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#1GF!: Hey there’s Skateboard Man. We haven’t seen him around in a while.
Beard Man: He’s pretty old to be tooling around on a skateboard all the time, but he does some pretty good tricks. I wonder if he’s a pro or something.
#1GF!: Maybe he’s just really likes skateboarding.
Beard Man: Hey, ever wonder if we have names?
#1GF!: Like people say, “Hey here comes hat man or whatever?”
Beard Man: Yea, like that.
#1GF!: [smiling] Oooh, I don’t know. If we do, you’re probably the beard man.
Beard Man: Mmmm, Beard man. That would be so cool. [strutting] “Yo! Beard Man!” [waves to nonexistent fan] “Beard Man, Over here!” [winks and points with double gun fingers at another nonexistent fan]
#1GF!: I really worry about you sometimes.
Beard Man: Oh, don’t you worry about the Beard Man. He’s got big dreams and a solid reputation.
If people who don’t know you regularly saw you walking down the street, what nickname would they use to describe you?
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September 23rd, 2008 at 10:02 am
Most of the time my friends will call me “Reills” since my last name is Reilly. But once in a while I’ll be called “Bolt” and I think the story behind the name is mildly amusing.
A few years ago I went to go drop off my car at the mechanic. I did so early in the morning before work so I was dressed in the standard khakis and collared shirt. The girl at the front desk asked for my name when I gaver her the car Key. I’m pretty used to people misspelling my last name so I said “Paul Reilly. R-E-I-L-L-Y.” I looked down at the paper on which she was writing and there I saw “Bolt Reilly.” I just sort of sat there staring at it a bit dumbfounded. I guess I could maybe understand her mistake if I were dressed like I belonged to some gang or something like that. But I was dressed like every other dope who was on his way to work and yet she had no trouble believing that my name was Bolt Reilly. Anyway I told all of the guys at work and the name sort of stuck.
September 23rd, 2008 at 11:14 am
Blondie, unfortunately. Although I did get “Albino Goddess” from some guy on Mission Street once, which I thought was pretty okay.
September 23rd, 2008 at 11:35 am
“bag lady”… “sweater girl”… “jedi”…
September 23rd, 2008 at 11:38 am
Probably “Short dude”
My name at the car dealership where I work is “Little Internet Guy” since “internet” encompasses all things technological for some people.
September 23rd, 2008 at 1:31 pm
Hat man, obviously because of my hat, or Book man since I’ve recently mastered the useful technique of reading attentively during walks, if anything.
September 23rd, 2008 at 3:44 pm
Seinfeld reference in your quote?
Crawler - up until 8th grade ( I was the catcher on the baseball team)
Big D or Dallas in college (I am a Cowboys fan).
Now everyone calls me Rusty because I look like Anthony Michael Hall. At 36 that is not a compliment.
September 24th, 2008 at 8:46 am
“Pink-Haired Girl” probably. Though the color is fading fast …
September 24th, 2008 at 10:44 am
Not sure it would be something phsical but rather many people comment on the fact that I am always racing - walking fast - like I’m on a mission. And I usually am. I suspect if someone did not know me and saw me speed walking down the street everyday they would probably comment on my less than leisurely pace. I definately need more hours put into my day … then maybe I could walk down the street slowly like Beard Man observing others like Skateboard Man.
September 24th, 2008 at 11:48 am
Film or Video girl. Good enough, I guess.
September 24th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
I say this without any hint of pride whatsoever: “That girl with glasses who wears a hair clip in the middle of her forehead.”
Yep, fashion takes a back seat when I’m home relaxing.
September 24th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
@Bolt: Off topic, but I burst out laughing. I’m laughing again. Bolt Reilly really needs his own comic book. Or at least his own theme music.
@Blondie: Hey, anything with goddess in it can’t be bad for a girl. On the other hand, I’ve been to Mission Street, and I can imagine the state of the source…
@Sweater Girl: People would walk down the street and call you Jedi? If that were true, I can’t imagine the outfits you must wear.
@Short Man: People who don’t realize that there are multiple internetses, generally aren’t too creative.
@Book Man: Walking and reading would easily earn you Book man, but I can’t hear “Book Man” without thinking of the character, Nathan Bookman, from Good Times who was nicknamed “Booger” and “Buffalo Butt”. Let’s hope you just stay Book Man.
@Rusty: I hadn’t thought of the Assman, but I laughed at the reference. Hey, being Anthony Michael Hall only sucks if you can’t put a bra on your head and create Kelly LeBrock, which you have always claimed to be capable of.
@Pink Haired Girl: I imagine that pink hair on you would’ve been as difficult as green hair on me.
@Speed Pacer: I have a feeling that if we gave you more hours, you’d just get more done and make the rest of us look like worse slackers.
@Video Girl: Whoa. If someone saw you walking down the street, they’d call you video girl? Meow.
@That Girl With Glasses Who Wears A Hair Clip In The Middle Of Her Forehead: (whew) Fashion? Am I pronouncing that right? Fash-ion? What is this word that you speak of?
September 25th, 2008 at 8:50 am
@Jon - I don’t think I read the question right, now I feel stupid. It’s probably more of a librarian look I have going on, that’s probably what people would notice on the street. That, or Nerd girl. Video girl sounds wrong now. Dang.
September 25th, 2008 at 9:38 am
@The Girl Formerly Known As Video Girl: Don’t feel stupid. I was just playing with you.
September 28th, 2008 at 1:41 am
I’ve gotten ‘kilt-guy’ more time then I care to recount. Wearing a Utilikilt brand kilt gets looks from just about everybody as well as name calling; even in Portland.
September 29th, 2008 at 6:01 pm
@Kilt Guy: I thought you were lying, but there really is a thing called a utility kilt.
October 14th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
Late to the conversation.
When I was in Sudan the local guys all called me ‘Abu Shunub’ or in English ‘Father of the Beard.’
Better than the nicknames that the rest of the Amrikans had.
December 27th, 2008 at 11:42 am
I’ve really given this some thought and …..
All I can figure is that I’d be tallgirl.