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Aristus

(66,386 posts) Fri Feb 23, 2024, 12:03 PM Feb 23

I've got a new nickname!

All my life, my only nicknames have been the standard ones for 'Robert'; Bob, Bobby, etc.

Twice in my life, on separate occasions, and by completely unrelated people, I've had the nickname Sweet Pea.

The referral coordinator at my clinic has taken to calling me "Manhattan". She walked into the provider office once when a colleague and I were discussing our favorite cocktails, and she overheard us talking about bourbon, and how much we like Manhattans. So that's what she's calling me now.

Never been to Manhattan; I have nothing about me that suggests 'New Yorker', but now I'm 'Manhattan'.

I like it...

Manhattan, at your service!...

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I've got a new nickname! (Original Post) Aristus Feb 23 OP

That's funny I used to work on a salmon fish boat in Alaska Walleye Feb 23 #1

That's a very sophisticated sounding nickname! MontanaMama Feb 23 #2

I'll try to live up to it. Aristus Feb 23 #6

Sweet and classy! Goddessartist Feb 23 #3

🍸 underpants Feb 23 #4

I suppose that is better than Boilermaker. Sneederbunk Feb 23 #5

We have 5 men with Mr Lake's first name in our group LakeArenal Feb 23 #7

Much better tan Karl Rove... Turd Blossom. keithbvadu2 Feb 23 #8

That's for sure. Aristus Feb 23 #9

Walleye

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1. That's funny I used to work on a salmon fish boat in Alaska

Reply to Aristus (Original post)

Fri Feb 23, 2024, 12:07 PM

Feb 23

One of the other fisherman had a boat called the Manhattan kid with little drawings of cocktail glasses in the name painting. He said he’d never been east of the Mississippi he just liked the drink