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To: larrytown

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_figures_by_nickname

It is a long tradition.

10 posted on 04/11/2025 8:15:08 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere)

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To: PeterPrinciple; larrytown

It is a long tradition.

Every Fighter Pilot has a call sign.

41 posted on 04/11/2025 10:28:29 AM PDT by Mr.Unique (My boss wants me to sign up for a 401K. No way I'm running that far! )

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To: PeterPrinciple

It is a long tradition.

It used to be a part of our society that EVERYONE had a nickname. What happened?

Nicknames come in very close units. Maybe a reflection of how unconnected our society is....................

45 posted on 04/12/2025 8:12:53 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere)

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