Nicknames

ray a

We have developed a little game of coming up with nicknames for various characters on the forum. And since HRQ and Beagle have been coming up with some interesting nicknames, I think HRQ deserves a good nickname. For example, HRQ has started calling Parabeagle, Pookie and now she has named me Rotsaboola - whatever that means.

Beagle and I were discussing it recently and thought her nickname should be tied in with the letter Q. So we came up with HRQuack by looking through the dictionary. But, I didn't think that was very flattering, and told Beagle so. Any other ideas?

mcmel

Queeny

HRQ

Pookiebeagle will need to explain the Rotsaboola nickname, Ray a. I promise it's nothing bad, just a name from his past that flows well with Ray. x:) He also suggested Raybone but we both agreed it doesn't sound like it's meant to. (Raybone = trombone)

I appreciate not being referred to as HR Quack. While I certainly don't consider myself to be in the same league as many of you professionally, I'm no quack either!

This is all meant to be innocent fun, so be nice. x:D

ray a

I was really hoping to get a rise out of Beagle, but he must not be around today. I was stirring the pot. quack was the only q-word in the dictionary that sounded humorous. I don't really think you are a quack.

HRQ

I didn't think so. I've never seen you not be nice, Rotsaboola, but there are others out there... :-S x;-)

Don D

I think H.R.Quentessence is more appropriate: "The fifth and highest essence in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the heavenly bodies. The essence of a thing in its purest and most concentrated form." Or quiescient: "being at rest; causing no trouble". But I prefer the first and am sure it will get me higher up on HRQ's list of admirable fellows. This should let me coast for years to come in HRQ's book. I may even get biscuits out of this. x:-)

ray a

Just call her HRQuinta for short, using the Latin name. But, Don I think HRQ will see right through your ploy. And if Beagle ever comes back, he will rise up and defend her honor.

Parabeagle

Geez, go up to the mountain (no, I was not collecting stone tablets) to do OSHA training and Ray starts disparaging me while my back is turned!

To the subject at hand, I think a perfectly good nickname for HRQ and captures her essence (or quintessence) is Mustang Sally. If you knew her history of muscle cars, you'd understand.

As for the Rotsaboola Ray story, I could tell you, but it'll cost you five bucks - per telling. I think the guy who originally had it may have trademarked it. x;-)

ray a

Actually, Mustang Sally sounds good. She can't be as bad as you tell me Beag if she's a muscle car fan. No muscle car pictures in my office, but I do have pictures of: 57 Chevy Belair convertible, 57 Corvette, 67 Corvette 427 tri-power, 57 Ferrari Testa Rossa, and a early 80's vintage Supermodified Stock Car. Oh, and my own street car, a 79 Chevy Malibu highly modified which I never should have sold.

Parabeagle

I can picture Rotsaboola and Mustang Sally tearing up the quarter mile now!

Wish I could list cars like that in my past, but most of the cars I have owned are models that end up being the brunt of jokes in stand up comedy routines, Dana Carvey movies and television commercials.

ray a

Beagle, I said I have pictures. Only one of those listed is from my past. So how is that AMC Pacer running these days?

Parabeagle

Of all the scintillating, fascinating things there are to remember about me and my career, you remember the fact that I owned a PACER???!!!

ray a

I've never before seen scintillating and fascinating used in the same sentence with AMC Pacer.

Parabeagle

You have to suspend your disbelief and broaden your imagination a little.

Don D

get a room! /:)

mwild31

um, Ray, you want a nickname for someone who's screen name is only 3 letters long?

That aside, HRQ has some pretty fabulous advice, sounds like she loves her job, her kids & her husband & is basically an all-around well-rounded person, so how about "Q, HR Q"? We'll call her Q for short.

Whatever

Q was not the nicest being on Star Trek. Are you sure you want to give this as a nickname?

mwild31

alas, not a Star Trek fan, so didn't know - how about Q-tip?

ray a

But, Q was god-like in that he could transcend time and snap his fingers and make things happen. He was not limited by human frailties.

HRQ

I love that while I've been slaving away at open enrollment meetings most of last week, you guys/gals were saying NICE things about me! It was nice to come back to. x:)

I kind of like ALL the names. And you know, I'm not bugged by HRQuack after all. Pookiebeagle's compared himself to a duck (lets it all roll off his back). I couldn't survive telling our employees about the 15% increase in insurance premiums without having a little "quack" in me, could I?

Rotsaboola, Pookiebeagle didn't mention that in addition to my muscle cars, I once drove a Yugo. It lived for a whole 44,000 miles before falling apart.