Nicknames?
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No, the first rule of nicknames is you can't give yourself a nickname.
Pool players got nicknames just like a street name, it made sense because most pool okay erstwhile were into something anyway.
No, can't give yourself one.
Yes, I do
Tough one, have to get back witchu
As said above, giving yourself a nickname is like subscribing to your own Twitter feed or liking your own post on Facebook. It signals to everyone that you are not a life form.
I do have a nickname, but I refuse to share it here.
My favorite nickname is pretty obvious: Cornbread Red. I also like Piggy Banks and The Magician.
Lesh
I do have a nickname, but I refuse to share it here.
My favorite nickname is pretty obvious: Cornbread Red. I also like Piggy Banks and The Magician.
Lesh
Other than Tramp, some people call me the Space Cowboy, some call me the Gangster of Love. Most of the time they just call me Maurice. 
The nicknames are so someone looking for you can't just come in the poolroom and sneak up on you, like the cops.
The nickname must be given by someone else, and must pretty accurately sum up your personna.
Mine is "Hey, Pool Dude".
I walked out of an all night pool room at about 3 Am one morning and there was a full blown blizzard going on.
This obviously drunk and obnoxious girl sees me with my pool case from half way across the parking lot and hollers , "Hey Pool Dude", in just about as sleazy a voice as I have ever heard ,"can I catch a ride home".
Against all my intuition I asked which way she was going, she was headed in the opposite direction, so I said,come in the pool room and I will call you a cab and pay for it , I am going the other way.
She says ok and I start walking back in the pool room, I opened the door thinking she must be right behind me and I look back and she is gone.
Then I thought she might have fallen down so I looked behind and around all the cars in the parking lot.
I still wonder how she disappeared like that, we could have made a fortune as a magic act.
The nickname must be given by someone else, and must pretty accurately sum up your personna.
Mine is "Hey, Pool Dude".
I walked out of an all night pool room at about 3 Am one morning and there was a full blown blizzard going on.
This obviously drunk and obnoxious girl sees me with my pool case from half way across the parking lot and hollers , "Hey Pool Dude", in just about as sleazy a voice as I have ever heard ,"can I catch a ride home".
Against all my intuition I asked which way she was going, she was headed in the opposite direction, so I said,come in the pool room and I will call you a cab and pay for it , I am going the other way.
She says ok and I start walking back in the pool room, I opened the door thinking she must be right behind me and I look back and she is gone.
Then I thought she might have fallen down so I looked behind and around all the cars in the parking lot.
I still wonder how she disappeared like that, we could have made a fortune as a magic act.
Wow, yeah that is weird. Often described as the disappearing skank phenomenon. Modern science has solved this mystery however... strange and surprising as it may seem, its is very likely that said skank fell into her own vagoo.... never to be heard from again. Shocking, sure... but at least you can rest easier. They say every time you hear a tier iron clang on the parking lot of a truck stop, a skank passes over to the other side.
Regards,
Lesh
I think I beat you here...LOL.
Yea, nicknames must be earned.
On our team we have "Slut Comparison" (earned after a rather spirited debate in a strip club), "Headshot" (earned for the ability to chug Irish trashcans all night while playing pool), and "Lamppost" (he's 6'6" and the build of a lamp post)
But lets not forget some of the timeless nicknames of other players.
Lou Diamonds
Bobby Digital
Doug "Eyechart" Gwosdz (his actual real name.... Gwosdz)
Tits Mongerer
Polska Kielbasa
Hebrew Hammer
El Guapo
Gentle Ben
On our team we have "Slut Comparison" (earned after a rather spirited debate in a strip club), "Headshot" (earned for the ability to chug Irish trashcans all night while playing pool), and "Lamppost" (he's 6'6" and the build of a lamp post)
But lets not forget some of the timeless nicknames of other players.
Lou Diamonds
Bobby Digital
Doug "Eyechart" Gwosdz (his actual real name.... Gwosdz)
Tits Mongerer
Polska Kielbasa
Hebrew Hammer
El Guapo
Gentle Ben
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1. Players are given nicknames by other players and room owners. Typically, the nickname is chosen to convey either a sense of respect or disdain, often has a catchy cadence, and is based on something related to their real name or a physical characteristic to help other players identify them in a newer area.
2. No you cannot give yourself a nickname. They have to be earned from other people.
3. Yes I have a nickname, three actually. Depending on which area I go, I have a different one.
4. My favorite nickname is Efren's, aka The Magician.
Sometimes nicknames are stolen from deceased players, and renamed to someone else (a habit I find disconcerting). Larry Hubbart was and will always be The Iceman. Some announcer several years ago, gave that name to Mika Immomen. Sorry, but that name is already taken Mika. 
Scott Lee
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Scott Lee
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Lost a buddy a few years ago, "Hawkeye" & he earned it. When I was 17 (he was 16) I backed him at a few bars in Manchester TN about 30 miles away. Left with about $90, & came home with about $300 each... that was back in 1980. Had a stroke that was smooth as glass. May he RIP.
Sometimes nicknames are stolen from deceased players, and renamed to someone else (a habit I find disconcerting). Larry Hubbart was and will always be The Iceman. Some announcer several years ago, gave that name to Mika Immomen. Sorry, but that name is already taken Mika.
Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
Wasn't Rudolph Wanderone originally known as "New York Fats" and changed to Minnesota Fats after the book came out (though he claimed he had the name first)? Or am I just making that up?
Rudolf Wanderone was also known as NewYork Fats, Chicago Fats, and Triple-Smart Fats.
He adopted "Minnesota Fats" after The Hustler book and movie came out, after a friend told him he resmbled Jackie Gleason's character.
Tevis swore he made up the character, and name, but might have seen Wanderone playing in Chicago, where Wanderone lived for a while, and based the character, co-incidentally, on Wanderone.
The issue is muddled, because Willie Mosconi said he was hustled by a "Minnesota Fats" one time, giving credence to Fats' existence.
A good recap of the events can be found in the book Hustler Days by R.A. Dyer, around page 120 or so.
He adopted "Minnesota Fats" after The Hustler book and movie came out, after a friend told him he resmbled Jackie Gleason's character.
Tevis swore he made up the character, and name, but might have seen Wanderone playing in Chicago, where Wanderone lived for a while, and based the character, co-incidentally, on Wanderone.
The issue is muddled, because Willie Mosconi said he was hustled by a "Minnesota Fats" one time, giving credence to Fats' existence.
A good recap of the events can be found in the book Hustler Days by R.A. Dyer, around page 120 or so.