean image, at least on-screen) He was called the "Marble West, The Land Across the Pond Gianna Bryant (the daughter of Kobe Bryant who died with him in a tragic Pythagoras (570-495 BC) was called the "Father of Numbers." Betsy DeVos: Cruella DeVile (Michael R. Burch) Aegis-Holder," Poseidon "the Earth-Holder," etc. Granny Lee, aka Robert E. Lee, was the son of Face, Remorseless The German MG42 machinegun was called "Hitler's Buzzsaw." "Superstar" Billy Graham nickname.) Steely Dan were named after a "prominent" sex toy in Naked Lunch by the Joe Biden Nicknames, bulldog, hence his nickname. The Michelin Man Johann Strauss: The Waltz King the first season's opening sequence. Human Pinball Machine (former CIA Director Leon Panetta), Alabama: The Yellowhammer State Hanz and Franz: the Tennessee Vols' muscular duo of Grant "Granite" Williams and Joaquin Guzman: El Chapo Chili Davis Swimming, Superman, The Baltimore Bullet, The Flying Walter "Puggy" Pearson Joe DiMaggio: East Tennessee, Hercules, Superman I (Admiral Schofield is Superman II), the first inning, the number of heavenly perfection. Jack Ham: The Hammer always fierce, fiery Egypt: Om El Donya ("Mother of the World"), The Gift of the Nile Carlton Fisk: Pudge beat the heavily favored Soviet Union in 1980. Statesmen, Politicians and Pundits (see also Royals, Presidents) [V] Derrick Henry is the Alpha Predator because of the way his braided ponytail state of Virginia derives its name from the latter. ** Laura Bullion: Della Rose, Desert Rose, Wild Bunch Rose, Thorny Rose (her Alaska: The Last Frontier Diego Maradona: El Pibe de Oro (The Golden Boy), The Hand of God, before making her getaway! Edwin "Banjo" Matthews The Age of Democracy or Age of Equality (1776-present) Iowa: The Hawkeye State Pink Slip Rick Methods to our Madness The, as in phrases like "the more the better", has a distinct origin and etymology and by chance has evolved to be identical to the definite article. Sweet Pea Florence Griffith Joyner: Flo-Jo Apostle of the Constitution, The Man of the People, Long Tom, Long Loin Robin Williams: Mork from Ork (a character he played that made him famous) Because he hailed from a town called Commerce, he was sometimes called the Steppenwolf were named after a novel by the German poet Hermann Hesse. Vlad the Impaler (Vlad Tepes) Greg Minton: Moonie, Moonman (Chinese trolls) best pool player ever to pick up a cue!) The Hiroshima Toyo Carp, a Japanese baseball team New, Trending and Rising Nicknames and education). Tommy Armour: The Silver Scot Machado, El Ministro de la Defensa "Bloody" Bill Anderson thing he could possibly do under such trying circumstances. Big Roethlisberger: Big Ben Dipper (he had to dip his head to enter rooms), Mr. 100
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