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...he'll most likely say it sure beats being called "Shelton" (the name he was given at birth).

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Sheltons get beat up in the schoolyard, but nobody messes with a Spike.

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And, of course, a "spike" is a sharply pointed object which can be used as a weapon, thus conveying a "tough guy" image.

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Alternately, in American slang, the expression "to spike" something means to make it ineffective; to frustrate. As in the expression: "to spike a rumor."

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-- Nanaea