The lady who walks the dancing dog
By inu1711
@inu1711 (5285)
Romania
June 27, 2011 3:46am CST
Now I'm sure you'll say "here's another stupid inu's discussion about dogs!" 
But it is not.
I mean it might be stupid, but it's not about dogs. (or is it? 
)
Yesterday evening I was coming home and I stopped to a small market from the neighborhood. I usually don't do my shopping there because they have high prices.
But yesterday I was too tired to go to the place I usually go shopping and I bought a few items from the market three blocks away from home.
When I left, I heard the saleswomen speaking behind my back (oh, well, I shouldn't have heard them, but it happened ):
- "Have you recognized her? She is the lady who walks the dancing dog!"
I don't think I have ever spoken to those ladies but they noticed me and they also gave me a name! LOL
I knew some people call my dog's gait "dancing" (when she wants something from me she has this Hackney gait, I know it) but I haven't thought that we have that reputation in the neighborhood (and only God knows how far our reputation goes!).
Now I see how it feels to have a nickname given by others. I have done this many times before but I was not aware that I had a nickname myself.
How about you?
Are you aware of the nicknames others call you?
Do you give nicknames to unknown persons? How about friends and family? Do you give them nicknames, too?
But it is not.
I mean it might be stupid, but it's not about dogs. (or is it? )
Yesterday evening I was coming home and I stopped to a small market from the neighborhood. I usually don't do my shopping there because they have high prices.
But yesterday I was too tired to go to the place I usually go shopping and I bought a few items from the market three blocks away from home.
When I left, I heard the saleswomen speaking behind my back (oh, well, I shouldn't have heard them, but it happened ):
- "Have you recognized her? She is the lady who walks the dancing dog!"
I don't think I have ever spoken to those ladies but they noticed me and they also gave me a name! LOL
I knew some people call my dog's gait "dancing" (when she wants something from me she has this Hackney gait, I know it) but I haven't thought that we have that reputation in the neighborhood (and only God knows how far our reputation goes!).
Now I see how it feels to have a nickname given by others. I have done this many times before but I was not aware that I had a nickname myself.
How about you?
Are you aware of the nicknames others call you?
Do you give nicknames to unknown persons? How about friends and family? Do you give them nicknames, too?1 person likes this
9 responses
@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
27 Jun 11
The first time I read through this I was imaging the scene - but I got it wrong because I saw the dancing lady with a dog Then I read it again and got it right.
I am now wondering whether you will be going to other places that you don't normally go to so that you can hear if others are talking about you too 
I don't know whether, other than 'the English lady', I have any other names that people call me by - I think that I would rather not know 
Then I read it again and got it right.
I am now wondering whether you will be going to other places that you don't normally go to so that you can hear if others are talking about you too
I don't know whether, other than 'the English lady', I have any other names that people call me by - I think that I would rather not know 
@carmelanirel (20942)
• United States
27 Jun 11
MyD, that's true about names people call me that I don't know about and probably prefer it that way, I am sure my husband and his church people have all kinds of things to say about me...
inu, I think we had this discussion before, if we ever meet up, I can teach you to dance..
inu, I think we had this discussion before, if we ever meet up, I can teach you to dance..2 people like this
@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
27 Jun 11
Are you wondering how he would fondle a lady now? 
Yes they still call me that after all these years - even though I am not the only one either. I guess it just sort of stuck.
Oh I certainly prefer not to know Carmela. Only a whole new lot of crap to thinki about if I did come to find out. Sad that some people have so much spare time on their hands I guess. Their problem not mine though 
Yes they still call me that after all these years - even though I am not the only one either. I guess it just sort of stuck.
Oh I certainly prefer not to know Carmela. Only a whole new lot of crap to thinki about if I did come to find out. Sad that some people have so much spare time on their hands I guess. Their problem not mine though 4 people like this
@inu1711 (5285)
• Romania
27 Jun 11
I am a lousy dancer, I couldn't be "the dancing lady with the dog"
We do walk all over the town so there is a chance to have a similar nickname in other parts of the town, too. I heard a man calling Binne "how are you, you, little dancer?" but I thought it was his way to fondle a dog.
"The English lady" sounds good. You are still called by this name after all the years you lived in Italy?
We do walk all over the town so there is a chance to have a similar nickname in other parts of the town, too. I heard a man calling Binne "how are you, you, little dancer?" but I thought it was his way to fondle a dog.
"The English lady" sounds good. You are still called by this name after all the years you lived in Italy?3 people like this
@Octav1 (1419)
• Romania
28 Jun 11
I hope I'll see the video you were talking about in a box above.
