Oh no, Dick Bridge was my father.

There is a difference between nicknaming someone, and "calling them names" (which I do think has a somewhat childish ring as an accusation), and again between that and "bullying" which is an exploitation of strength against weakness (much like capitalism).

Curiously, am I not right that the reaction that nicknaming is not PC seems mostly (that's mostly, not wholly) to come from the USA - or the Disunited States (well, at least in budget terms) rather than mini (no longer great) Britain?

The joyous verbal brutality (above, and elsewhere) seems to be more popular the US side of the Atlantic - I don't "get" that, mostly.

And now, can we return to some humorous nicknaming banter?