Glasgow Nick-Names !

[Big J R]

Nicknames in use that have been given to Glasgow characters by their friends and workmates.

 

 

Two Soups - his real name is Campbell Baxter.

 

Norrie Two Bunnets - the Glasgow taxi-driver who wears a wig under his cloth cap.

 

The Colostomy - the girlfriend of a married man (ie. the wee bag on the side).

 

The Boomerang Kid - whenever anyone at work asks a question, he always replies: 'I'll get back to you on that.'

 

The Parachute - lets everyone down at the last minute.

 

Cashline - an experienced young lass who's open 24 hours a day.

 

Vaseline - his real name is Willie Burns.

 

Rembrandt - loves saying to colleagues: 'Let me put you in the picture...'

 

Bo Derek - a chap called Derek with terrible body odour.

 

Brewer's Droop - his real name is Willie Falls .

 

The Genie - magically appears whenever anyone opens a bottle.

 

The Marksman - when it's his turn to buy a round, he always shoots the craw

 

Dulux - his pals reckon he's only got one coat.

 

Soapy - washes his hands of any problems that crop up.

 

Captain Hook - continually late for work, it's believed he must be scared of the alarm clock.

 

The Yeti - always on the sick, there have been many unconfirmed sightings of this guy, but nobody can prove he actually exists.

The Gas Man - he's serviced loads of old boilers.

 

The Hostage - when anyone asks for help he always replies: 'Sorry, my hands are tied.

 

The Chernobyl Jannie - during the mid-Eighties this guy had a really bad complexion.

 

The Woodpecker - he's always tapping.

 

Mussolini - a woman in an office in Glasgow who has rather loose morals (aka the great dicktaker)