Nicknames
Written in 2004 and kept as it was, so some of it will have aged.
Having been here two months, I’ve now acquired two nicknames. I’ve been christened Beaker, after the tall, thin muppet with a big nose. Fortunately, it’s only used when people are drunk. Unfortunately, that’s roughly 50% of the time. It’s probably my fault, as it was me who mentioned the similarity first, but I didn’t expect to be taken seriously. Thanks Trev.
People have already begun noticing that I drink pretty slowly, and so my other name is Captain Half Cans. Apparently this is a Canadian nickname given to people who have difficulty finishing their drinks. Anybody who knows me knows that this is a tremendous slur on my drinking ability, right? Right?
