Nicknames!
One of our most unique attributes is our nicknames. Just about everybody in town has one. We've been calling each other names for so long, that nobody really remembers who started it. Some name origins are easy to figure out, and some are just plain goofy! Check 'em out:
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Nickname |
Real Name |
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808 |
Bob Braatz |
Ali Kahn |
Alfred Bell |
Animal |
Kerry Struecker |
Baldy |
Jim Elbert |
Batman |
Tom Bell |
Beanie |
Bernadette Steier |
Beans |
Ray Kemna |
Big Red |
Bill Lane |
Bimbo |
Jim Bell |
Bimbo III |
Tom Bell |
Bomber |
John Lensing |
Boner |
Eldie Ray Meyer |
Bones |
C. G. Kollasch/Jim Kollasch |
Boomer |
Gayle Meyer |
Bud |
Milton Espe |
Bull Frog |
Alfred Bell |
Bull Maverick |
Brian Thul |
Bullsh*t |
Bobby Gengler |
Butch |
Francis Kollasch/Albert Christensen |
Buzz |
Wilbur Knecht |
Cactus |
James Farrell |
Cap |
Casper Kenne |
Cassanova Cash Register Slick Dick Thil |
Gene Thil |
Cheesie |
Melvin M. Elbert/Randy Elbert |
Chief |
Frank Burke |
Clang Clang |
Clarence Berte |
Colorado Dave |
Dave Rochleau |
Crazy Legs |
Billy Buscherfeld |
Crowbar |
Tom Farrell |
Cubby |
Delbert Dogotch |
Cycle |
Mike F. Kollasch |
Deano |
Dean Schmeling |
Dixie |
Jerry Walker |
Dolly/Ho |
Dean Dahlhauser |
Dooner |
Don Mergen |
Duck |
Earl Steier |
Eggie |
Craig Espe |
Elmo |
Dave Koppen |
Fats |
Marcellus Kollasch |
Fred/Freddie |
Marlin Kirsch/Dale Fraser |
George |
Glen Kollasch |
Giz |
Gary Farrell/Gary Harm |
Gonzo |
Blaine Ostwald |
Goose |
Jim McDonnell |
Hacksaw |
Phil Kollasch |
Hank |
Leland Derner |
Hawkeye |
Vic Hansen |
Heinie |
Henry Haag/Harold Zimmerman |
Hitchie |
H. R. Pettit |
Hop Sing/Hopper |
Jack McDonnell |
Humpty |
Jerome Besch |
Jake |
John Nurre |
Jerry Armstrong |
Jerry Kleigel |
Jiggs |
Frank Dogotch, Jr./Eugene Kollasch |
Jug |
Dwayne Germann |
Klemme Diddle |
Clem Kollasch |
Klukie |
Harold Heinrich |
Lefty |
Delbert Wichtendahl |
Leo the Lion |
Leo Farrell |
Little Andy |
Andy Elbert |
Little Red |
Richard Lane |
Looper |
Linda K. Farrell |
Ma |
Jerry Metzger |
McFoog |
Jack Geelan |
Merr |
Ken Mergen |
Moe |
Maurice Fickbohm/Maurice Bormann |
Mogie |
Dave/Duane Mogler |
Monte |
Lamoine Schuller |
Opsi |
Roland Meyer |
Ozzy |
Randy Ostwald |
Pangy |
Jan Walters Harig |
Peanuts |
Wm. P. Kollasch/Dennis Walker |
Pee Wee |
Jim Schultz |
Pepsi |
Charles Volk |
Pickles |
Clem Kollasch/Mike Elbert |
Pinky |
Dave Kollasch/Kent Seely |
Pooch |
Pat Kollasch Elbert |
Punk |
Al Zimmerman |
Putt Putt |
John R. Kollasch |
Rag Arm |
Lloyd Smith |
Ratsh*t |
Robert Gengler |
Red Walter |
Walter Meyer |
Shorty |
H. J. Kollasch |
Skateboard Eddie |
Gary Moore |
Skeeter |
JoAnne Schuller |
Skip |
Roland Perkins/Helen Farrell Wirth |
Skis |
Ray Harm |
Smoky |
Keith Vitzthum |
Smooth |
Jim Schmitt |
Smot |
Earl Schmitt |
Snake |
Tim Elbert |
Snuffy |
Wm. C. Elbert |
Sonny |
Eldon Maahs |
Sparky |
Edna Meyer |
Speck |
Norbert Zumach |
Spider |
Dick Maas/Kirk Vitzthum/Terry Elbert |
Spike |
Edward C. Farrell |
Spook |
Melvin Zumach |
Sport |
Lester Fuchsen |
Spot |
Kevin Kollasch |
Spud |
Neil Nurre |
Stitz |
Walter Meyer |
Sub Normal |
Norm Schultz |
Suds |
Marcella Cullen Urich |
Super Saz |
Charles Elbert |
Swish |
Frank Kisch |
Sy |
Gerald Elbert |
Tickie |
Virgil Elbert |
Toad |
Alan Elbert |
Tom Kum Padawa |
Tony Buscherfeld |
Tommy the Tiger |
Tom Farrell |
Tully Popper |
John Thul |
Ukee |
Don Ulenhake |
Whitie |
Harold/Raymond Voigt |
Windy |
Wayne Hansen |
Woody |
Woodrow Russell/Durwood Walters/Jeff Wood |
Yogi |
Jim Derner |
Zero |
Jim Zinnel |
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