collected my favorite nicknames and aliases of "professional criminals" in 16th–17th century nuremberg, found in the faithful executioner
- The Big Farmer
- Black Banger
- Brains
- Brother Standfast
- Cavalier Johnny
- The Cheesecutter
- Chicken Leg
- The Coal Girl
- Constable Mary
- Cow Lenny
- The Crawler
- Cunt Annie
- Deer John
- The Devil's Knave
- Eight Fingers
- Frog Johnny
- Furry Cathy
- Glove George
- Grinder Girl
- Junkman
- Lazy Harry
- Lean George
- The Long Farmer
- Mercenary John
- The Minstrel
- The Moulder
- Pebble
- Playbunny
- Pointy Head
- Riffraff
- Shifty
- Sick Lenny
- Skinny
- Slag
- Snail
- Speedy's Woman
- Spit Lenny
- Stammering Kathy
- Stretch
- Stuttering Bart
- The Tricky Tanner
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Me to my companion in the sketchy Nuremberg bar: So that tall guy in the overalls is the Big Farmer, right?
Her, sighing: No, that's the Long Farmer, obviously. The Big Farmer is the built guy in the overalls in the corner over there.
Me: Oh right. And the woman in the, uhh, rabbit fursuit over there - That must be Furry Cathy.
Her: No, that's the Playbunny. You don't want to cross her. Furry Cathy has a mare fursona, I don't see her here tonight.
Me: Right. What's your nickname, Annie?
Annie, yelling: OK, first of all-
