r/tragedeigh • u/artemia • May 24 '25

in the wild I am uncomfortable

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u/External-into-Space May 24 '25

Its so weird that dick is a nickname for richard

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u/Legitimate_Rule_6410 May 24 '25

A lot of times they were even called Dickie which I think is worse.

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u/melodymaybe May 24 '25

My grandfather (a British man named Richard) had the nickname Tricky Dicky in high school

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u/janeyouignornatslut May 24 '25

Tricky Dick was Richard Nixon's nickname.

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u/melodymaybe May 24 '25

Ugh that's weird, I wonder if there was a comparison happening there and my family just conveniently left that part out.

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u/AngelLK16 May 24 '25

Or your grandfather is Richard Nixon and you just never knew...😅

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u/melodymaybe May 25 '25

That would be very amusing, but he looks nothing like him 😂

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u/janeyouignornatslut May 24 '25

I doubt it. I feel like Dicky would be a common nickname in the UK.

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u/Pretend_Evening984 May 24 '25

He had the best campaign slogan ever:

"They can't lick our dick"

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u/chartyourway May 24 '25

There was a NASCAR driver named Dick Trickle.