Mike, the MGM, I accept that you use(d) the descriptive name without malice or ill will of any kind. Can you be certain that the recipient receives it as such? Reminds me too much of calling an overweight kid 'Fatty' or a lame person 'Clubby' or a virtually challenged person 'Shorty' or one with thin hair 'Baldy' or a kid with a large nose 'Schnoz'. Are you sure it doesn't sting? I take back the 'Shorty' one. I knew a kid in school who, although not remarkably short, answered to Shorty and introduced himself as such. His real name was Carroll. Maybe that was why?
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