Before the Internet, we had clotheslines and the junglebush. Before hashtags we had nicknames. In New Waterford, it seems, almost everyone had one. Albert MacDonald of New Waterford brought me his list about 20 years ago. If you can add to it feel free. Here’s the names starting with…

B

Baa O'Handley

Babbs McCarthy

Babe MacLeod

Baby Angus MacDonald

Bacon MacPherson

Backie Hart MacNeil

BackShift MacDonald

Badger Cashin

Bait Martell

Baldy Leadbetter

Baloney MacKenzie

Bam Hall

Bandy Legs Poirier

Banjo Rossini

Banjo Eyes McLeod

Banister Head MacDonald

Bantam Cassidy

Bananas Bezanson

Bang Bang Gouthro

Barber MacDonald

Barch MacPherson

BarFly MacDougall

Bar Rag Ryan

Baseball Hughie Aucoin

Bat Cameron

Bateau Boudreau

Beans Aucoin

Beany McLean

Bear MacEachern

Beaver Liva

Beaver Oil Hogan

Bede MacKinnon

BeeBop MacGregor

Beef MacLennan

Beefer MacLennan

BeepBeep Oda

Beer MacKinnon

Beer Bottle MacDonald

Beezer Gillis

Beno Walzak

Benock Pyle

Benocco Venetti

Beppins Nicholson

Beppo Loro

Bevis MacLeod

Bible Back McIsaac

Bibbler MacDonald

Bickie MacKinnon

Biff MacPherson

Big Bird Lalo

Big Pay Fraser

Big Peter Cowlette

Brat Brown

B're Bear Boudreau

Bree Cadden

Brick Campbell

Bringum Young

Broken Back MacNeil

Brow Ratchford

Brow Ratchford

Brownie Lasoski

Bruds Roberts

Bruno Brown

Brudder Graham

Bruss Rich

Bubba Cormier

Bubble Gum, Gillis

Bubbles Egdell

Bubby Kennedy

Buck Walzak

Bucksey LeDrew