Nicknames

[Binx]

I was reading a message on the main list from 
junediamanti and bibphile (#71657) about Snapes
nickname and how he got it. I dont think Snape got
his nickname because of anything James or Sirius saw.
I think even as an emotional 14 year old boy he had
too much pride to ever let anyone see him cry. I think
he got his nickname because its an insult that sounds
similar to his actual name. Allow me elaborate. 
				
I remember a few years ago when I was much more crass
than I am now. I was sitting with some friends and I
saw a boy walking down the street. There was nothing
wrong with this boy. He looked just like any normal,
ordinary high school boy. But I saw him *everywhere*.
I asked one of my friends who that guy was. He said
who? Clint? I said oh...(this is where I said Clint
without the *n* ) and everyone laughed. After that,
that poor boy went through the rest of high school
with a very unfortunate nickname simply because his
real name sounded like something else. 

Another example. I went to High School with a boy
named Scott whose nickname was Rebar, because while he
was at a construction site he fell down and a rod of
rebar stuck him ...um.... err... well...  stuck him
where it counts I suppose. (It was a million to one
shot Doc. A million to one). So he got his nickname
because of something that happened to him. 

So yeah, the reason I started this in the first place
is I want to know about nicknames. Who out there has
them and why.  

Binx, whose nickname has nothing to do with Star Wars. 

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