one my my little sisters friends has a nephew who's nickname is "brittle" and i was hoping it was because the kid was sickly and had brittle bone syndrome, but no, it's because his retarded my-age parents called him "peanut brittle"
edit: no, they didn't NAME him peanut brittle (though it sure is as trendy and unique a name as rylie, kylie, ryder, payton, taylor, hunter, and whatever the fuck else stupid hybrid names people are giving their children now) they're just shortening his nick-name