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Alan Smithee, name used by film directors who wish to disown a project. Andreas Karavis, nonexistent Greek poet. Araki Yasusada, fake Hiroshima survivor and author; B. Traven, adventure novelist. Borat Sagdiyev, a fictitious Kazakhstani journalist created by Sacha Baron Cohen, see also Ali G and Brüno Gehard.
Lobsang Rampa (1910–1981), formerly plumber Cyril Hoskins, who claimed to be possessed by the spirit of a deceased Tibetan lama and wrote a number of books based on that premise; James Reavis (1843–1914), master forger who used his real name but created a complex, fictitious history that pointed to him as the rightful owner of much of Arizona
A gag name is a pseudonym intended to be humorous through its similarity to both a real name and a term or phrase that is funny, strange, or vulgar. The source of humor stems from the double meaning behind the phrase, although use of the name without prior knowledge of the joke could also be funny.
It starts out with realistic flu symptoms including its first stage being a fever, and then progresses through more fictional nonsensical stages until the infected victim recovers after the seventh (a submissive suggestible stage which Leo insists on being called the "must say yes" stage): "wild rat man" – the infected victim turning feral ...
A pen name may be used if a writer's real name is likely to be confused with the name of another writer or notable individual, or if the real name is deemed unsuitable. Authors who write both fiction and non-fiction, or in different genres, may use different pen names to avoid confusing their readers.
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A fake German count, a young Cuban woman dying of tuberculosis, a Venezuelan poet who was also a priest and was in love with a nun and an old bolero sung by artists as different as María Teresa ...
[2] [7] Most of the time, Deutsch would call out the names, unaware that he was being subjected to a prank. At times, Deutsch would catch on, and when he did, he would respond with extreme hostility, shouting profanity, obscene sexual references (usually involving the caller's mother ), and threats of physical harm at the caller.