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As a pre-teen, Mark was a exceptionally thin with long bony legs. The father of one of his childhood playmates commented that he appeared to have chicken legs. For a short time after that, his friend would call him "''chicken legs''" on the playground, and other kids picked up on the name but shortened it to simply, "''Chick''." | As a pre-teen, Mark was a exceptionally thin with long bony legs. The father of one of his childhood playmates commented that he appeared to have chicken legs. For a short time after that, his friend would call him "''chicken legs''" on the playground, and other kids picked up on the name but shortened it to simply, "''Chick''." | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:53, 17 January 2009
Chick was the Khai Tam nickname for Mark Donovan. Members of the club who were particularly active or noteworthy generally were given (or adopted) nicknames.
Origin
Mark's nickname predated his membership in the Khai Tam by nearly a decade.
As a pre-teen, Mark was a exceptionally thin with long bony legs. The father of one of his childhood playmates commented that he appeared to have chicken legs. For a short time after that, his friend would call him "chicken legs" on the playground, and other kids picked up on the name but shortened it to simply, "Chick."
