Hirlau the "nick" is the name not the avatar. Ie you are "hirlau" (still haven't figured that one out, and I used to get you mixed up with heelrau) not "small Asian child", I am "ed Hewitt" not "Patrick McGoohan in the prisoner". And.yes I like the little ukelele man too.
I only know what a nick is because I asked someone else, but now.I know I can spread my newfound knowledge with wrecklesss abandon like I knew it all along. For me a nick is now a known unknown.