# Gimme some humorous and fancy fake names **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 8, 2004, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-some-humorous-and-fancy-fake-names/278692 "2004-12-08T04:20:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Scribble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scribble/32/3317_2.png) [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2004, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-some-humorous-and-fancy-fake-names/278692/61 "2004-12-09T02:17:02Z")
> [@Fritz](#): > > :smack: > > I _will_ preview every post from now on… > > Should be: > > Johann Gambolputty de von Ausfern- schplenden- schlitter- crasscrenbon- fried- digger- dingle- dangle- dongle- dungle- burstein- von- knacker- thrasher- apple- banger- **horowitz** - ticolensic- grander- knotty- spelltinkle- grandlich- grumblemeyer- spelterwasser- kurstlich- himbleeisen- bahnwagen- gutenabend- bitte- ein- nürnburger- bratwustle- gerspurten- mitz- weimache- luber- hundsfut- gumberaber- shönedanker- kalbsfleisch- mittler- aucher von Hautkopft of Ulm Horowitz? How did Horowitz get in there? ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2004, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-some-humorous-and-fancy-fake-names/278692/62 "2004-12-09T02:20:46Z")
The crew of a figure 8 race car I drove years ago: Crew chief: Pops DeClutch Crew:Helen Wheels Manny Fold Holly Carb Axel Rodd Otto Parts N. Gene Block Ray Diator ---
**Author:** ![Hugh\_Jass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4da419/32.png) [@Hugh\_Jass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hugh_Jass)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2004, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-some-humorous-and-fancy-fake-names/278692/63 "2004-12-09T05:19:11Z")
Karl-Heinz Oberdorfer Tad Chumley Emmaus Podgorney Ruprecht Von Stuffen Emilio San Jerome Claude Symington-Symington Porter Hanson-Goldfarb Tibor Vishelmann Cornelius Dunkel Evelyn Wap Beau Zeaux ---
**Author:** ![Terrorcotta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dbc845/32.png) [@Terrorcotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrorcotta)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2004, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-some-humorous-and-fancy-fake-names/278692/64 "2004-12-09T13:13:00Z")
Slab Beefbody But my favorite, from the Memphis Society Pages (1960); Mrs. Clutcher Threefoot ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2004, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-some-humorous-and-fancy-fake-names/278692/65 "2004-12-09T13:45:15Z")
A teen aristocrat could be named “Lady Knightly-Angst.” A good gothy name at that. My grandads: Forney Hybritt [lastname] and Hobart Ronald [Lastname]. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2004, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-some-humorous-and-fancy-fake-names/278692/66 "2004-12-11T15:28:37Z")
[W.C. Fields](http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0001211/) had some good ones. ---
**Author:** ![friggae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/45deac/32.png) [@friggae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friggae)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2004, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-some-humorous-and-fancy-fake-names/278692/67 "2004-12-11T16:41:09Z")
Perhaps the names of a few of my stuffed animals will help: I have a manatee that answers to the name of Edgar T. Snugglecrunch, and an elephant who likes to be called Lord Phanty McStampenstein. ---
**Author:** ![Ms\_Boods](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5e9695/32.png) [@Ms\_Boods](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms_Boods)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2004, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-some-humorous-and-fancy-fake-names/278692/68 "2004-12-11T17:09:09Z")
You can’t beat Mrs Strabismus for conjuring up an image of a stuffy dowager English lady…especially if you know what strabismus means. (I made up the name for a story I wrote once.) ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2004, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-some-humorous-and-fancy-fake-names/278692/69 "2004-12-11T21:53:58Z")
Some [dirtysoundnames](http://www.dirtysounding.com/). ---
**Author:** ![FreeRange\_Maniac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/97f17d/32.png) [@FreeRange\_Maniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FreeRange_Maniac)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2004, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-some-humorous-and-fancy-fake-names/278692/70 "2004-12-11T22:31:14Z")
> [@Fritz](#): > > :smack: > > I _will_ preview every post from now on… > > Should be: > > Johann Gambolputty de von Ausfern- schplenden- schlitter- crasscrenbon- fried- digger- dingle- dangle- dongle- dungle- burstein- von- knacker- thrasher- apple- banger- horowitz- ticolensic- grander- knotty- spelltinkle- grandlich- grumblemeyer- spelterwasser- kurstlich- himbleeisen- bahnwagen- gutenabend- bitte- ein- nürnburger- bratwustle- gerspurten- mitz- weimache- luber- hundsfut- gumberaber- shönedanker- kalbsfleisch- mittler- aucher von Hautkopft of Ulm Hmmm, I think I went to school with him… How about Lady Hepzibah Hortense von Foggybottom [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-some-humorous-and-fancy-fake-names/278692.md?page=3)