Hello All! Today I will address the topic of Nicknames, and Nicknaming. Nicknames are something special and funny. Nicknames are bestowed upon people. You cannot give yourself a nickname (Big Poppa / Quarters), you can only earn a nickname.The NBA has a cool collection of nicknamed players : Flash, The Matrix, The Answer, Shaqtus, Diesel, and the list go on and on.
We also have the celebrity couple nicknames, which are pretty fu*king lame : TomKat, Spidei, Brangelina, and more.
And finally we have our friends nicknames which are usually awkwardly awesome : Bboy, Quarters, Big E, Sweet Baby, The Doo, Pooter, Sensodyne, Doc., Doc Sensodyne and more.
So today I want to do something for a friend of mine, giving back to the world that has given me so much. I want the Crazy Chicagoan and his people (that would be us) to give a nickname to a good friend of mine. We will call him by a generic name: Mike. I will give you a description of him, kind of like a dating website profile (girls don't get excited he is spoken for) and you Crazy Chicagoan will come up with ideas for a nickname, and we will vote until we have a winner.
Mike is pictured above, partying with the Crazy Chicagoan. What would be Mike's Dating profile:
Age Group: 21-29
Body Type: Normal
Height: 5'10
Occupation: Lawyer
Facial Hair: Yes
Interests: Sports, Fantasy Football, Xbox, Poker & Gaming, Amusement Parks, Skillet Cookies (Yum!), Double Dating, Movies(movie minor), Softball Slow Pitching, Girls whose first name and last name begins with B.
Description: Mike is a mild mannered good guy who looks to have fun in his day to day life. He likes to play sports with his nonathletic jewish friends, uphold this country's Constitution in the court of law, and go on dates and adventures with his girlfriend.
What's Different: One thing that stands out about Mike is his girlfriend can probably beat him at most sports. But having said that, it's not Mike's lack of athletic ability, it's his girlfriend abundance of athletic ability.
Okay, now is time for nicknaming, please comment with potential nicknames and reasoning behind it, and the 4 best will be put up for vote.
Crazy C going out for a beer---
Well this is a true story and also a fitting nickname for one Michael Loren Raff. I am going to call him Ben. The reason Ben is his eerie resemblance to Ben Roethlisberger. Also Mike is a great pocket passer that dodges tackles and is also tough to take down in the open field. Mikey shall forever been known as BEN!!!
ReplyDeleteI suggest a play on words. Generally, nicknames are derived from either the persons name or some sort of event linking that person to a particular phrase or name. Mike Raff is not the easiest name to shorten or play on but I think what I'm about to propose works. Keep in mind this is a playful, endearing term. It works because Raff is the complete opposite of the meaning of the word. I think Mike Raff should hear on out be reffered to as "RABBLE." Rabble means "people looked down upon as ignorant and of the lowest class. the crown prince was reminded that even the rabble of the realm deserved his attention and compassion (merrian-webster). But, most importantly it's a synonym for the word "Riff-Raff". PEACE
ReplyDeleteI think that actively discussing and choosing a nickname is almost as bad as someone who nicknames themselves. This nickname will come across as too forced and may not be all that good. We need to let nature take its course.
ReplyDeleteIf raff was meant to have a nickname, he will. as the great doctor ian malcom once said, nature will find a way.
But, in the spirit of the crazy chicagoan, of which i am devout follower, i submit "Booby", as in Booby Miles of FNL fame. After all, Raff did tear an ACL once going after a video game.
My offering is "Iceman". Yes, from Top Gun. The main justification is that this is one of the most awesome nicknames ever, and any naming contest that didn't include "Iceman" as an option would be a travesty. I always secretly wished I was called "Iceman". But if you suggest to people that they call you "Iceman", they would inevitably decide that something along the lines of "Goober" would be more appropriate.
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