Fremont Nicknames Revisited

Tastycakes!

That was the name we gave to one of those Canucks up in Fremont. One guy gets the sweet nickname "Super Dave" and the other guy gets saddled with "Tastycakes"! That makes me laugh every time I write it. Some canadian goes to Fremont to hang out with his wife and friends, to drink, play cards and have a general good time and some asshole city kids tell him his name is Tastycakes. That is comedy gold.

I wonder if any of them still occasionally call him that just to mess with him. I know I would. If some sixth graders started randomly calling Ryan Tastycakes you can bet your sweet ass he would be Tastycakes in my book.

That of course got me to thinking about how the rest of our names have stuck since we were last in the land of the Lion, floating river turd, and the Wolf River. So here is my take on usage up to now:

1. Jellyfish/Jelly - This one, as predicted is still going strong with regular usage, both by Jelly himself and those around him. I hoped this one would stick and I think it has done fairly well.

2. Pushpop - Not bad. It can sometimes be heard but not that often. The story behind this one is too weird anyway. I can't believe he actually did that with his dinger and a toilet paper tube.

3. Cheddarwurst - Who's that?

4. Sparky - I believe Jelly uses this as a term of endearment when he talks about Adam, Mike too, and I think Ryan... oh wait... I guess this has become a gay pet name. Good for you Sparky.

5. Skittles - rare usage at best

6. Shitbox - The box tried to give himself a nickname and look how that turned out. There is still occasional usage, plus it is really insulting so I like it. In a direct quote from the man himself "i still get called hitbox at work sometimes...and I just bite my tongue about how you a holes changed it". It really doesn't get any better than that.

7. Thinimon /Biceps Handgrenade - The whole two part nickname created using a bodypart and a weapon stemmed from this but we all know that he is Thinimon. Don't tell him that anytime we talk about him when he isn't there we always call him Thinimon.

10. Bitchsauce - This one, although a sweet nickname has given way to the more appropriate "Moderation Mike."

11. The Boob - Well, I still speak, but nobody listens anymore. I enjoy the occasional Boob reference as much as anyone.

12. The First Boob - Rarely if ever referenced, but she's still the first boob in my book.

13. Taylor Hicks - This one never really took hold. I hope someone comes up with something better at some point.

14. Hot Chocolate - He is still hot and always chocolatey, but the name doesn't get used all that often. This is more of a name to use when you are trying to bum smokes from him. It's still pretty good though.

All in all, I don't think it was a bad turn out. At least one solid usable nickname came from it and a few more still get used on occasion and that aint too bad. And for whoever out there who I forgot to include, I am deeply sorry and please chime in in the response section. And for anyone who wants a nickname that doesn't have one yet "Ticklesticks" has your name written all over it.