Explain to me why certain celebrities get nicknames on this forum

I think some were adopted from spellchecker suggestions like HeHe and On Assistance, suggested in place of Heche and Onassis .

If we have to explain why, it seems certain you can't enjoy the game, even if you know the why.

I assume "Tim O'Tay" came into existence because that's how one pronounces his French name.

From google:

[quote] Timothée Chalamet's preferred pronunciation for his first name is "Timothy" in English, while the French pronunciation is "Tim-o-tay". He has stated that he doesn't mind being called "Timothy" or "Timmy" and that he doesn't require people to use the French pronunciation. His last name "Chalamet" is pronounced "SHAL-ə-may."

Tim O’Tay was nicknamed by one particular poster who used that because phonetically that’s how Timothee is pronounced. It stuck almost immediately.

What about David "Tyler" (né Jason) Muir? How did that originate?

R5, it was a play on Mary Tyler Moore who was also a journalist on the eponymous show.

Seriously?

You're asking this question?

I have no idea what you are referring to atall.

You must be a blast at parties.

Lens Dunham was another one like Jackie On Assistance that started as a SpellCheck error (or because of a typo).

We all know how OP got the nickname "Stinkbug."

Anne He he (and not He He as noted above) was a typo too because of the missing letter "c" in that notorious typo.

La Belle Pace: the webmaster specifically made it impossible to post Lee Pace’s name here; so a workaround was found.

La Belle Hogg: it just sounds funny.

We use BrendaD Ickson because we like making fun of crazy people with dyslexia.

Try the tennis threads, OP. Even I can’t keep up.

I agree Tim O'Tay is not right. Ratboy is more appropriate.

Sometimes there are threads inveighing against the Trump administration, and so many nicknames are used for so many people I can't even figure out what's being said.

[quote] We use BrendaD Ickson because we like making fun of crazy people with dyslexia.

I believe this came about from a typo on a video BrendaD herself made. She's dyslexic and notoriously stupid.

BrendaD ickson

I started Tim O’Tay sometime during the runup to CMBYN. I was also chastised by Muriel at the time. She named me Fangirl #2. I may have been banned for a bit.

Who knows? Maybe she hates Timmy as much as the Ratboy crowd.

Faye Dunaway’s birth name is Dorothy Faye Dunaway.

She really is becoming a Dottie, but Dorothy Faye will do.

MISS DUNAWAY will do better.

She old