caelestis 0 #1 January 11, 2005 A friend of mine asked me, "how did Michael Jackson get the nickname 'Jacko'? I have no clue, so I figured I would turn to the skydiving community for answers. I mean if anyone would know it would be a skydiver right? So does anyone know where the nickname "jacko" came from? I told him he'd have an answer (or several) by this afternoon. Thank you in advance for your help! Big or little, thick or thin, Vaseline will get it in! ha! ha! ha! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #2 January 11, 2005 Well, obviously it's derived from his surname - but I suspect it was started to enable the newspapers to rhyme it with 'Whacko' (which I believe some people think he is ). Once they've done that enough times you can drop the 'Whacko' and everyone still knows who you're talking about. That's my theory! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #3 January 11, 2005 I think it was the English that came up with it... at least there's where I always saw him called that was on British TV and newspapers....Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
caelestis 0 #4 January 11, 2005 Both very good and plausible and possibly a combination of both. Anyone else? Big or little, thick or thin, Vaseline will get it in! ha! ha! ha! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeordieSkydiver 0 #5 January 11, 2005 This is an English thing. We take peoples names, shorten them and add an 'O' to the end. Jack or jackson = Jacko Steve or stevenson = Stevo Robertson = Robbo It doesn't work with all names, sometimes it just sounds wrong. Why? Who knows. Seen as we (The English) invented the language, we reserve the right to royally fuck it up anyway we see fit. (why not, everyone else does.)Lee _______________________________ In a world full of people, only some want to fly, is that not crazy? http://www.ukskydiver.co.uk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
