#CountNoCount July 9

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For the month of July 2024 several of us are going to take on a 30-Day Nickname Coach4aday Challenge. The simple concept is to share a nickname and tell a little about who it is associated with and why they got tagged with that moniker. Today I’m going with a famous author who was dubbed “COUNT NO COUNT”.

Many people have a “Bullshit Detector” that alerts them when they encounter others who are full of hubris and tell delusional tales of grandiose accomplishments. This ability earned one famous American author the nickname “Count No Count.” The writer was William Faulkner.

Nickname 30-Day Challenge Guidelines

Like previous challenges there are no hard and fast rules to participate. There are a few suggested guidelines.

1. Each day in July learn something or just appreciate a nickname associated with someone.
2. Share that name with others
3. If so inclined use the hash tag #Coach4adayChallenge on social media platforms

July 9th-Count No Count the Nickname of William Faulkner

Late in World War I, William Faulkner who had dropped out of HS in Mississippi and joined the Royal Air Force in Canada. The war ended before he completed his training. After the war, he roamed around Oxford, MS, wearing his uniform and adopting British manners, entertaining people with exaggerated tales of his military exploits.

The people in Oxford started calling him the “Count of No Account” because of his large made-up accolades. It eventually was shortened to the Count of No Count.

One other fact about Faulkner is that he changed the spelling of his name from Falkner so not to ride on the coattails of his famous grandfather John Wesley Thompson Falkner I His grandfather prospered as a lawyer and businessman and wrote two novels, a play, and a collection of sketches based on European travels.