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Nicknames

~ Diary of a Dublin housewife ~ 2 Comments

I can’t believe Rick will be 28 this year. Some of his mates still call him Doyler. This was number one in the charts when he was born 🙂
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There was a knock on the door one day. I opened it to some young fella looking for my son…

  • Is Viler coming out
  • Who
  • Viler
  • There’s no one here by that name
  • He told me he lived here
  • Who are you?
  • Dotsie
  • Dotsie? What kind of a name is that
  • I’m Daniel Doherty, me friends call me Dotsie
  • Why?
  • It’s a nickname, like Viler
  • Who’s Viler?
  • Richard Violet. Does he not live here then?
  • Richard lives here; Viler doesn’t
  • Everyone calls him Viler, it’s short for Violet
  • Well I prefer Richard, I don’t like nicknames
  • No one calls him Richard, he’ll be scarlet
  • He can be scarlet all he likes. You can call him Rick
  • Rick? That’s a bit gay isn’t it?
  • And Dotsie is so masculine?
  • No need to be sarcastic Mrs.
  • Sorry Daniel. I called him Rick after Rick Astley
  • Who?
  • You know the singer ‘Never…

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Gymslip mammy

~ Diary of a Dublin housewife ~ 3 Comments

Me pal Rita called round for a cuppa this morning. She always has the gossip Howya Bernie Howya Rita, any news? Did you hear Vera Moran's young one is pregnant? Louise? Again? Jaysis she only had twins last year No, the younger one, Laura Ah stop, you're messin' I'm not But she's only a child … Continue reading Gymslip mammy