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 beginning with…

O

Oil Can Phillips

Old Horse Gardiner

Old Grey Ratchford

Old Man Lewis

Ollie Wilson

Onions MacIsaac

Oopie MacDonald

Ooja Hurley

Ookie Usher

Ox Head MacSween

P

Paco Desveaux

Painter MacPherson

Pan Shovel Gillis

Pap Steiger

Patches Burns

Pay Di Petrie

Pay Roll Aucoin

Peach Arsenault

Peachy Ruelland

Peanuts MacLean

Peanut Butter Lamey

Pecker MacPherson

Pee Pee MacMaster

Pee Wee MacLeod

Peep Beezley

Peg Leg MacDonald

Pepper MacDonald

Perch Campbell

Pickles Chaisson

Pie Eye MacDonald

Pie Face Quigley