The Moonster Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 14 hours ago, Monkey Tennis said: I cringe when fans refer to players by nicknames, as if they're big pals. Refer to them by their given surnames! Surely a nickname is just a quicker way of referring to someone, rather than trying to seem as if they've got pals in the squad? Cringing at a shite nickname - fair enough, but I'm not sure I find nicknames in general cringey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 18 minutes ago, The Moonster said: Surely a nickname is just a quicker way of referring to someone, rather than trying to seem as if they've got pals in the squad? Cringing at a shite nickname - fair enough, but I'm not sure I find nicknames in general cringey. Very often, the name used is no shorter; it's just a means of conveying being pally. Nicknames should only be applied to people you actually know. That should in fact be a rule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Just now, Monkey Tennis said: Very often, the name used is no shorter; it's just a means of conveying being pally. Nicknames should only be applied to people you actually know. That should in fact be a rule. The definition of nickname disagrees with you, and so will I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 5 minutes ago, The Moonster said: The definition of nickname disagrees with you, and so will I. I cannot help it if you're both wrong, er... Moonsy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Just now, Monkey Tennis said: I cannot help it if you're both wrong, er... Moonsy. See, Moonsy is cringey because you've given a nickname to a nickname. That's just not on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 1 minute ago, The Moonster said: See, Moonsy is cringey because you've given a nickname to a nickname. That's just not on. Cringey, we agree. A username is not a nickname. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Just now, Monkey Tennis said: Cringey, we agree. A username is not a nickname. We agree that you can't make up a decent nickname, aye. It was somebody's nickname at some point, hence why I used it as my username. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 1 minute ago, The Moonster said: We agree that you can't make up a decent nickname, aye. It was somebody's nickname at some point, hence why I used it as my username. Players are also terrible at nicknames. When we had Ian McShane, it surely screamed out that he be referred to as Lovejoy. What did he get called? Macca. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the tactician Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 4 minutes ago, Monkey Tennis said: Players are also terrible at nicknames. When we had Ian McShane, it surely screamed out that he be referred to as Lovejoy. What did he get called? Macca. he was called lovejoy more than macca tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 4 minutes ago, the tactician said: he was called lovejoy more than macca tbh By the players? Was he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raithie Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Two unusual ones: Ryan McCord (Pongo) and Iain Davidson (Gumsy). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 6 minutes ago, Monkey Tennis said: By the players? Was he? We're surely discussing fan nicknames for players here, given that your argument has been based on folk "not knowing" the players so therefore can't give them a nickname. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Gumsy? I've never heard that before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 1 minute ago, The Moonster said: We're surely discussing fan nicknames for players here, given that your argument has been based on folk "not knowing" the players so therefore can't give them a nickname. Two separate things here: Players are allowed to use nicknames, but shouldn't because they're rubbish at them. Fans should not use nicknames, especially those intended to convey chuminess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyline Drifter Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 35 minutes ago, Monkey Tennis said: By the players? Was he? I heard both used but generally it was Macca. Lovejoy is fundamentally meaningless to anyone under the age of 40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barn Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Marc McCausland was nicknamed 'cheesy' and I still have no idea why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Two unusual ones: Ryan McCord (Pongo) and Iain Davidson (Gumsy). I don't understand the McCord one either, his brother is known as Pingu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 4 hours ago, Skyline Drifter said: Lovejoy is fundamentally meaningless to anyone under the age of 40. That's no excuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawford Baptie Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Marc McCausland was nicknamed 'cheesy' and I still have no idea why. Mac and Cheese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerhouse7 Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Ranks and Pates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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