For the people who don't know, my nickname is Gert... Short for Gertrude, and Gertrude the Gorilla.

 

Ok, people are always wondering WHY I'm called Gert, well, there's a story behind the name, and then there's just WHY I like to be called "Gert". I like the name Gert, because it's different, and I like being different. Seriously, who else but me would WANT to be called Gert?! No one that I know of...

 

Well, anyways, the reason why I liked being called Gert is yeah, 1. Because it's different and 2. Because it doesn't start with K. I don't know WHY, but all of the girls' names in my family start with K. Kristy, Kim, Kourtney, Kelly, Kaitlynn, etc. Hell, I may as well be a member of the KKK. No, not really. heh. And then they've got all these girls in my school whose names start with K. Katie, Katy, Kacey, Kayleigh, etc. And it's aggravating when people get us mixed up. Like, for example, when I'd go over to Kim's house like last year and stuff, Aunt Laura would always be like almost saying other people's names, until she'd finally get it right. So, yeah, now she never accidentally calls me Kim or Kristy, because she calls me Gert. Now how do you mix that up?!

 

Now, the story behind it:

Last year, me, Kim, and a couple of my friends were at recess and stuff, and we were just talking about random things. Well, Kim said something totally out of the blue she was like "Hi. I'm cleetus." Or something stupid like that. So, I was like "Yo. I'm Gertrude." And I told Jerica, and Jerica told the entire Jr. High band... So, yeah. then I told the guard when I first started guard that if they wanted to call me Gert, they could, so they did. And yeah, definitely look more like a Gert than a Katelyn don't I?

 

Gertrude the Gorilla:

Well, we all know why I'm Gertrude. But why the gorilla? Ok, well, one day, me, Travis, Matthew, Kim, and some others were outside the band room (last year), and Matthew was like "GERTRUUUUUDE!" and I was like, on accident, "the gorilla." Well, Travis told Jerica, and that name just stuck... And yeah, I know people say crap behind my back about how "Oh, she's Gertrude the Gorilla because she's fat." And that's all fine, well, and good, it's your opinion... But, seriously, don't let me hear stuff like that from my friends, let me hear it from your mouth. But I guess the people that DO say crap like that behind my back are just to chicken shat to admit it. And if you happen to think that I'm Gertrude the Gorilla because of my weight or size, GOOD FOR YOU FOR BEING A MORON! And yeah, those that think that: You can BITE ME! K? Thanks, and have a good day.

 

Yeah, I think this is the only way to let people know why I'm called Gert, so there ya go!!