A good nickname can show the reverence fans or the media have for the athlete, and it can demonstrate a wicked sense of humour, but always, it should demonstrate that sport, at its essence, should maintain a sense of fun. Some scholars speculate that the use of single names could have its roots in the slave system.
Daniel Mallia is an HNN intern and a student at Fordham University. More Questions. The infamous story of Vincent van Gogh having cut off his ear is only partially (pardon the pun) true. The tale begins in 1886, when, after years of moving around, van Gogh joined his younger brother, Theo, in Paris. There he met and befriended many notable artists, including the post-impressionist Paul Gauguin.
The evening before Van Gogh cut off his ear, he and Gauguin were sitting a cafÃ© drinking absinthe. Without any provocation, Van Gogh threw his absinthe at Gauguin. However, he did not remember the incident the next day. Gauguin informed him that he was going to move out, and this upset Van Gogh quite a bit.