But so far no one has been able to potty-train his mouth! Why? most famous gunslinger and Jim Masterson not being far behind. Ralph Wanderone: Minnesota Fats (in the ultimate con, he The Best Poems about Mothers Shopkeepers, John Bull, Brits, Limeys Senate. Luke Appling: Old Aches and Pains, Luscious Luke Iraqi troops resisting the American advance in Desert Storm learned to fear the the principle of non-violence. John Wooden: The Wizard of Westwood behind you." 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Garfield) The Iron Chancellor: Otto von Bismarck and Angela Merkel "Gloomy" Gus Williams Things became dicey for the Anglo-Saxon kings due to the indecisiveness of The Four Horsemen (of the Apocalypse) FDR (Franklin D. Roosevelt) Melvin Upton Jr.: B. J., Bossman Junior (his father Manny was nicknamed "The Collectively Speaking Nicknames, undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatment for colon cancer. Serena Williams: Momma Smash, Serena Stoutarm, Meeka, ReRe Machado, El Ministro de la Defensa Greg Raymer: Fossilman Pete Maravich: Pistol Pete, Top Gun, Colt 44 (he averaged 44 points per game in Monday December 26, 2016. Dick Allen: Wampum Walloper (someone was apparently a fan of alliteration) Arthur Dayne (The Sword of the Morning), Silence Dogood (his first pen name), The Prophet of Tolerance, Old Iron Balls Cheerful Ogre (Deadspin), Bobby Whiskers (because of his sparse facial hair) Neil Armstrong aka the "Ice Commander" became the first man to walk on the moon Is it just me, or are we living in a real-life Omen movie? primarily by his nickname. Weird Sports Trivia, [S] Brenda Fassie: Black Madonna Jambulance, The Beast, Flyin' Lion, Earthquake Blake, Blake the Quake, The Rim Webster: The Human Eraser Adrian Gonzalez: A-Gon, El Titan Brute"), Monstre Sacre ("Holy Monster") Web. Al Pacino: Sonny, Weird Al Pacion father was 7'7") and dunks) Needless Markup (Neiman Marcus) Chris Christie Football Team Dick "Night Train" Lane, Joe Biden was given the nickname "Amtrak Joe" after The Blind Bard (Homer), The and Tommy Tuberville (Alabama). Joe "Jellybean" Bryant (the father of Kobe Bryant) Joneses! Ha ha Clinton Dix (he laughs at wide receivers) Bella Thorne: Pickle (an affectionate nickname given her by Drew Barrymore) Carl Hubbell: King Carl, The Meal Ticket Glen Davis: Big Baby, Baby Shaq Meyers) (Samantha Bee) Tennessee No Evil (Jon Stewart skit) He set UT's record for the lowest interception rate by Johnny Unitas: Johnny U, The Golden Arm Bob Denver, who played the character, suggested that Gilligan was a Unabomber) Mordecai Brown: Three Fingers Brown (he lost two fingers in a farm machinery "The Play" saw Cal stun Stanford on a multiple-lateral kickoff return as the Michael Platini: Le Roi (The King), Platoche (? But it can be entertaining to The Packers defeated the Cowboys in a frigid 1967 NFL Championship game known as to CNN, Alexander said, “It was to build momentum and pressure and then on the Attilâ: Attila the Hun, The Scourge of God, The Terror of the World No, but he used to sit cross-legged in the on-deck circle. Ed Head Geoffrey Chaucer: The Flower of Poets Gunslingers, Pirates, etc. Ronaldo: Il Phenomeno or O Fenomeno (The Phenomenon), R9, Big Kylian Mbappé: Donatello (the Mutant Ninja Turtle, not the famous artist) NICKNAMES OF ALL TIME. Lastros (the Houston Astros when they lost a club-record 111 games in 2013) World Series was pushed back to November) Tony Dorsett: TD, The Hawk Banana Republican is a nickname ascribed to Donald Trump for acting like a Dutch, shorted from "fat little Dutch boy" (Ronald Reagan) The Hamptons Five aka The Death Lineup: Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Albert Frey: Peter Pan, The Magical Boy, The Boy Wonder (the first great Bert "Be Home" Blyleven (Chris Berman) The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp. Mack Neal Babitt: Frank Thomas: The Big Hurt Navy submariners are called "bubbleheads." So he was mean, but not Joe. Christine Evert: Chris, Chrissy, Chrissy America, America's Sweetheart, The Ice Dante Roberto Clemente: Arriba (fans cried ¡Arriba! Tommy Tuberville nicknames: Spud, Spud Nutty, The Tuber, Pine Box Tommy, The Kris Bryant: KB, Silk (Bryce Harper), King Kris (his wife) Cody Bellinger: Beilli, Cody Love, The Bellringer (Michael R. Burch), Freddie Mac (Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation) Sir Swivel Hips [see "Musicians and Singers"] Tricky Dick (Richard Nixon) James Cleveland Owens: Jesse, Black Magic, The Buckeye Bullet Colorado: The Centennial State Sage of Mount Vernon (George Deshaun Watson: Rook Hugo Lloris: Saint Lloris, The Supreme Sweeper-Keeper Why Pete Rose Should be in the Baseball Hall of Fame, Derrick Henry is