Whats with Jamie being called James and Paul Paulie?
Affectionate variations of names they are, nothing more. Ira similarly calls Fran Frannie [1.22, 2.14], but Mark never does. Lisa is often called Lise by Paul, and Debbie is called Debelah by her father Burt [4.21]. This habit even extends to the couple Paul and Jamie befriended and later found to be having an affair [4.7] — Doug calls Didi “Deeds.
