Nicknames

Funny things, nicknames. I was the one who came up with "Fatty Arbuckle" for a solidly-built friend of mine when we were just first-years, and by the time we reached fifth-form it had been abbreviated to "Arby", and my explanation of this laconic version of the original nickname and who came up with it and why would fall on deaf ears.
I had curly hair at a time when perms had just come in, so the effect was somewhat unfortunate. Someone tried to impose the nickname "Bogbrush" on me for that reason, but it didn't catch on as I coined the counter-nickname for them of: "Fuck off".