Phleg, I forgot you!
Well Phleg, I went walking as part of my exercise programme (I’m trying to get rid of my love handles) this evening. While I was walking, I was thinking about my post and realised that there was a serious omission on my part. So having returned home, I ate my dinner and logged on to see if any of the Blue and White crew had commented as yet. Well, Mad Bull, one of my most reliable visitors only confirmed what I had thought about. (I guess great minds think alike eh MB?) So, I decided to type a little something to explain how your nickname came into being. After all, you’ve become a regular visitor to my site!
PHLEGM is the word describing the stuff that one coughs up when having a cold, otherwise known as SPUTUM. (In Jamaica, it is what people refer to as bringing up when, “You hawk and spit.” Yes, just the thought of it sounds disgusting!) You apparently did not pronounce or spell the word properly, so you said it was Phleg (pronounced FLEG and not Phlegm, pronounced FLEM which is correct.) Apparently, that’s how your nickname came into being. It has managed to stick, but I must say that you are not deserving of it. You are such a decent, religious and socially aware guy, God only knows how we could liken you to something as offensive as Phlegm. Anyhow, never mind. Just thought I would add that to what has already been said. If there is any impropriety about my understanding of the birth of the name, please feel free to correct me. I don’t think I was in that class at the time of the conception. (Maybe that’s why me caan spell?!) Gotta go gargle, I think there’s some phlegm in my throat!! Cough, cough!! 
May 28th, 2002 at 10:33 am Well Dr. D you got it right..let me fill in some of the details…Teacher Mr. Millard, English Class, Vocabulary….yours Truly was having a grand old time laughing at everyone else who was mucking up the words…and just chatting in general (as usual)…I was sitting with people like Melda, Robbie D, Daren A, when it came to my turn I proudly stood up, quite sure of myself, and said “Fleg..m” instead of Phlegm…well the class was in an uproar..and I was sooo embarassed…well Phleg stuck, and I embraced it realising that it would do more harm to get upset, after all I was the idiot….and I still can’t spell after all these years
May 28th, 2002 at 10:37 am Poor Phleg….never mind. At least you know that you are such a nice man; so Dr. D says anyway
May 28th, 2002 at 10:40 am You ommitted yours and MB’s nicknames….what were (are) they? Did you guys have any?
May 28th, 2002 at 5:49 pm You are absolutely right….that was a disgusting name to stick to a guy like phleg. But, being the great human being he is, he has accepted it with all the grace of an angel. More power to the ‘phleg.’ Perhaps Dr. D, you could start a full series on the nicknames we had back then, if not for the nostalgia, then for the writer’s exhale which it would bring. Thank God the rain appears to be over.
May 28th, 2002 at 7:05 pm Well Phleg, all of this commentary at both MB’s and my sites re school days has prompted me to do some more and I have lots that I remember. Since I have no other topic, I shall continue! Look out for them later, I’m going walking to get the blood pumping to my brain!!!
May 28th, 2002 at 7:18 pm Dr D your posts have been great! I’ve been smiling all day.
May 28th, 2002 at 8:26 pm Rufie, neither MB nor myself had nicknames that are worthy of posting, right MB? They were pretty benign.
May 28th, 2002 at 10:28 pm Like?
May 30th, 2002 at 12:26 am Uh, Macky and Desnoes…
May 31st, 2002 at 9:55 pm ok - point taken!