I checked to see if I had written any 111-word texts about Virginia Woolf’s “Orlando” when I was teaching Woolf’s novels last term, and I hadn’t. But I found this one instead, a spin on “Heidi” that takes her to Orlando, Florida.

#111Words #Heidi #Florida #Names #Nicknames #Transphobia

https://111-words.ghost.io/heidi-and-sesemann-family-move-from/

Heidi and the Sesemann family move from Frankfurt to Florida

When the Sesemann family moved from Frankfurt to Florida, Miss Rottenmeier moved with them, and Klara insisted on taking Heidi with her and having her go to school in their new city of Orlando. One day, Heidi came home from school with a form to be filled out by her

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"He did have a nickname, but it's a bit rude for me to tell you. Well, I'll tell you, but you're not gonna be able to air it. He was just called— Do you want me to tell you?"

We won't spoil the surprise.

#PrinceAndrew #swearing #nicknames

Just added a bunch of names to @45names, so now there are more than 280 ways to call potus names.

Useful for all the times you want to refer to him without using his name (every time).

#USpol #jokes #nicknames #potus #politics #satire

The Indomitable Lions, Bafana Bafana and Super Eagles…

Get to know all 24 teams' nicknames at the Africa Cup of Nations.

(AP) #AFCON #AfricaCup #nicknames

https://apnews.com/article/africa-cup-nicknames-afcon-808156be5b8eeebc042f6e19664b1ecc

All the 24 teams' nicknames at the Africa Cup of Nations

Cameroon, South Africa and Nigeria, also known as the Indomitable Lions, Bafana Bafana and the Super Eagles, have been competing at the 35th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations. All the 24 teams taking part in the four-week tournament in Morocco have nicknames carried proudly by their supporters, though some have been more successful than others in the group stage which ended Wednesday. The Atlas Lions of Morocco finished top of their group and will remain in Rabat. Seven-time champion Egypt, known as the Pharaohs, also topped its group. Tunisia (the Carthage Eagles) and Mali (the Eagles) also advanced. The Coelacanths of Comoros were among the teams to be knocked out.

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What's the worst nickname you've ever had for a co-worker?

When I was made redundant just before Christmas I did a few months of agency work. I named one of the soul-drainer energy vampire colleagues "Decaf Dawn" because talking to her gave you absolutely no stimulation.

HR found out and I was given a warning.

I was already planning to bail a few weeks later to start my own business anyway.

#coworkers #nicknames #energyvampire #decaf #boringpeople

#30DayMapChallenge day 24 "Places and their names".

An Ultra map with names replaced by the values in the nickname= tag on OpenStreetMap.

https://overpass-ultra.us/#map&query=gist:1d3d4d0698f7163abdeea59846a6e2c1

#nicknames #OpenStreetMap

Unique nicknames from episode two of One Tree Hill: Brooke, Peyton, Jimmy, Mouth, Jake, and Haley are characterized through their totally accurate new monikers.
#OneTreeHill #Nicknames #Episode #media #sketchy

Do you have a name that is only one syllable long? If yes, do you have a nickname, and is that nickname longer than one syllable?

#nicknames

No nickname
7.7%
Nickname is also one syllable
0%
Nickname is two or more syllables
7.7%
Real name longer than one syllable
84.6%
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