One of my best friends is nicknamed Bandana Boy (because he always wears a bandana... duh)
but that gets too long if one considers his real name is only one syllable...
so Bandana boy is shortened to BOB
and as he is an engineering student... "Bob the Builder" is now his pseudonym
of course his girlfriend (also a really good friend of mine) has correspondingly become Wendy... she is also an engineer, but BOB is civil and Wendy is mechanical
I think if you are looking for CRUEL (and unusual ?) nick-names TV characters can be extremely insulting.... imagine being called Homer, or calling someone you think is evil: "Lex"
These pet-names can be cruel when not given out of kindness (as my friend was happy to be called bob)
he wasn't happy however when I showed him this pic:
(GO TO THIS SITE<
THE BIRTH OF BOB )
