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https://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/the_75_best_sports_nicknames_of_all_time/s1__27581885#slide_17 This link is to a list of 75 sports players and the nick names they use. A short time ago some people had a problem with me using a nick name around one set of associates and a different name ( my real name ) around a different set of associates. I do not get why it is a problem. I can nearly guarantee these people do not use their popular nick names around their family and friends that have know them all their lives. It is really sad when a person does not know what causes another person they do something adn instead of just asking them why, they think it will be more fun to humiliate, or bully the person that is misunderstood. Sometimes it goes a long ways to just ask the question and listen to the answer then to turn into a bully and try to make someone you do not understand look small.
Is it a money thing that causes nick name to be acceptable for one person to use a nick name and a poorer person to not get the same reaction?