h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

There is a common theme of irony in nicknames that you haven't made the most of. I have a friend who, when at school, was famed for his dour expression. He was known as smiler.

The world must be full of short people called Lofty, fat guys called Slim.

I like the old story of the lost dog poster:
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Lost Black Mongrel Dog

Right eye missing.
Badly damaged left ear.
Walks with a limp.

Answers to the name Lucky.
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Indeed, I fiddled for a while before deciding whether to include this or not. I guess I thought it would fit under the 'deprecation' label, and then I secretly hoped that people would mention it in the forums below, which worked

It's great when things work the way you wanted them to.