Mine is "Lips," and I've had it since I attended Luther College. When people ask how I got mine, I reply "It's a college thing" and leave it at that, because it's really a boring story. It stems from a guy I was working with at KWLC radio, Ted Jacobsen, not understanding me when I introduced myself. He though I said "Lips" instead of "Jim."
Nicknames go back as far as the middle ages, orginating with the Vikings. Don't even ask about "Thor!"
Nicknames for people can fall into many categories:
Sarcastic, or simply ironic; like "Curly" for someone with straight hair (or no hair at all.
Physical characteristics; such as "Stretch" for a tall person.
A nickname can also originate from your real name; "Dubya" for President George W. Bush.
They can also reflect your personality or talents; "Einstein" for someone who's intelligent.
Or for the way you act; "Scooter" for someone who moved quickly around their crib.
Now where have we heard that name before? Oh, that's right, Lewis "Scooter" Libby, who has been found guilty of trying to block a CIA leak investigation, one of the highest-ranking White House officials ever to stand criminal trial. He faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in a federal facility where he would almost certainly be given a new nickname.
He was enmeshed in the inquiry into the leaking of the identity of a CIA operative - who happened to be the wife of a prominent critic of White House Iraq policy.
As chief aide to Vice-President Dick Cheney, Mr Libby had been involved in almost every major decision made by the Bush administration.
"Scooter" played a key role in compiling the White House's allegations over Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. Critics eyebrows were also raised after reports that he had met Pentagon officials before a substantial contract to repair Iraq's oil fields was awarded to Halliburton - Mr Cheney's old firm.
So where did his nickname, "Scooter," come from?
Nicknames go back as far as the middle ages, orginating with the Vikings. Don't even ask about "Thor!"
Nicknames for people can fall into many categories:
Sarcastic, or simply ironic; like "Curly" for someone with straight hair (or no hair at all.
Physical characteristics; such as "Stretch" for a tall person.
A nickname can also originate from your real name; "Dubya" for President George W. Bush.
They can also reflect your personality or talents; "Einstein" for someone who's intelligent.
Or for the way you act; "Scooter" for someone who moved quickly around their crib.
Now where have we heard that name before? Oh, that's right, Lewis "Scooter" Libby, who has been found guilty of trying to block a CIA leak investigation, one of the highest-ranking White House officials ever to stand criminal trial. He faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in a federal facility where he would almost certainly be given a new nickname.He was enmeshed in the inquiry into the leaking of the identity of a CIA operative - who happened to be the wife of a prominent critic of White House Iraq policy.
As chief aide to Vice-President Dick Cheney, Mr Libby had been involved in almost every major decision made by the Bush administration.
"Scooter" played a key role in compiling the White House's allegations over Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. Critics eyebrows were also raised after reports that he had met Pentagon officials before a substantial contract to repair Iraq's oil fields was awarded to Halliburton - Mr Cheney's old firm.
So where did his nickname, "Scooter," come from?
One story tells us his father watched him crawling in his crib and joked, "He's a scooter!"
Another story traces the moniker to New York Yankees shortstop Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto, but Libby intimated to an interviewer that "I had the range, but not the arm."
In one of the first questions at the March 5, 2004 grand jury session, special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald asked Libby to explain how he had received his nickname "Scooter." Libby replied with a small joke: "Are we classified in here? It's--my family is from the South and it's less uncommon than it is up here." That was all he said--he didn't answer the question. You can listen to the actual testimony by clicking HERE!
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