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The Art of Nicknames

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"Yo Jello whats up!" "Whaddup diamond maker!"  "Howdy butter boy!" "Ahoy amonia boy! "What's hangin' corny boy!" "What's shakin' pain boy!" "Sup vanity boy!" "Hi 6 paik!" "Salutations booger boy!" "hello 재희야" holy moly. I don't think I can physically handle any more. There are more nicknames out there than I can count, or even remember for that matter. The ones I listed above are only surface level – things I have been called frequently. A prime nickname-maker is Daniel Cho. This man has been curating nicknames for me ever since the good-ol' days of elementary school. Regardless, this Jayden-Paik-name-making-contest has been going for far too long. Once a nickname starts to die down, it almost becomes a competition to see who can make the next most revolting, insulting, horrid, nickname possible. The picture I provided next to this text accurately describes how I feel ...