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Everybody's got one.

And the first time I tried, it was already taken. I'm guessing he or she acted the part and got zotted. So I worked that one letter into a number and did the capslock bit.

Back in my punk scene days I never had a punk rock nickname. I was known pretty well around town (because the band I'd been in) and as such, it was never possible to get myself one.

When I moved here, I wanted to establish such a name for myself. But it not only had to be a good one. It needed to be one that if someone called me that while I was hanging out with someone from work I wouldn't have to explain the nickname. Some of the derby girls started to call me "Fez." That won't do, it's a stupid character from a TV show I don't particularly care much for.

With a name like "Asshole," if someone from the scene walks up and says "Hey, Asshole!" and a family member is visiting or I'm with someone from work I can just look surprised and say "What's that guy's problem?" Guys with names like "Mohawk Mike," "Worm," "Bane," "Jello Biafra" or even "Dirk Vermin" can't pull that off.