how did Forrest Allen get the nickname Phog?
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How The Nickname "Phog" Came About:\nSo where did Forrest Allen's nickname, "Phog," originate. He explained the derivation to a reporter for the University of Kansas school paper.  The student referred to Allen as "Fog", a reference to the foghorn voice he used as a baseball umpire. The word lacked tone, the reporter thought, so he dressed it up by spelling it, "Phog."
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"The band's name comes from two of Rucker's friends, neither of whom was ever a band member. One, with a round face and glasses, was nicknamed Hootie because of his perceived owl-like appearance. The Blowfish also got his nickname from his facial appearance, in his case chubby cheeks."
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The Legend ~ The Phenom ~ The Undertaker
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Smokey was a user friendly spokesman for forest fire prevention. Since bears are citizens and symbols of the forest, I think he was a good choice. Definitely more memorable and recognizable than the dull voiceovers that were the hallmark of PSAs in the era he was created. By appealing to young children with a loveable character, the message was much more likely to be absorbed. It worked for me when I was a kid! Now someone tell me if they thought the "This is your brain on drugs" commercials were as effective.
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Chicago born, Torme was nicknamed "The Velvet Fog".\nHere is a link for Allmusic.com that will give you all the info you want. You may have to register but it's a great site!
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That all came from Tito's fight with Guy Metzger. When Tito won he flipped off the whole Lion's Den (Guy's corner)cowboy style  and then put on a shirt that read "Gay Metzger is my Bitch_"  HAHAHA ...classic.   It all started there.
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This isnt a bad question... ive wondered this too. The name is in reference to Abraham Lincolon who was the first republican president and supposedly born in a log cabin. Maybe "gay republicans" was too straight forward.
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"Have you heard of a search engine? "\n\nQuicker to type in to Google.\n\nOne born every minute.\n\nDear Straight Dope:\n\nWhich Dick came first?\n\nOK, so if this isn't too crude of an opener, I will explain myself. My question is a simple one, but one that has troubled me for many years. I am puzzled as to which of these events occurred:\n\n1. Someone (somebody had to be first didn't they?) named Richard thought it was a grand idea to go by a nickname which was also slang for the male genitalia "penis."\n\n2. Penis slang was personified for someone nicknamed Dick who perhaps resembled in appearance or actions the male genitalia.\n\n3. Some "coincidence" which cannot be explained.\nAdding to the uniqueness of this nickname is that Dick only shares two letters with Richard. Can you imagine for example "Pussy" being an acceptable nickname for Priscilla. Or "Tits" for Theresa. Perhaps "Ass" for Osama is on the way into the language and we don't even know it yet. --Justin aka "Kneecap"\n\nSDSTAFF Dex replies:\n\nSure, or perhaps "to Cecil" will come to mean "to be wise beyond one's years."\n\nObviously the name came first. The name Richard is very old, although its origin is disputed. Old English had Richeard, from Ric (ruler) and heard (hard); French had Richart, and Old German had Ricohard. The name Richer was also fairly common until the 13th Century or thereabouts.\n\nIn those days, manuscripts, letters, grocery lists, and everything else was written by hand; it was therefore common and easier to use agreed-upon abbreviations. "Rich." was used for "Richer" and "Ric." for "Richard" or "Ricard."\n\nRichard and Ricard were equally popular in the Middle Ages, and the abbreviations led naturally to diminutives--such as Rich, Richie, Rick, and Ricket. Rhyming nicknames were also fairly common in the 12th and 13th centuries, and so we also have Hitch from Rich, Hick and Dick from Rick, and Hicket from Ricket. Some of these later became surnames or parts of surnames. We note that while Dick endures as a nickname, "Hick" has thankfully become obsolete, except when tied to "Dick" in rhymes such as "Hickory, Dickory, Dock."\n\nIn the 13th and 14th centuries, "Hick" evolved, however improbably, into "Hudde," from which derives surnames such as "Hudson." W. Bardsley's masterful work, Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1901) cites a Latin manuscript that mentions "Ricardus dictus Hudde de Walkden."\n\nBack at the ranch, Dick and Hick were among the earliest of the rhyming nicknames, first appearing in writing around 1220. Other rhyming nicknames include Polly from Molly, Bob from Rob (from Robert), Bill from Will (from William); and Hodge from Roger.\n\nThe name Dick (like the name Jack) was used colloquially to mean a man or everyman. The expression "every Tom, Dick, or Harry" attests to the this as a long-established usage; Shakespeare uses "every Tom, Dick, or Francis" in Henry IV Part I.\n\nFrom the usage of Dick to mean average person, other usages appeared. Many other usages. The Oxford English Dictionary cites a dick as meaning a type of hard cheese in 1847, which lead to the usage of "spotted dick" (to be dealt with in an upcoming Staff Report.) The term "dick" was also used to mean a riding whip, an apron, the mound around a ditch, and an abbreviation for "dictionary" around 1860.\n\nDick also meant a declaration, in which sense the OED cites someone writing in 1878 "I'd take my dying dick" to mean "I'd swear a dying declaration." The term "dick" came to mean policeman around 1908, and then detective.\n\nAnd we finally get to where you started. The use of "dick" as coarse slang for penis first arises a
