My co-worker likes to use the first syllable of my name, calls me Lin. And frankly, to me, that's a little too intimate. I had an ex who used to call me "dude" --- which I thought was amusing when we were just friends, but when the relationship progressed, it just didn't fit any longer! I had a boss in the 70s who called me "Missy" -- and I didn't mind that either. He was a good man, a great mentor and friend, and I was fine with the nickname. (of course, he usually used it when I did something that went against his way of doing things ..... lol )
"Gimme Three Steps" is a song by southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. The song is memorable for its opening riff:
I was cutting the rug
Down at place called The Jug
With a girl named Linda Lou
When in walked a man
With a gun in his hand
And he was looking for you know who ...
Several people over the years have called me Linda Lou. And most of them, I don't mind. Anyone who is of an age and knows this song, well, they're OK people in my book! *giggles*
I would never dream of calling my co-worker by the first syllable of his name, and pray that I never call him "Elvis" although it's possible, because in my mind I've referred to him as "Elvis" over the years - not because he looks anything like him, but because he got all "fancy" and started matching the color of his shoes to the color of his eyeglasses. (One day it was the white set, another day the royal blue set .... you see where that goes! ugh)
Maybe I'm being oversensitive. I try to just ignore the whole thing when he speaks, but there are days ......... UGH
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