{"id":57,"date":"2014-10-03T06:50:48","date_gmt":"2014-10-03T10:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=57"},"modified":"2014-10-03T16:34:45","modified_gmt":"2014-10-03T20:34:45","slug":"week-3-shakers-aka-nicknames-and-other-ways-to-win-friends-and-influence-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=57","title":{"rendered":"Week #3 – “Shakers!” (aka Nicknames…and other ways to win friends and influence people)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Week #3 – “Shakers!” (aka Nicknames…and other ways to win friends and influence people)<\/p>\n

In the book\u00a0How to Win Friends and Influence People<\/span>, Dale Carnegie wrote: “a person’s name is, to that person, the sweetest and most important sound in any language.”<\/p>\n

Sorry, Dale…I disagree. \u00a0A nickname is even sweeter!<\/p>\n

Rob — also known as Baab, Babadino, Rob-a-dob, Rhubarb, Runt, Mayor, Gov\u2019, or Platypus — rarely called anyone by their proper name. \u00a0This has been alluded to already in the comments both on the website and Facebook — and is one of the things seared into people\u2019s memories of\u00a0him. \u00a0From grade school through adulthood — Rob would often use nicknames, nut just as a sign of affection, but as a secret nod acknowledging an entire memory or experience just the two of you shared. \u00a0Mine was a long drawn-out \u201cYeesssssss, Graaaaaaaace.\u201d \u00a0His signal to me that I was brooding far too much about something unimportant and missing the fun of the moment right in front of me. \u00a0How right he so often was! \u00a0What about you?<\/span><\/p>\n

Your assignment for this weekend: sweeten things up by playing the\u00a0nickname-game! \u00a0You can say the first things that come to your mind (goodness knows Rob would!) — or, if you need a little help, try adding a \u201c-ster\u201d or \u201c-dino\u201d or \u201c-dob\u201d or \u201c-toozie\u201d to everyone\u2019s name. \u00a0Come on folks, for the love of happiness, are you willing to try this?!<\/p>\n

What do you think of nicknames? \u00a0Spread the happiness…and tell us in the comments!<\/p>\n

10\/3\/14 by Grace Church
\n<\/em>\u00a9 Grace Church<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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