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And Kenny “The L S ecializin |n A" - basketball playerl l A One of my Snake” Stabler was absolutely ven- L P g nlenameS got “Squirrel" while Q . favourites comes omous when running the two~ l EUROPEAN AUTOMOBILES golfers literally stroll r " . from retired base- minute drill as quarterback of the . i __â€"â€".â€"â€"â€"â€"_ can ha U6 around with “Tiger" - ball slugger Frank Oakland Raiders back in the day. l . and “Shark" sewn . "a ., r Thomas, a.k,a Using animals as a pseudo- I Dealer AuthOHZEd by ("i-field onto bags that are 5 an» ' “The Big Hurt," a nym seems to be most popular _ ' ‘ , . , carried for them. 1%.... .. moniker given to but doesn't guarantee success. . MCKEdes Benz! BMW! MIDI lmpllcatlons Where's the jusâ€" BRIAN him by broadcast- Among my childhood buddies. i Audl/Vw, MITSUbIShII lesan rice? . 1mm er Ken “The Hawk” we had a “Moose.” “Piggy." “Bear," ‘_ Meticulous Restoration en 1 attended high . Try asking out a , ,, , 7 7 Harrelson. . ”Rat: and, unfortunately. a l . . . . . school in Eastwood girl in the haunted At his peak In “Squirrel but the only Hall of - Original PW“ ““5"” Rebel-land a hundred hallways of adolescent angst and the 1990s, Thomas would warm up Fame we ever made it into was a i Unsurpassed Collision Repair ~ have one of your buddies toss a in the batters circle with a iece of beer hall on Weber Street. Our years ago. my nickname was P l 15 Centennial Rd. Kitchener “Squirrel.” "Hey. Squirrel,” bomb at you at rebar from old Comiskey Park kids couldn't be prouder. : Be' wh 't - all hal- exactly the wrong moment. while opposing pitchers worried Sometimes nicknames relate i 519-578'2052 lengggg [52:25“ :x‘peelcltcedx‘gear I finished a lot of E.C.l. dances that the “hurt" would soon be directly to performance or lack ~ Brian” '0‘ “Too Tall" Totzke but listening to Stairway To Heaven upon them. thereof. Reggie Jackson ofthe Yan- ADVERTlSERSapprsdate ltvlhenyoutell something more macho from. for from the sidelines. Thomas is one of only seven kees became known as “Mr. Octo- lhem... | myourldlnlheCll'onlcle. players who left baseball with her" for his consistent heroics in more than 500 home runs while postseason play while Dave Win- . maintaininga .300 average. field had “Mr. May” hung on him This prestigious group includes for the opposite reason. “Hammerin’” Hank Aaron. Ted Then there’s AC Green, fonner- “The Splendid Splinter” Williams ly of the LA Lakers. who publicly . _, and my childhood fave Willie announced that he would remain y 4 Laboratory tester Mays.the'$ay Hey Kid.“ chaste until he married. which /‘ lfThomas was still playing, eventually occurred at age 38. ‘ / Interpreter would his stall in the dressing Prior to his impending nuptials. l . room be known as “The Hurt he was dubbed... wait for it . . . l ‘ M u s i c i a n locker”? “The 40-Year-Old Virgin." ‘ No matter. Whether you're “The Great i, ~ v Graphic artist The point is that the road to One," “The Magnificent One” or i Cooperstown is paved with nick- possibly “The Next One.” I hope P ate at age nt names much better than that of a my thesis regarding the correlation tree rodent. _ between cool nicknames and suc- See Where your Adve rtisin 9 ma n a g er Sometimes a star athlete epito- cess in sports has at least made mizes an entire era as George Her- you think. love of mUSlC Instrumentation engineer man Ruth did in the ‘Roarin' lCallitlame.CallrréecraczayfiBut “venues.” p ease, please â€" just on't me . flu a l i l y c 0 n t r 0' m a n a g e r This earns you multiple nick- “Squirrel.” can take you names. “The Babe” was also i ' Talent agent knownas'TheBigBambino'and ... l I “The Sultan of Swat." Bn‘an Totzke is a teacherand a A u d i 0 l o g ist M U sic the ra p i st Some nicknames fit perfectly. coach atSirlohnA. 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