1.   We acquired our nickname, the Goats, in the Peninsular War when we proved our worth in rocky terrain.

2.   Harrell claimed to have used much of the money to assist the poor, thereby acquiring the nickname Robin HUD.

3.   And so young Horacio acquired the nickname Rivets.

4.   And how, he was asked on the way out of the clubhouse door, did he acquire the nickname Big Daddy?

5.   As an established actress with a kindly face and large, handsome eyes, she was so helpful to fledgling performers that she acquired the nickname Mama.

6.   As he grew into a tall youth with an aggressive manner, he acquired the nickname Tiny, and it stuck to him.

7.   In the most common version of how they acquired their nickname, the Indians thought the black soldiers on horseback resembled buffalo.

8.   In recent years, Joseph Macario, the owner of a successful company at the Fulton Fish Market, acquired the nickname Joe Chief.

9.   It was in the Chicago office that he acquired the nickname Nickel Bag Joe for his zeal at busting even the most low-level drug salesmen.

10.   It was the kind of public soul-searching that makes people either love or hate Bob Kerrey, who acquired the nickname Cosmic Bob years ago in Nebraska.