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Because of this he was known as Gimpy ( but, as with Capone and his nickname of Scarface, never in his presence ).
The Addicks nickname never went away and was revived by fans after the club lost its Valley home in 1985 and went into exile at Crystal Palace.
Historians have christened her " Lemonade Lucy " due to her staunch support of the temperance movement ; however, contrary to popular belief, she was never referred to by that nickname while living, and it was her husband who banned alcohol from the White House.
The young couple, mismatched from the start, never grew to like each other, and soon the young Philippe gave his wife the nickname of Madame Lucifer.
After World War II, the club briefly considered changing its nickname to the Cockatoos, but this never formally eventuated ; even so, the push was serious enough that newspaper cartoons depicting a Carlton cockatoo were printed around that time.
Reggie never loses an opportunity to insult Jughead (" needle-nose " being his favorite nickname ) and Jughead often responds with tricks to aggravate Reggie.
" Personally, their friendship never faltered, though strained by the pressures of business and Ericsson's quick temper, DeLamater called Ericsson " John " and Ericsson called DeLamater by his middle nickname " Harry ", intimacies almost unknown in Ericsson's other relationships.
* Names of unsympathetic characters are carefully chosen, never consisting of two names if it can be avoided, to avoid even further vicarious association — more often than not, a single nickname is selected.
Both sieges were unsuccessful and Bergen op Zoom got the nickname La Pucelle or The Virgin as it was never sieged successfully.
He always credited the team and especially Mortensen for the victory, and never accepted the nickname of the ' Matthews Final '.
One running joke in the television show involved references to Harry's never seen aunt known only as " Auntie ", the popular nickname for the BBC itself.
" According to James Alcock, it was never intended to be " Psi Cop ", a nickname that some of the group's detractors have taken up.
In 1972, the student body voted to change the official nickname from " Wildcats " to " Purple Haze " but the new name never stuck.
Under the stage names " Ann " ( for " Announcer ") and later " Orphan Annie " and possibly " Your Favorite Enemy, Annie ", reportedly in reference to the comic strip character Little Orphan Annie, ( or more likely, a reference to " Orphans ", the nickname given to Australian troops separated from their divisions in battle ), Toguri performed in comedy sketches and introduced recorded music, but never participated in any actual newscasts, with on-air speaking time of generally about 20 minutes.
Simon Magus never existed ; it is a nickname for St. Paul.
Unlike many other World War II U. S. armored divisions, the 4th never adopted an official divisional nickname or slogan.
Elaine's nickname for Sue Ellen was " The Braless Wonder " because she never wore a bra in high school, which enticed Elaine's boyfriend to dump her for Sue Ellen.
Bow Street runners was the public's nickname for these officers, " although the officers never referred to themselves as runners, considering the term to be derogatory ".
" Seemingly never an official publishing title ," the Connecticut Historical Society noted, " the Quality Comics Group is a trademarked name ( presumably taking its name from Stamford's nickname of ' the Quality City ') encompassing Comic Favorites Inc., E. M. Arnold Publications, Smash Comics, and any other imprints owned by Arnold ".
The team never intended to stay in Madison for more than one season and at the end of the 1994 campaign they moved to Battle Creek, Michigan where they became the Battle Creek Golden Kazoos, but changed their name to Michigan Battle Cats on March 9, 1995 before the 1995 season started due to a trademark dispute and general fan dissatisfaction with the name ( which is a nickname for the nearby city of Kalamazoo ).
He is sometimes referred to as " the greatest prime minister Canada never had ", and earned the nickname " Honest Bob ".
As the ultimate contact man with the picture-perfect swing, Rice was never a home run threat, but blazing speed often turned singles into doubles, and his 1920 stolen base total of 63 earned him the timely nickname " Man o ' War ".
Five teams went so far as to acquire nicknames: the Detroit Gladiators ( who planned to play at the Pontiac Silverdome, a venue that had never hosted hockey before ); the Dallas Americans ( who introduced Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Ed Belfour as goalie / co-owner ); the Quebec Nordiks ( a tweaking of the old Quebec Nordiques nickname ); the Toronto Toros ( adopting the nickname of the original WHA team of the same name ); and the Halifax IceBreakers.

nickname and stuck
This style of drive had the popular nickname " Toaster Drive ", because it required the use of a knife or other thin object to pry out the stuck media just like a piece of toast stuck in a real toaster ( though this is inadvisable with real toasters ).
The nickname stuck and in 1979 Labatt Blue claimed top spot in the Canadian beer market.
The shaved head and towel around his waist was similar to Mohandas Gandhi earned him Gandhi as his nickname, which stuck with him for the rest of his life.
The nickname stuck and Kirby was rarely called by his real name later.
Orlando still called Williams " The Kid " twenty years later, while the nickname stuck with Williams the rest of his life.
His brother columnist Joe Alsop used the word to underscore Stevenson's difficulty in attracting working-class voters, and the nickname stuck.
", giving Clark a nickname that stuck for years.
One of Rogers ' young cousins, Helen, had a hard time pronouncing " Virginia ", shortening it to " Ginga "; the nickname stuck.
Gobel labeled himself " Lonesome George ," and the nickname stuck for the rest of his career.
His childhood nickname, " Cubby ," stuck with him his entire life.
The nickname stuck — with Long's encouragement.
The term Stickies stuck, though pinnies ( and pinheads ) disappeared, in favour of the nickname " Provos " and for a time, " Provies ".
For example, Nina was the one who stuck Sharon with the nickname " Braceface ".
", and the resulting nickname " Shoeless Joe " stuck with him throughout the remainder of his life.
Weinberger was named " Caspar " for a friend of his mother's ; his father began calling him " Cap ", a nickname that stuck into adulthood.
Hooker became known as " Fighting Joe " following a journalist's clerical error reporting from the Battle of Williamsburg ; however, the nickname stuck.
Abay was born on what is today the city of Karaul, in Abay District, East Kazakhstan Province ; the son of Qunanbay and Uljan, Qunanbay's second wife, they named him Ibrahim, but because of his brightness, he soon was given the nickname " Abay " ( meaning " careful "), a name that stuck for the rest of his life.
The name evolved into Little Brother Montgomery, a nickname which stuck.
" The nickname stuck.
These appendages were quickly dubbed " Sabrinas " by the British motoring press, and the nickname stuck.
Regardless, by 1963, the nickname had stuck.
The nickname of " Twinkletoes " stuck with him when Fred attended a local college and became eligible to play on their football team, and it became his call sign.

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