# Make up silly character names

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-silly-character-names/534122>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 28, 2010, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-silly-character-names/534122 "2010-03-28T17:27:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Tranquilis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tranquilis/32/3639_2.png) [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-silly-character-names/534122/21 "2010-03-31T18:26:13Z")

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From **Intaglio** :  
_Velcro Delight_

From real life:  
_Iram Butts_ (always felt sorry for him, that name)

On my own hook:  
_Sal Amungundy_  
_Ralph Hurley_  
_Hugh G. Rection_ (and all the rest of the Rection family)  
_Randy Mattresthrasher_

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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-silly-character-names/534122/22 "2010-03-31T18:36:00Z")

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Dempsey Breaks  
Talia Waat

[QUOTE=Johnny L.A.]

Roy G. Biv  
[/QUOTE]  
I’ve seen this before somewhere. Hate to say it but… whut?

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**Author:** ![Tranquilis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tranquilis/32/3639_2.png) [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-silly-character-names/534122/23 "2010-03-31T18:38:47Z")

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> [@lieu](#):
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> I’ve seen this before somewhere. Hate to say it but… whut?

It’s the spectrum of colors.

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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-silly-character-names/534122/24 "2010-03-31T18:43:08Z")

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Ah, thanks buddy for _in light_ening me.

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**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-silly-character-names/534122/25 "2010-03-31T18:47:49Z")

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For the Mystery Science Theatre 3000 episode “12 to the Moon,” they make up a list of [alternate names for the tough and solid Captain](http://www.mst3kinfo.com/ward_e/List524.html), which never fails to crack me up:

Captain Cliff Beefpile  
Sledge Riprock  
Tank Concrete  
Bronc Drywall  
Stump Hugelarge  
Chunk Pylon  
Chunk Manmusk\*  
Captain Ron Codpiece  
Sledge Fisthammer.  
Clint Stompheader.  
Captain Chuck Hardslab  
Chunk Ironchest

\*\* This is my favorite.\* 😃

Once you’ve got the formula, though, you can go on and on with names like this forever, e.g.

Chin Rockledge  
Burn Manley  
Buck Thruster  
Truck Rangerover  
Rip Hardcastle  
Belch Steamroller  
Slab Meatstuffer

etc.

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**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-silly-character-names/534122/26 "2010-03-31T20:17:49Z")

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Celia Fate  
Candice Hooker  
Arthur Itis’s brother, Burt S.  
Justice Once  
Count D’Money

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-silly-character-names/534122/27 "2010-04-01T21:12:55Z")

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A couple of work-related ones:

Marcus Unread  
Otto Data

The first is, of course, from Oulook; marking messages as unread. The second is from the name of our Auto Data folder.

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**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2010, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-silly-character-names/534122/28 "2010-04-02T13:28:56Z")

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Shanda Lear, heir to the Lear jet fortune.

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