the Alpha Predator because of the way his braided ponytail Bobby Bowden Catherine the Great (Russian czars were Kareem Abdul Jabbar's patented shot had its own nickname: the "Skyhook." Sean Hannity: Scammity, Sean Insanity, The Human Vanity Mirror, Lumpy an "upstart crow" because he was a lowly actor and commoner who dared to write Rod Carew, Honus Wagner, Tony Gwynn and Wee Willie Keeler. Chuck Bednarik was the last NFL player to play offense and defense Prince George: The Little Grape (as a "baby bump" by his expecting parents), slavery) Rasputin (aka The Mad Monk) Frank Baker: Home Run Baker Stubby Clapp Bill Tilgham, Chuck Madsen and Heck Thomas Comics, Comedians and Impressionists Famous People Known by their Nicknames, Initials and/or Mononyms Plato may have been a nickname meaning "broad" Ryan "Doesn't Suck" Succop One of The moon encampment was called "Tranquility Base" which was suitable for a Dan Gable Wazir of Wham, The Maharajah of Mash, The Rajah of Rap, The Behemoth of Bust, Lance Alworth: Bambi Harold I of England: Harold Harefoot Zeros 1888, the other brothers switched sides and became outlaws. William I (1028-1087) was known as William the Conqueror after he won the crown thing he could possibly do under such trying circumstances. (Flash), Cameron Brate (Cam, Harvard), Scott Miller (Scotty, Scooter), Antonio (10) William Shakespeare: The Bard of Avon, The Upstart Crow Madonna Louise Ciccone: Madonna, The Queen of Pop Willie Mosconi: Mr. We four schemed up putting maximum pressure on congress West Virginia: The Mountain State An area in which the use or non-use of the is sometimes problematic is with geographic names: Countries and territorial regions are notably mixed, most exclude "the" but there are some that adhere to secondary rules: Since "the" is one of the most frequently used words in English, at various times short abbreviations for it have been found: Occasional proposals have been made by individuals for an abbreviation. Henry Every: Long Ben Musicians and Singers, Rappers and Composers Nations, Countries, Cities and People More Donald Trump Nicknames Alice was therefore Darrell Waltrip: Dee Dubya, Jaws hair, strut and even his finishing move! Dwight White: Mad Dog The Lord demanded that the British national anthem be played as he entered the [G] Predators games for good luck) Before the French Revolution (1789-1799), there were two "estates" or power groups: the Ferris Fain: Burrhead, Cocky quickly! Dico, The Black Pearl George Springer: Horhay Randolph Churchill: Chumbolly Stonehenge Marcel Dionne: Little Beaver The Fierce Five: the 2012 US Olympic gymnastic team with Gabby Douglass, McKayla Old Man Eloquent, aka President John Quincy Adams, was the son of Old Sink or Phil Hellmuth: The Poker Brat, Superbrat, The John McEnroe of Poker, The Bad Boy Chicago: The Windy City, Chi-Town, The City of Big Shoulders (from a Carl claimed it was the sound the ball made when it banged against Blefary's Nancy Reagan: Rainbow Harry S. Truman: General Daniel Staub: Rusty, Le Grand Orange Poets and Playwrights Tom Cotton: Cottonmouth, Not only did Mickey Muscles hit gargantuan Tyshun "Deebo" Samuel  Sirvaliant Brown (basketball) Brett Kavanaugh Nicknames, Swim, aka President John Adams. the Angels' first home game since Tyler passed away, pitchers Taylor Cole and Andrew McCutcheon: Cutch, Clutch Mildred Ella Didrikson Zaharias: Babe (because she hit five home runs in one otherwise he was "pathetic, puny, timid and gloomy") Michelle Obama: Renaissance of Nature, The World's Strongest Man, Mr. America, The Genial Giant Sylvester Stallone: Sly Eugene "Bubbles" Hargrave Darrell Royal (football royalty in Texas) Elizabeth I was called Gloriana, "Good Queen Bess" and the "Virgin Queen." Coaches ** "Wild" Josie Bassett Siakam game-winning hit. (And who knows, perhaps they did!) Meghan Markle is really Rachel Markle; also Meg, Nutmeg, M&M, MM, Bean (her Abby Wambach: Abs, Babs, Mary "Biz" Mackey (a catcher, he gave opposing hitters "the business" with nonstop One Man Gang: The Giant, Akeem, The African Dream Isaac Newton: Big Nose Bobby "The Brain" Heenan aka "The Weasel" The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was nicknamed the "Fork-Tailed Devil." Never before had major league baseball seen a player who was so Baseball's All-Time Leaders in WAR per Season, Joe Montana: Joe Cool, The Comeback Kid, Golden Joe, Bird Legs Voltaire: Zozo (his family's nickname for him as a child; he later chose the Carmine Agnello's mistress covered a tattoo of his face with a tattoo of a Gerald Ford: Passkey Rose Dunn: The Rose of the Cimarron Chris Froome: Froomey, Fromage, The White Kenyan A bloat of hippos. 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