My family used to call me Bebe when I was a child and they still use this name even if I told them I don't like it.
But when I grew up and went to school I asked everybody to call me Octav. My friends and everybody else except my family call me Octav. Only my family still use Bebe.
My family used to call me Bebe when I was a child and they still use this name even if I told them I don't like it.
But when I grew up and went to school I asked everybody to call me Octav. My friends and everybody else except my family call me Octav. Only my family still use Bebe.2 people like this
@purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
29 Jun 11
Doesn't "bebe" mean "baby"? Is that why you do not want to be called Bebe? Are you the youngest in your family and therefore the "baby"? My friend was a "junior", but he didn't like being called "Junior" and calling him by the same name as his father got confusing, so he decided to go with a variation of his name to avoid all the confusion.
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@inu1711 (5285)
• Romania
28 Jun 11
OK Octav, I'll remember not to call you Bebe.
But I don't understand why don't you like this name, there are many people who have this name as their first name. I don't think they are embarrassed by the christian name they have, why would you feel embarrassed?
But I don't understand why don't you like this name, there are many people who have this name as their first name. I don't think they are embarrassed by the christian name they have, why would you feel embarrassed?2 people like this
@carmelanirel (20942)
• United States
27 Jun 11
So, the lady in the pic isn't you, but is the dog Binne???
I can picture you and Binne and on walk and Binne breaking into a dance, she is something else...
I don't know if I have been given any nicknames recently, but I have given one to the lady on the next street, I call her "The Cat Lady" I know, not original, but neither is she. I started calling her this when I realize it was because of her that the neighborhood was being taken over by feral cats. I don't know if it is the anonymous "get your pet spayed and neutered" card I left with her or if someone else complained, but she obviously got the cats fixed and though there are still cats around her place, they are not taking over..
I can picture you and Binne and on walk and Binne breaking into a dance, she is something else...
I don't know if I have been given any nicknames recently, but I have given one to the lady on the next street, I call her "The Cat Lady" I know, not original, but neither is she. I started calling her this when I realize it was because of her that the neighborhood was being taken over by feral cats. I don't know if it is the anonymous "get your pet spayed and neutered" card I left with her or if someone else complained, but she obviously got the cats fixed and though there are still cats around her place, they are not taking over..
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@carmelanirel (20942)
• United States
27 Jun 11
Oh, I forgot, so what if this is a discussion on dogs, they are "awesome."
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@inu1711 (5285)
• Romania
27 Jun 11
Yes, carmelanirel, they are awesome, but only for you and me and a few other myLotters. But to the vast majority they may seem... boring.
No, the dog is not Binne, even if she is the same breed. You don't know how I strugled to find a picture of a dancing Airedale only to confuse you!
"The cat lady" is a resonable name. I thought there was a posibility to be called "the lady with the dog" or something like that but "the lady who walks the dancing dog" hadn't come to my mind.
No, the dog is not Binne, even if she is the same breed. You don't know how I strugled to find a picture of a dancing Airedale only to confuse you!
"The cat lady" is a resonable name. I thought there was a posibility to be called "the lady with the dog" or something like that but "the lady who walks the dancing dog" hadn't come to my mind.1 person likes this
@carmelanirel (20942)
• United States
27 Jun 11
Yep, you fooled me, this dog looked like Binne..
But Binne is more than a dog, she is special and calling her the "dancing dog" proves it..:) I think it's pretty sweet, to have this nickname, if I had one it probably would be something like, "the lady with the over zealous dogs"
But Binne is more than a dog, she is special and calling her the "dancing dog" proves it..:) I think it's pretty sweet, to have this nickname, if I had one it probably would be something like, "the lady with the over zealous dogs" 1 person likes this
@purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
29 Jun 11
I have given people nicknames, and I have been called different nicknames as well. Some of the nastier ones we will not get into on here, but others are not bad at all.
When my dad had his surgery two years ago, he had a really cute, nice and friendly doctor that he had to see regularly ... it was actually the doctor that performed the surgery. I still cannot remember the doctor's actual name, because I always call him "Dr. Cutie-Patootie".
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@purplealabaster (22091)
• United States
4 Jul 11
I can definitely see the other happening in a doctor-patient relationship, but I am not really sure that I want to think about that. I really do not want to know what they call me at my doctor's office ... other than my name, of course.
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@inu1711 (5285)
• Romania
3 Jul 11
I hope you won't ever need that doctor again, or else you'll need to ask about Dr. Cutie-Patootie.
The opposite happens in the doctor-patient relationship, too: I have an aunt who is a doctor and she uses to give funny names to her patients. And when some colleague calls her to ask about some patient, she has difficulties remembering the real names.