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He was the bee's knees!\n\nGeorge R. Kelly aka George "Machine Gun" Kelly Barnes (July 18, 1895 - July 18, 1954) was a notorious American gangster during the prohibition era. His crimes included bootlegging, armed robbery and kidnapping.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_Gun_Kelly
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OFFICIALLY * Forrest Gump
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His full name is Theodore Bagwell.\nThe prisoners took the "T" of Theodore and the "Bag" of Bagwell and put them together to get his nickname.
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There was a rumor going around that he and his friend were invited to go out on a river by a guy they hardly knew, and he supposedly refused while his friend accepted, and the way the story goes, he ended up watching the guy drown his friend in the river.\nsuppoedly, he never forgot the guy and eventually had him tracked down and invited him personally to attend a concert. (the guy never knew who he was) and the guy accepted. This was the concert in which "In The Air Tonight" was first played live, and he stared at the guy throughout the song. halfway through the song, the dude supposedly realised who phil collins was, and ran out of the concert screaming.\n\nhowever, this isn't true, and has been officially denied by phil collins over and over again, saying it is just a rumor someone came up with and has no basis in fact.
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Forrest Gump is the story of an incredibly kind and gentle person who is also \nwhat some people might call "mildly retarded." It's true that he is not too smart, \nbut he is very fortunate, because he has a mother and friend who love him dearly. \nForrest is born and raised in rural Alabama, in the Southern United States. \nHe grows up with his mother, who rents out rooms in the family house to people \ntraveling through the area.\n\nDespite his lack of sophistication, and the fact that he was raised far from any \nmajor cities, Forrest manages to become personally involved in most of the critical \nevents that take place in American History from the late 1950s until the early 1980s. \nThis includes the Vietnam War, the Watergate Scandal, the Civil Rights and Anti-Vietnam \nWar protest movements, and the Computer Revolution. Forrest even meets three American \nPresidents as well as Elvis Presley and John Lennon. In a way, this movie is a look \nat a period of American history through the eyes of a gentle soul who lacks cynicism, \nbut simply accepts things for what they are. \n\nUltimately, it is about the relationships that Forrest develops through his life. \nWith his mother, who will do anything for him, with his two best friends from his \ndays in the army, Bubba and Lieutenant Dan, and most of all, with Jenny, his true \nchildhood sweetheart. Jenny experiences the changes in American culture from a \ntotally different perspective than Forrest, eventually joining the various protest \nmovements and subcultures of the 1960s and 70s. But in the end, she is faithful \nto her childhood friend, whose sincerity, kindness and loyalty she would find in \nno other person.
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Patrick Swayze.  Next time what you can do is go to Google and type in the name with song after it.  Pops right up. Just an FYI
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Watch Forrest Gump...
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Gary Sinise has both legs.\nYou can see him on CSI NY.\nThe CGI removal of actor Gary Sinise's legs, (after his character had them amputated), was achieved by wrapping his legs with a blue fabric, which later facilitated the work of the "roto-paint"-team to paint out his legs from every single frame.\nIt was one of the laborious production jobs for Forrest Gump.\nA great article on all things Forrest:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forrest_Gump\n\nAn accomplished singer and musician. Since 2003, Sinise has been involved with the Lieutenant Dan Band, performing for charities and non-profit organisations.\nRead more about Gary:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Sinise
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I'd guess it's a nickname derived from wearing Hugo Boss tank tops or maybe, since the guy is rather chubby, he's being compared to this:http://www.powderandbulk.com/pb_services/news_center/publish/article_00761.shtml