“My feet ain't got nothing to do with my nickname, but when folks get it in their heads that a feller's got big feet, soon the feet start looking big.”
Satchel Paige
“Titles are but nicknames, and every nickname is a title.”
Thomas Paine
“When I was a little kid, I fished real worms to catch fish and my nickname was Wormy. The worms also kept the girls away. Then when I discovered girls, I switched to flies thinking the girls would go fishing with me. That didn't work either! Not long after that, I changed my nickname from "WORMY" to "Fly Fishing Man" and started fishing flies. The girls fell all over me, but then I couldn't catch any fish." Moral of the story: "Young Man, Don't Give Up Your Worms Too Soon!”
Jimmy D. Moore
“That nickname dates from when he was little. That was one of the only things he would drink while growing up.”
Shawn McCallister
“[Balding backbencher Bob McMullan, nicknamed] comb-over ... When someone looks through a window and thinks they see a lot of vipers and snakes, it's nearly always the case they're looking in a mirror and seeing a reflection of themselves.”
Mark Latham
“He is not nicknamed 'The Wall' for nothing but, having taken on opening, he may have exposed himself slightly. The new ball can get him out and he tends to play with his bat outside his body to a ball on line with off stump, which can result in an edge. He offers chances early on and they need to be held. For a player of his ability he tends to lose patience against spin.”
Yuvraj Singh
“Washington is nicknamed "The Evergreen State" because it sounds better than "The Incessant Nagging Drizzle State."”
Dave Barry
