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Examples
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But the interesting issue here is: How did Barrack Obama Michelle's dad get the nickname Diddley?
Bo, the Portuguese water dog. Ann Althouse 2009
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News: DES MOINES, Iowa - Bo Diddley is in intensive care after suffering a stroke in western Iowa, a publicist said Wednesday.
Archive 2007-05-13 Bill Crider 2007
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He even created his own unique rhythm which became known as the Diddley beat.
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The dog was originally named Charlie, according to Web reports, but the president's children, Malia and Sasha, are renaming him Bo - in honour of a cousin's cat and also because Michelle Obama's father once went by the nickname Diddley (as in blues legend Bo Diddley.)
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Bo Diddley is on the Sones’ version, but I have never heard his original.
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One of America’s true musical geniuses, Bo Diddley is a critical figure in the transition from blues to rock ‘n’ roll.
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'Cops kick ass!' said a bandana-wearing youth carrying a liberated pizza to her new dwelling, variously referred to as the Diddley Squat or the Bates Hotel.
Randall Amster: Tomorrow's Info Today: Staying Ahead of the News Cycle 2009
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That may be all there is to tell about the name, except for the fact that a certain one-string guitar — native to the Mississippi Delta, often home-made, in which a length of wire is stretched between two nails in a door — is called a Diddley Bow (sometimes spelled Diddlie Bow).
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The dog was originally named Charlie, according to Web reports, but the President's children Malia and Sasha are renaming him Bo - in honour of a cousin's cat of the same name and also because Michelle Obama's father once went by the nickname Diddley (as in blues legend Bo Diddley).
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Also, Michelle Obama's father was nicknamed "Diddley" after the blues musician.
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