The opposite happens in the doctor-patient relationship, too: I have an aunt who is a doctor and she uses to give funny names to her patients. And when some colleague calls her to ask about some patient, she has difficulties remembering the real names.2 people like this
@Jlyn10 (11965)
• Malaysia
27 Jun 11
Hi inu
Yea, some of my friends call me LYN which comes from my initials without the J.
During my school years, some of our teachers have nicknames given to them. I will tell you each and everyone of their nicknames and why they are nicknamed such, but please do not laugh, ok.
There was one male teacher who likes to wear all white every day without fail and you can even see the colour of his underwear through the while pants that he's wearing. That one we called him ... The White Horse.
Next, is the Bulldog cause you know, he does look like one. 
Then, there was one with a beard, and wherever he goes he will be feeling his beard probably afraid that they might have dropped somewhere. So we call him "Kambing" which in malay means "Goat".
So, there you have it. Tell me you didn't laugh. 
There was one male teacher who likes to wear all white every day without fail and you can even see the colour of his underwear through the while pants that he's wearing. That one we called him ... The White Horse.
Next, is the Bulldog cause you know, he does look like one.
Then, there was one with a beard, and wherever he goes he will be feeling his beard probably afraid that they might have dropped somewhere. So we call him "Kambing" which in malay means "Goat".
So, there you have it. Tell me you didn't laugh. 1 person likes this
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
27 Jun 11
Sick, Ill, Psycho, Maniac....
Hey that is what they call me
And some call me dear, friend, warm hearted.
One lotter christened me as spiderman.
For me, I do give names to a few selected people. Like I call my wife as K (her name starts with K).
I dont mind being called anyway. I am happy that some people who should not know me recognize me and give me a name.
And some call me dear, friend, warm hearted.
One lotter christened me as spiderman.
For me, I do give names to a few selected people. Like I call my wife as K (her name starts with K).
I dont mind being called anyway. I am happy that some people who should not know me recognize me and give me a name.@inu1711 (5285)
• Romania
27 Jun 11
Hello Thesids,
You have a lot of nicknames, you know?
But how about a name that you haven't thought about?
When I was a student I had a colleague that looked so much like one of my brother's colleagues! This colleague of my brother has a silly nickname: "Amoeba". And guess what? I started to call my colleague "Amoeba", too. But he was not aware of the name he had.
Soon, the whole campus knew my colleague Mihai only by his nickname. Even the teachers used to call him Amoeba (in his absence, of course).
The most funny part was that many of us didn't remember the real name he had.
As a punish for me, when we graduated, I signed in for a few jobs and when I went to one interview, I was told that one of my colleagues had had only good words about me and he had recommended me warmly. I asked what was his name and when I was told Mihai Xxxxxxx I said I didn't know anybody with this name. Can you imagine how embarrassed I was when I realized who was the colleague?
When I was a student I had a colleague that looked so much like one of my brother's colleagues! This colleague of my brother has a silly nickname: "Amoeba". And guess what? I started to call my colleague "Amoeba", too. But he was not aware of the name he had.
Soon, the whole campus knew my colleague Mihai only by his nickname. Even the teachers used to call him Amoeba (in his absence, of course).
The most funny part was that many of us didn't remember the real name he had.
As a punish for me, when we graduated, I signed in for a few jobs and when I went to one interview, I was told that one of my colleagues had had only good words about me and he had recommended me warmly. I asked what was his name and when I was told Mihai Xxxxxxx I said I didn't know anybody with this name. Can you imagine how embarrassed I was when I realized who was the colleague?
@akp100 (13640)
• India
27 Jun 11
Hi Inu
That's funny.
About nick names.. At here in my family, each and every cousin have their nick names including me. We call each other by nick names only. Its real fun we tease each others by those nick names.
I won't mind to have new one if it is good.
That's funny.
About nick names.. At here in my family, each and every cousin have their nick names including me. We call each other by nick names only. Its real fun we tease each others by those nick names.
I won't mind to have new one if it is good. 1 person likes this
@inu1711 (5285)
• Romania
27 Jun 11
You're right. We don't mind if the name given to us if it's good. I finn my nickname silly and also funny.
But what if there are other names that we wouldn't like? 
You must admit there is such a posibility.
Would you mind if you found somebody uses an ugly nickname behind your back?
But what if there are other names that we wouldn't like?
You must admit there is such a posibility.
Would you mind if you found somebody uses an ugly nickname behind your back?
@surekharathi (14146)
• India
28 Jun 11
Nice lady with dancing dog and you seen this show this is also good. No I cant call any new or unknown person with any nick name.
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