Shauny or Shaunie? Tough question. As far as I can remember, the nickname was first given to me by a family friend, Helen, over two decades ago ouch.
Took a break for a while as 'Scrauny' dominated the mid-90's, care of The Scout Assocation of NZ. Also Shaunis (mid-late 90's), McGrrr (new millenium nickname project care of Lee Ann at Stats).
Then 2006 and a true dialectic was set up, between 'Shauny/ie' (care of Pip) and 'Bills/sy' (care of JuJu).
Which remains dominant, and whether any new contenders enter the running, remains to be seen. Wellington is, after all, fertile ground for nicknames.
2 comments:
Wow that's some crazy shit - how did that wee thing know my name is Sam?
I think you should be pleased no body called you Spawn
well not that frequently
it's a little froggy
In the words of Jerry Seinfeld when he picked up the phone and it was George in an urgent hurry to tell Jerry something but George had just previously been an ass to Jerry: "Who is this?"
Sam as in which Sam? It would have known who you are if you were signed into Gmail at the time - clever old Google (they own blogspot/blogger).
Yes nobody has to my knowledge called me Spawn, or Newt for that matter!
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