Saturday 28 January 2012

501. Welsh Idiosyncrasies - Nickname Series (57)

When working in Oakdale colliery there was a man who carried the ambulance box and who fainted at the sight of blood - he was called Dr Faint-Easy.  He carried the box for the 5 shillings (25p) a week.

When working in the Rockwool factory there was a man who when he started had a newspaper in his pocket and was known as Echo.  A Dicky Gums - he didn't have any teeth.  A Billy Whizz because he walked so fast.  There was an Egg-on because he was short and fat.  Spikey for his crew-cut hair.  It seems that just about everyone had a nickname and answered to it.

Leslie Phillips (ex Blackwood) now Barry.
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