I grew up in Southern California, but my parents are from the south (Kentucky and Tennessee). My dad's nickname was Buddy from when he was a little boy. I couldn't pronounce my oldest sister's name when I was little, so I called her Shirt-tail (Shirley) and her other name was Beanpole (she was tall and skinny). Another sister was (meanly) called Tubby or Tub o' Lard, and my third sister, Mary Jane, was often called Mary, Mary, quite contrary, and for good reason. My nicknames were Patsy, Patty, and Pat, but my oldest sister always called me Trish or Trisha. My dad, however, called me either George or Fred, I guess because I was the fourth of four girls and was "supposed" to be a boy. LOL! Another reason for the motorcycle?