Nathan had a nickname for Doc. He called his brother-in-law “Doodle Bug.”
Doc called Nathan “Jelly!”
When Nathan got off work, he and Icy would often load all the kids up in the car and make a track to the country to see Doc and Vivian.
Because it was usually late when he got off work, they were often arriving in the wee hours of the morning. On this particular trip, Nathan was not familiar with where Doc’s house was. They drove around for a bit and growing frustrated and tired, Nathan finally picked out the house he thought was his brother-in-law’s. He was sure of it… it just had to be Doc’s house!
Icy said, “Nathan, that’s not Doc’s house.”
Nathan protested, “I think it is, Icy!”
Back and forth they argued about it. Finally Icy said, “Well go bang on the door and see…!”
So Nathan pulled in front of the house and beat a path to the door.
“Bang! Bang! Bang!” (…at 2:00 a.m. in the morning!)
“Doodle Bug! Doodle Bug! Get Up! Open Up Doodle Bug,” Nathan hollered as he banged loudly at the door!
A very sleepy, grumpy man finally dragged himself to the door and said, “WHO IN THE WORLD IS DOODLE BUG?”
Nope! It wasn’t Doodle Bug! Yes, as you have probably guessed by now, they had the wrong house!
I wonder if Icy couldn’t resist telling Nathan, “I told you so!” (If she didn’t, I’m sure she thought it!)
Nathan explained to the startled, tired man who “Doodle Bug” was, and the man directed him to Doc’s house.
And if you are wondering where in the world Nathan came up with the nickname “Doodle Bug,” we can only guess. My wild guess is that it most likely came from his workplace. They used to call some of the trains…. yes, “Doodle Bugs!”
And “Jelly?” Oh, that’s easy! “Jelly Roll!”
Or was it from: 
Jelly Roll Morton – 1923/24
Huuuummmm….
LINKS:
Doodlebugs live on in historical train information
Memories at the ATS… Doodle Bugs
Popular Music
“Doodlebug” or “Song of the Doodlebug” – U.S., 1928
Echoing the children’s rhymes of American antlion folklore, the lyrics of this song claim that a doodlebug can be enticed out of its hole by putting one’s mouth near its pit and singing:
Doodle, doodle, doodle. . . hop up bug!
Doodle, doodle, doodle. . . hop up bug!
That doodle jump up and look all around
and doodle back in the ground.
Originally performed by the Georgia Yellowhammers, the “Song of the Doodlebug” appears on several contemporary folk recordings…
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