Some dockers nicknames. Recalled to me by my dad years ago though he may have read them somewhere once.
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The Cat - Is meow'll fella down there?
Stanley Matthews - I'll take this corner.
The lenient judge - Let that guy go (the guy rope was used when unloading)
Delux - He wore a great big army coat (delux as in one coat covers all)
Al Capone - Where's the gang
Batman - Doesn't go anywhere without robbin'
Big Ben - worked during the strike
Acker Bilk - Let's have a blow lads
Guy Fawkes - This place wants blowing up
Dr Jekyll - I need a change
The lazy brief - Always struggling with a case
Lord Nelson - Keep your eye out for the boss
Cassius Clay - Where's the gloves
Cinderella - Always leaves before twelve
Diesel fitter - When stealing garments or shoes etc - these'll fit her, these'll fit her
The Doctor - 'What no overtime', 'Have a heart boss'
John Wayne - Always says he's shooting at one (O'Clock)
The Olympic torch - Never went out
The Sheriff - Always saying 'what's the hold up'
The spaceman - always shot off to ma's for dinner
The Undertaker - always says' lay them out over there'
The plazzy surgeon - A good grafter
The Mersey fog - Won't lift
The weight lifter - he waits while you lift
Lino Joe - He's always on the floor
The pianoman - People are always playing on him
The Sick lobster - I'm off home, my nippers are bad
The Broken clock - give us a hand i've got a bad ticker
The depth charger- I'm going down for a sub
The bobby beater - lets get stuck into this copper
The reluctant plumber - wouldn't do a tap
The balloon - don't let me down now boys
The drug addict - There's some morphia here
The baker - I'm off home to the tart
The Blacksmith - Makes a bolt for the door when it's his round.
The Hungry rabbit - he's never got a carrot
The park Keeper - says 'mind that swing' (as the bales are lowered)
The broken boomerang - Never comes back
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