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14 July 2005

Pseudonyms for stage, screen, and pen. If you had a fake name, what would it be?→[More:]

I think I would call myself Redsie Dunness.

Or maybe Howie Feltersnatch.

post by: Hugh Janus at: 10:12 | 24 comments

Lucifer Locke. I've had that one worked out for years.

posted by Wolfdog 14 July | 10:15

Charles Richards and Peter Desmond.

Yes, I've actually used these in the field. But those days are over, sigh.

I always liked Anrak the Backwards.

posted by warbaby 14 July | 10:22

Bee Grechtum.

posted by taz 14 July | 10:30

Harley Backstroke.

posted by gigawhat? 14 July | 10:32

Argyle ('Argy') Burpehill.

posted by shane 14 July | 10:53

Bobo. Just Bobo.

Or maybe Bobo Bicebice?

posted by papercake 14 July | 10:53

bitchstick

posted by ethylene 14 July | 11:05

or pike finn

posted by ethylene 14 July | 11:06

ethylene: I like it. You can have your own show. "That's so Bitchstick!"

posted by papercake 14 July | 11:07

Jip Moriah.

posted by misteraitch 14 July | 11:16

quonsar the magnificent.

posted by quonsar 14 July | 11:47

Isforeldo Flavios
Thurwell Bannister
Tram "Penny" Nguyen
Per Ulla Stanchon
Fortitude Wilson
Marcus "The Dozens" O'Brian
My porno name is Big Tom Porno.
My punk name is Mikey Throwup.
My Kaballah name is Esther.

posted by Divine_Wino 14 July | 12:05

If I told you, there'd be a record of it that someone could google and determine my real identity. So no.

posted by me3dia 14 July | 12:15

Isabella Antigone Rockefeller Rothschild. Then I'd ask for my share of the family money.

posted by mygothlaundry 14 July | 12:44

Vestibule Cringe - dunno why really...

posted by dodgygeezer 14 July | 12:47

bitchstick is my literal pen name
what else do you call a 16' cigarette holder that spring fires butts?
(yes i'm actually madam)
my jewish name would kill you
my korean name is a woman warrior superhero
my tribal name is [deleted]
hell, this is the most real name i own
had it longer than any of the others

posted by ethylene 14 July | 12:49

you know these will be your character names

posted by ethylene 14 July | 12:51

When I was younger I thought I'd shorten my last name and have Rachel Rose as my pen name. I do share my real name with a performance artist.

posted by sisterhavana 14 July | 13:54

Brunilla Lipschitz

posted by amberglow 14 July | 14:10

Phyllis Stein

posted by papercake 14 July | 16:13

(Hmmm... it's comments like that that make people think I'm a woman, isn't it?)

posted by papercake 14 July | 16:27

Michael Fitzpatrick. Or Patrick Fitzmichael.

posted by dg 14 July | 18:52

I had two picked out for when I became famous:
Rudy Gardner
Ferguson Davis

posted by yhbc 14 July | 20:19

Running with Scissors.

posted by seanyboy 15 July | 04:58

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