Posts Tagged ‘nicknames’
Epic Obituaries: So, Farewell David W. Cummings, aka ‘Pervert’ Dave
OBITUARY of the day is from the Tampa Bay Times. Let’s all take a moment to remember the life of David W. Cummings, aka “Pervert” Dave:
Dave loved motorcycles, and riding with all of this brothers and sisters. He was an avid wood worker, loved animals and working with Paso…
Posted: 19th, April 2014 | In: Reviews, Strange But True | Comment
UN Secretary General Is ‘Spanky Banky’ Moon, Says Kevin Rudd
DIPLOMATIC nicknames: Kevin Rudd on Ban-Ki Moon:
Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd and his office privately referred to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon as “Spanky Banky” according to a new book.
Nice try, Rudd Boy. But Alan Clark’s diaries are hard to beat:
He once called Kenneth Clarke “A pudgy puffball.” As for Douglas Hurd, he said he “might as well have a corncob up his arse”. While he dismissed Michael Heseltine as the kind of person “who bought his own furniture”.
Spotter: Tim Blair
Posted: 18th, October 2010 | In: Politicians | Comment
Man Banned From Touching Men’s Muscles
MEET Akinwale Arobieke, of Toxteth, Liverpool – known locally as “Purple Aki” – has, allegedly, broken a court ruling preventing him from approaching men and touching their muscles.
In 2003 he was jailed for harassment.
And since then Purple Aki has been barred from touching under-18s muscles asking them to squat, under the terms of a Sexual Offences Prevention Order.
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Posted: 29th, April 2009 | In: Strange But True | Comment