# Game: Spam sender or W.C. Fields character?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-spam-sender-or-w-c-fields-character/288823>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 7, 2005, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-spam-sender-or-w-c-fields-character/288823 "2005-02-07T16:23:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hyperelastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Hyperelastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hyperelastic)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2005, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-spam-sender-or-w-c-fields-character/288823/1 "2005-02-07T16:23:38Z")

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Here’s a list of names. You guess whether the name is the “From” name from a spam generator or a character played by W.C. Fields.

1. Underbrush P. Chumminess
2. Egbert Souse
3. Ishevsk Afterglow
4. Eustace McGargle
5. Otis J. Criblecoblis
6. Mahatma Kane Jeeves

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**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2005, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-spam-sender-or-w-c-fields-character/288823/2 "2005-02-07T18:25:58Z")

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Not really hard. 2, 4, 5, & 6 are well-known W.C. Fields aliases.