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Name Caller III

6/18/2015

From what creative well do the good people of Seattle turn to to keep coming up with these names? I never thought it would get beyond one list of names people call me, but here we are on our third (here is the first list, and the second). I can't quite decide on a favorite.

King bus driver
Big juice
Killer
Family
Lord
Ass
Pilot
Pretty Lady
Waa Waa (as in an infant, crying)
Doc, Doctor
Foo
Boo
Boss
Stephanie
Harry Potter
Kim Jong Un (incredibly, as a positive designation, I think)
Pardner
OG
Koneecheewa
White Faggot
Girl
My Nigga
Nigger Nate
Sir
Babe

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