Nicknames in Glasgow

Nicknames in use that have been given to Glasgow characters by their friends and workmates.

Two Soups – his real name is Campbell Baxter.

Norrie Two Bunnets – the Glasgow taxi-driver who wears a wig under his cloth cap.

The Colostomy – the girlfriend of a married man (ie. the wee bag on the side).

The Boomerang Kid – whenever anyone at work asks a question, he always replies: ‘I’ll get back to you on that.’

The Parachute – lets everyone down at the last minute.

Cashline – an experienced young lass who’s open 24 hours a day.

Vaseline – his real name is Willie Burns.

Rembrandt – loves saying to colleagues: ‘Let me put you in the picture…’

Bo Derek – a chap called Derek with terrible body odour.

Brewer’s Droop – his real name is Willie Falls.

The Genie – magically appears whenever anyone opens a bottle.

The Marksman – when it’s his turn to buy a round, he always shoots the craw

Dulux – his pals reckon he’s only got one coat.

Soapy – washes his hands of any problems that crop up.

Captain Hook – continually late for work, it’s believed he must be scared of the alarm clock.

The Yeti – always on the sick, there have been many unconfirmed sightings of this guy, but nobody can prove he actually exists.

The Gas Man – he’s serviced loads of old boilers.

The Hostage – when anyone asks for help he always replies: ‘Sorry, my hands are tied.

The Chernobyl Jannie – during the mid-Eighties this guy had a really bad complexion.

The Woodpecker – he’s always tapping.

Mussolini – a woman in an office in Glasgow who has rather loose morals (aka the great dicktaker)