How people get nicknames:
Recipient of a third-degree burn in front of witnesses. IE, "I won't take that shit from a man dressed like a ghostbuster"= "Gostbuster" or "Buster"
A distinctive personal feature or quirk. IE, "Have you noticed how that new guy is always eating bell peppers?" = "Peppers", or "That chick has a massive forehead" = "Forehead".
An embarrassing thing you said or did. IE, "Did you seriously call Dale "Dad"?" = "Junior", "Baby boy", "Sport"
A game of name-mutation telephone. IE, "Donny Clyde" = "Bonnie 'n' Clyde" = "Bonnie" = "Bon-bon".
Irony. IE, calling a tall person "short stack" or a particularly dour person "sunshine".
A 'wrong place wrong time' one-off incident. IE, "He spilled oil on his pants and had to borrow a pair that were way too big and Jim saw him with the waistband pulled up to his nipples and called him 'Parachute'"
A batman-style origin story but not in a cool way: "One time she hit a deer with the company car and when she called the boss to tell her she was crying so hard we thought she was dying" = "Bambi"
The incredibly rare 'admiration' nickname, bourne only once a millennia under the light of the blood moon: "We saw him lift a truck once so now we call him 'iron man'"
+ How Nicknames Stick:
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Nicknames I've heard over the years:
Ruebalube, guy named Rueben was telling a story about how he left a (very large) bottle of lube in a girl's room after coming over while her parents were out.
Fishing MILF, a customer that took a particular interest in the store manager because he helped her with all her fishing questions on several different occasions.
Crash, guy named Chris was involved in a few accidents in work vehicles, amazingly, none were his fault.
Boat Nick, a ranger that shared my name but worked on the boats.
Weak Ankles or WA or Ankles, after pulling several people off of a lake during a windstorm, managed to sprain his ankle getting off the boat.
DD or Deputy Douchebag, name given to a park ranger by a guest cause he can be kind of an asshole.
Boof toof, woman was trying to write "Bluetooth devices" on a sign, but wrote booftoof instead. This is also what I call bluetooth things now.
Nikolai Volkoff or Nikolai, because my name is Nick, my boss decided to call me that. (I have never wrestled in my life, but did own an ushanka)
Dad or Big Ben, park manager that always helped out on busy days with snacks or gatorade. Loved to lecture and demonstrate things, everyone's dad.
Little Ben, different guy at the same park, lower on the management roster.
The Creep or The Spy, middle management fuck that would literally hide and watch us as we worked to make sure we were working hard enough.
