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Heydrich's brutal policies during that time quickly earned him the nickname " the Butcher of Prague ".
It was during that season, that Cubs announcer Chip Caray nicknamed him " Slammin ' Sammy ," a nickname that quickly spread.
" Washington quickly became the oldest team in the NFL and earned the nickname " The Over the Hill Gang.
Mr. Chipping conquers his inability to connect with his students, as well as his initial shyness, when he marries Katherine, a young woman whom he meets on holiday and who quickly picks up on calling him by his nickname, " Chips ".
In fact, Roanoke became a city so quickly that it earned the nickname " Magic City ".
He also followed German central bank's interest rate policies closely, which earned him the nickname " Mr Fifteen Minutes " because he quickly followed any interest rate changes made by the Germans.
There was debate as to whether the name was being run into the ground, but the students quickly said they wanted the Rattler nickname.
When an Akron Beacon Journal reporter revisited Barberton in 1893, he noted that since 1891, Barberton had grown so quickly that the town appeared to grow by magic ( hence its nickname ).
They quickly gained the nickname of Birmingham Dribblers ( or sometimes " Piddlers "), as large numbers of them were made in Birmingham, England, and they had the unfortunate habit of leaving a trail of water behind them as they ran across the floor.
The baby elephant is quickly taunted by the other elephants because of his large ears, and they nickname him " Dumbo ".
The settlement quickly earned the nickname of " sleeper town ", as the town's purpose was to provide totara sleepers for the Napier-Wellington railway line.
These appendages were quickly dubbed " Sabrinas " by the British motoring press, and the nickname stuck.
Falco was given the nickname " Footsteps " for his failure to complete passes and his tendency to dump the ball quickly to avoid the contact his weak offensive line was unable to hold off.
Instead, he drifted into the transport business on the Ohio and Mississippi -- and quickly picked up a new nickname: " the Snapping Turtle.
He quickly developed a reputation with his 98 MPH fastball and sweeping curveball, which was given the superlative nickname of " Lord Charles ," in contrast with " Uncle Charlie ," a common nickname for a curveball.
He quickly earned the nickname " Holy Fire of Küstrin ".
Jackson quickly earned the nickname " Lord of the Imps " due to his shared name with Peter Jackson the director who made the Lord of the Rings films.
As a member of the party's various youth bodies he quickly stood out from the pack, earning a nickname Britva (' Straight razor ') for his direct, fiery and forceful rhetoric.
Spotted by an agent for Storm modeling agency at age 16, she was quickly signed as a model under her nickname of Cat to make it easier for clients to re-book her.
He quickly gained the nickname " The Giant Killer ".
As a boy, he was a redhead and quickly acquired the nickname " Bricktop.
Coined by former Houston Post sportswriter Thomas Bonk in a January 3, 1983 article, the nickname was quickly adopted by the players and even appeared on team warmup suits by the middle of the 1982 – 83 season.
The first year version ( 1954 ) of the 175 Sport featured a beautifully sculpted fuel tank that quickly earned it the unofficial nickname " Disco Volante " (" flying saucer ") as, viewed from the front, the tank shape was reminiscent of a flying saucer.

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That gained him the nickname " The Last Cocked Hat ".
He gained acclaim for his exuberant and innovative drumming style, and notoriety for his eccentric and often self-destructive behaviour, earning him the nickname " Moon the Loon ".
Van Buren did not originate the system, but gained the nickname of " Little Magician " for the skill with which he exploited it.
The city has gained the nickname " Hub City " because of its central location and also because Moncton has historically been the railway and land transportation hub for the Maritimes.
The team immediately excelled under Kuenn's low-key managerial style and gained a new nickname as Harvey's Wallbangers, a play on the drink Harvey Wallbanger and the team's manager's name.
For this they gained their most renown nickname, " Big Blue ".
His diplomacy of Realpolitik and powerful rule gained him the nickname the " Iron Chancellor ".
This later design has gained the nickname " Series 3-4 Sonic " ( relating to the fact that at the start of Series 3, in " Smith and Jones ", the first Sonic Screwdriver was supposedly destroyed ), even though strictly speaking it first appeared in Series 4.
As a result, U-M gained the nickname " Harvard of the West ," which became commonly parodied in reverse after John F. Kennedy referred to himself as " a graduate of the Michigan of the East, Harvard University " in his speech proposing the formation of the Peace Corps while on the front steps of the Michigan Union.
To revive his fortunes he turned to the mule trade and gained the nickname mulio ( mule-driver ).
His childhood name was Deimne (; ), literally " sureness " or " certainty ", and several legends tell how he gained the nickname when his hair turned prematurely white.
Because of his courage and his enthusiasm for the War he gained the nickname of the " Saxonian Mars ".
To court his second wife, the Swedish princess Thora, Ragnar traveled to Sweden and quelled an infestation of venomous snakes, famously wearing the hairy breeches whereby he gained his nickname.
He gained this nickname while headmaster at Rossall School.
For his role in preventing these individuals and others from being punished, Walpole gained the nickname of " Screenmaster-General ".
A basin of urban ecology, Metz gained its nickname of Green City (), displaying extensive open grounds and public gardens and the historic downtown is one of the largest commercial, pedestrian areas in France.
Shearer's league-record 34 goals, coupled with Sutton's 15, helped the Lancashire club take the Premier League title from holders Manchester United on the final day of the season, and the duo gained the nickname " the SAS " ( Shearer And Sutton ).
Weaver progressively received fame for her numerous contributions to the science fiction film history ( including minor roles in successful works such as Futurama, WALL-E and Paul ) and gained the nickname of " The Sci-Fi Queen ".
Taking part in the 1041 campaign against the Bulgarian uprising led by Peter Delyan, Harald gained the nickname the " Bulgar-burner " ( Bolgara brennir ) according to one skald.
The team gained the nickname " Lob City " due to several alley-oop plays, usually from Paul to Griffin or Jordan.
The engine gained the nickname " Hay Baler " because of it tendency to kick violently, like the farm machine, when its timing was off.
According to this story, he gained the nickname " Upsy " because he was a great mountain climber.
He gained his nickname after he performed wearing a black and yellow sweater with hooped stripes while onstage with the Phoenix Jazzmen.
After that, Art was alone and gained his nickname ( Geoffrey Keating says he had two brothers, Connla and Crionna, who were killed by their uncle Eochaid Finn ).

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