Nicknames

In the past few years, I've realized that nicknames are a must.  Yes, we all have nicknames for each other that are cute or silly, but I'm talking about the nicknames that helpful in nature (if that makes sense).  When it comes to gossip of any sort, nicknames help to keep track of who's involved and help in the event that somebody actually overhears.


Mostly, nicknames have become a must for any guy I happen to meet online.  I don't usually know their names, but I'll bring them up to friends to see what they think of the current situation.  I don't want my friends to think that the guy I want to talk about is the same guy that I stopped talking to a week ago, so I use nicknames to help everybody know who we're talking about.


I've used locations, physical features, college majors, careers, personality traits, and several other things as nicknames for guys.  Some guys even manage to end up with two or more nicknames.  One guy in particular had three: one I had given him, one my friend gave him on her own, and one that was the town he lived in because my coworker only likes to use cities.


Anyway, the purpose for this post is to kind of give you a heads up that if you see random words capitalized, those words are probably a nickname for a friend of mine or a guy I know.