Re: About Themes for Fake Names

[Peter <pnewman1 -at- optonline -dot- net>]

Dick Margulis wrote:
> 
> Oh man, that's so Mickey Mouse! <g> [For those who don't get the joke, Disney is famous for aggressively suing people over the use of their characters.]
> 
> Here's a thought: Why don't we create an OFFICIAL TECHWR-L LIST OF FAKE NAMES for the use of anyone who wants it. This could include parodied famous names (US courts have held that parodies are protected; I don't know how well this hold up internationally); volunteered--and released--names of actual techwrlers (for those who seek cheap fame); parodied names of famous ex-techwrlers; add your own category here.


OK here are some I have used. You supply the category.
Albert Me
I. Fiddle
I.M. Roman
Jesse Hernow
Kara Mia
Mary Quickly
Peter Outer
Sandy Beech
Sara Bellum
Seymour Hare
Warren Piece
Willie Doit

-- 
Peter

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minute. But let him sit on a hot stove for a minute-and it's 
longer than any hour. That's relativity,"
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