Docker's nick-names

[Kev]

Especially for Steven :)

Go Go Go!!!

[Steven]

The angry cat - He used to look down the hatch and say,

"Is Me owl man down there?"

The diesel fitter - Always picking things up and saying ,

"These will fit her."

Rembrandt - "Hang on a mo an' I'll put you in the picture."

The baldy Cat - Every time he got on the bus, he had no fare (fur).

Tarmac - "A pint please and one for the road."


:) I've started the ball rolling:PDT_Aliboronz_24:

[steveb]

The Balloon, don't let me down lads

[Ged]

The lenient judge 'Let that guy go'

(Guy rope for those too young)

[Norm NZ]

"The Flea"
He was always 'jumping off the job'!:)

[drone_pilot]

"The Lone sailor"
he's always in the Atlantic (Pub)

[delyboy]

'' the solicetor '' we will open this case here and that case there.......

[tezmac]

Batman .....he never went anywere without Robin
The blister....... always turns up after hard work
keep them coming

[chrismarsden]

Glassback. Scared of a bit of hard graft.

[Ron B Manderson]

The destroyer he was always after a sub
husky dock
Ron

[brian daley]

The Prophet, "I can see nuttin' but trouble on dis one"

Nicknames were often passed down too, one docker "scabbed " a strike in the 40's and was dubbed Scabby thereafter,when his son became a docker he was immediately called Young Scabby.

[Paddy]

Wonder boy, a wonder what's in this one
Lazy lawyer always lying on the case :rolleyes:

[captain kong]

The Good Shepherd, he was caught by old `One A Day`the policeman on the gate at the Gladstone. who always got one a day.
`Whats under yer coat,` and the docker said "I am just keeping this lamb warm" A frozen lamb off the meat boats.

Then there was the Priest always shouting down the Hatch , "Hey men"
[ amen].

[gerry_2]

Mick The Model. He always came to work in a suit.