Mannish Boy- the nicknames, the song...

He has a short, reasonably sensible name. However he has, in less than 6 months of life, attracted the following nicknames:

- the Cub;

- Mr Man;

- Mr Magoo;

- Mr Mr Man;

- Mitta Mitta Man;

- Mitt Mitts;

- Mittsa;

- Widgery Boy;

- Chops; and

- Mannish Boy.

Cub was an attempt to find an equivalent of Bear, but a boy soon took his own path. Widgery boy has absolutely no rationale at all. And the rest all relate, one way or another, to the fact that his man-features - in particular his brow and chin which have been visibly different to Bear's since the 12 week scan - are stretching to beefcake proportions.

Chops, for example, I use because his thighs are shaped like big pork chops! Sumo Boy has also been heard.

Leading from this I often sing him variants to Mannish Boy which, for the uninitiated, is the song with the riff recycled for Bad to the Bone. Yes, the one that made the song famous. The new lyrics often go along the lines of:

I'm a mannish boy,
I made nearly half a year,
an' I tellin' ya baby,
I'm gonna nibble yo ear!

He loves it, especially the riff between each line; Dar-Dar-Doo-Dar-Dum, Da-Dum, Da-Dum... Oh I just thought I'd share! File under goofball dad keeps track of silliness.