"I was patiently waiting for somebody to give me a nickname that I thought suited me, " he says.
Arriving in Colaba, Lindsay befriends a tour guide of his own, Prabhaker, who gives him the nickname Linbaba.
One benefit to confirming your identity this way is getting to use a nickname.
Jonsi is the nickname of Jon Thor Birgisson, the enigmatic Sigur Ros singer.
He joined the army in 2006 and acquired the nickname "Riggers" in his platoon.
Draper latched on to his nickname, PHD, and figured that Pan must be smart.
Everybody (campers and staff) gets assigned a nickname at the start of the week.
Thorpe featured widely in Japanese advertisements, including promoting a sports drink called "Thorpedo" after his nickname.
Now, there are 209 member nations, earning Fifa the nickname the "United Nations of Football".
"Anyone can use any nickname in any chat room at any time, " Leiderman said.
And a nickname - Clutch - that he couldn't shift, however hard he tried.
Made primarily of birch plywood (despite the nickname) it remains the largest plane ever flown.
Mason wears the same number (14) and carries the same nickname ("Mase") as his father.
This earned him the nickname Tarzan, a moniker that has stuck to this day.
In time, the nickname came to represent more than just his stature as a hitter.
Sreesanth has the nickname 'Prince of Hat-tricks' because of his exploits at club and first-class level.
Everyone has a nickname, some earned, and some passed down through the generations.
"Of all people, freakin' Snacks, " said a grinning Sanchez, referring to the nickname for the 350-pound Harrison.
Mr. Andreotti's longevity in Italy's revolving-door politics earned him the nickname "Mr. Italy" to many foreign leaders.
"It is not easy beating 'Superman', " said Taylor, referring to the nickname adopted by Clark of Kent.
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MOMA. The nickname alone says a lot about New Yorkers' affection for the Museum of Modern Art.
After news of the attack, Usoyan's nickname became a top trending name among Russian users of Twitter.
In Stovall, Mississippi, he met McKinley Morganfield, a guitar player who went by the nickname Muddy Waters.
On Friday, Dravid said he never took the media's nickname for the patient batsman, 'The Wall', seriously.
He earned the nickname "Mr. Pacman, " after the video game character that eats everything in its path.
They allege that a fourth man, whom they know by the nickname "The Master, " insulted and groped her.
The way he cracked down on theologians who questioned orthodox teaching earned him the nickname "the Panzer Cardinal".
But nothing is easy when it comes to the Bums, the borough's mostly affectionate nickname for its team.
One way Lincoln put people at ease was by telling stories, which got him the nickname Father Abraham.
The NBA does have a rule that its teams must have a nickname, but this is a fussy rule.
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