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Old 05-12-2019, 05:07 PM   #4303
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Originally Posted by PoP View Post
"Mindy The Mechanic" by Steven Courtney

I initially read it as a nickname, but I am never sure about these. Perhaps is she only "Mindy" and "The Mechanic" a description of her job... What really constitutes a nickname?
I'm probably overthinking this, but female mechanics are still a bit unusual (no sexism intended) and I think that would go a long way to making it a nickname. I probably wouldn't think the same way about "Mindy the student" or "Mindy the sales clerk."
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