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Pronounced "Jum"
Sep. 1st, 2009 06:34 pmYou know, it didn’t occur to me till recently that one of my oldest nicknames is, strangely enough, “Jim.”
This is my dad’s fault. My dad calls everyone “Jim” as a placeholder name, like some people use “dude” or “my friend” or “you crazy motherfucker.” He has done so since before I can remember.
This also means that I’ve picked up on it. As has the rest of my family. We answer to “Jim” and call other people “Jim,” regardless of gender. Mom just recently used it when she and Dad were talking to a phone repairman, and later the salesman thought Dad’s name was Jim.
And where did Dad’s habit come from?
I’ll give you three guesses.
From a box of Dad's things found in Grandma's house
Sometimes I forget my dad was a nerd as a kid. Then I hear that little relic of speech from a show he loved, and find out he built models of the USS Enterprise, and I realize that we’re on the same page more than either of us realizes.
This is my dad’s fault. My dad calls everyone “Jim” as a placeholder name, like some people use “dude” or “my friend” or “you crazy motherfucker.” He has done so since before I can remember.
This also means that I’ve picked up on it. As has the rest of my family. We answer to “Jim” and call other people “Jim,” regardless of gender. Mom just recently used it when she and Dad were talking to a phone repairman, and later the salesman thought Dad’s name was Jim.
And where did Dad’s habit come from?
I’ll give you three guesses.
From a box of Dad's things found in Grandma's house
Sometimes I forget my dad was a nerd as a kid. Then I hear that little relic of speech from a show he loved, and find out he built models of the USS Enterprise, and I realize that we’re on the same page more than either of us realizes.
