local nicknames

[Trapper]

Here's a good wee dittty with most of the old local nicknames in it. Found it in my dads house I believe it may have been published in the courier some time ago. It was written by James McKinven.

OLD LOCAL NICKNAMES


There was POOMAN and PELT and PURBA and STICKS,
GLAXO , SCRAGGS, JUBA , the HOODIE and TRICKS
The WALTZER , The BOAR , The GANNET and BANTAM
The WHIPPET , The DODGER , BUZZ , SAMBOO and MONKEY
BOTTLENECK , STALLION , CHIPS , GLEERIE and SPUNKY
OOMSY and DRALLA , POP , WOMPIE and FOALS
STUBBLES and SOORYINS , BULL MONTANA and COALS
CHA CHA , The CROOBAN , WISP , WHITINGS , The BOORKER
TIDY , NATE , NUSKUS , SKUTZ , BOORAX and GHURKA
DANNIKERS , JOHNIKKERS , JAMIEKERS , CRILLY
BEEFY , PLUFF , STRINGS , LOAFS , SUET and DILLY
The BOLT and The BENDER , MONS HERO , CHASE , SMEESH
HEENGA , PETER PIPER , and DUPEY and CREESH
O.K and P.K , The CHIEF , SCOUT , CUB and TOOTSIE
HELPLESS and HOPELESS and USELESS and ROOTY
SCAR THE RAT , PAN COD , BLABS , WECKITTS and NOON
BUNKUM , SKATE , SNOOKERS , BANANAS , DE BOHUN
CUDDINGS and PUDDINGS , The HOADLER and BRASS
And the weirdest of nicknames was WHISPERING GRASS!
Then we had LATCHER and SCONE and CHUCKLES and STANKY
CARNEGIE , WULLIE CRACKLINGS , LARRY BOWELS and WEE LANKY
We had quite a few dames nominated for quips
EPPLE SUE , SWEETIE BELLA and auld BISCUIT HIPS
The BLISTER , DUBLIN MOLLY , NAN THE HAIR , SENORITA
GREASY TOPSY , TEAPOT EYE , SNOW WHITE , RIO RITA
And SERAH The JUCK , SMOKES and SETTERDAY SANNY
BLACK PANTHER , The BLIZZARD , INGAN MARY , SLEEPY ANNIE
TOOTIE , SAILOR JECK , NEEP , BLINNOX , TheCROW
And boxers like CLINCHER , SNA BA , MIGHTY MO
Mind KIPPLES and TOWSER and CHINA and CHEEPY
PUGGY , SKEENKS , STOINK , NIP , SOAPS and TEEPIE
ROVER , MOOSE , BLIGHTY and GOBBLES and KILTY
KLONDYKE and MOGGINS and BAUCHLESS and SHELTIE
SHULLINGS and SHOO SHOO , LIPTON , SNOBS , TUCKER , CANDY
The SKULLA , ROCKALL , MOWDIE and HANDY
The BOMMER and BUFFALO , BOBBINS BROON and RAB HA
CARNAMP , CHOCOLATE , CUDDY and NAE SOAP AT A !
The DOCKER , DRINKS , WULKS , LOFTY , BOOLEY and BARRY
SHAVINGS , JAMAICA , NEW IDEA , KATIE TARRY
DURTIE WULLIE and SUGAR and PORTER and GUMP
KUDGIE , NUT , NOTICE and JONUS and STUMP
COOSHY and GYPSY and COMIC , CLOOMY and SLAIMES
BILEY , CULLAH DAN and many more nicknames

[general jack o'niell]

deleted due to apathy on my part

funny that if i'd read the top line of your post then i'd never have posted anything to you on here, and just for your info, the author? my wifes grandfather