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== JC and Other Variations == |
== JC and Other Variations == |
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[[Bonus Points]] if the "C" stands for "Carpenter", Jesus' mundane occupation. |
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=== [[Comic Books]] === |
=== [[Comic Books]] === |
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* Jesse Custer in ''[[Preacher (Comic Book)]]''. |
* Jesse Custer in ''[[Preacher (Comic Book)]]''. |
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* Jack Crow of "Armor" and "Vampire$". |
* Jack Crow of "Armor" and "Vampire$". |
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* Jordan Collier on ''[[The 4400]]''; he even {{spoiler|comes back from the dead}} at one point. |
* Jordan Collier on ''[[The 4400]]''; he even {{spoiler|comes back from the dead}} at one point. |
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* British sketch show ''[[Not the Nine O'Clock News]]'' ran a sketch parodying moral outrage at the film ''[[Life of Brian]]'', in which a self-proclaimed [[Monty Python's Flying Circus|Pythonist]] accused [[The Bible]] of being a rip-off of Python lore, pointing out that the main character's initials were the same as those of [[John Cleese]]. |
* British sketch show ''[[Not the Nine O'Clock News]]'' ran a sketch parodying moral outrage at the film ''[[Life of Brian]]'', in which a self-proclaimed [[Monty Python's Flying Circus|Pythonist]] accused [[The Bible]] of being a rip-off of Python lore, pointing out that the main character's initials were the same as those of [[John Cleese]]. |
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* John Brock, secret agent hero of three novels by Desmond Skirrow. |
* John Brock, secret agent hero of three novels by Desmond Skirrow. |
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* Jack Bauer on ''[[24]]''. |
* Jack Bauer on ''[[24]]''. |
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* Jack Bristow on ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]''. |
* Jack Bristow on ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]''. |
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== Other Shout |
== Other Shout-Outs == |
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=== [[Literature]] === |
=== [[Literature]] === |
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* It is [[Word of God|fully acknowledged by the author]] that [[Honor Harrington]] is [[Horatio Hornblower]] [[In Space]]. |
* It is [[Word of God|fully acknowledged by the author]] that [[Honor Harrington]] is [[Horatio Hornblower]] [[In Space]]. |
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** From another Agatha Christie novel, ''The ABC Murders'', we have the unfortunately named Alexander Bonaparte Cust, the {{spoiler|red herring who was deliberately set up by the true murderer}}. |
** From another Agatha Christie novel, ''The ABC Murders'', we have the unfortunately named Alexander Bonaparte Cust, the {{spoiler|red herring who was deliberately set up by the true murderer}}. |
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* In ''[[House of Cards (British series)]]'', the author picked the name Francis Urquhart for the protagonist from the initials, "F.U." |
* In ''[[House of Cards (British series)]]'', the author picked the name Francis Urquhart for the protagonist from the initials, "F.U." |
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* In ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (novel)|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'', {{spoiler|Harry's son, Albus Severus Potter}} has quite a good reason to be afraid of getting sorted into the snake-themed Slytherin. [[Word of God]] says it was intentional. |
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* In [[Charles Stross]]'s Bob Howard series, a throw-away line reveals that geeky Bob's full initials are [[Bastard Operator From Hell|B.O.F.H.]] (another throw-away line reveals that his name is a pseudonym to protect his [[True Name]], suggesting that he picked his initials deliberately). |
* In [[Charles Stross]]'s Bob Howard series, a throw-away line reveals that geeky Bob's full initials are [[Bastard Operator From Hell|B.O.F.H.]] (another throw-away line reveals that his name is a pseudonym to protect his [[True Name]], suggesting that he picked his initials deliberately). |
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* In ''[[Live and Let Die (novel)|Live and Let Die]]'', the villain's name is Buonapart Ignace Gallia, which combined with his size made the nickname "Mr. Big" inevitable. |
* In ''[[Live and Let Die (novel)|Live and Let Die]]'', the villain's name is Buonapart Ignace Gallia, which combined with his size made the nickname "Mr. Big" inevitable. |
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* [[The Dresden Files|Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden]]'s initials are HBCD. He must be very thankful his father couldn't think of any magicians whose names began with "A". |
* [[The Dresden Files|Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden]]'s initials are HBCD. He must be very thankful his father couldn't think of any magicians whose names began with "A". |
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* ''[[All in The Family]]'': when Mike and Gloria had a son, they were going to name him after the two grandfathers: Stephen Archibald Stivic. Archie complained that his name should come first, until Mike mentioned his initials would then be A.S.S. Eventually, they named him Joseph. |
* ''[[All in The Family]]'': when Mike and Gloria had a son, they were going to name him after the two grandfathers: Stephen Archibald Stivic. Archie complained that his name should come first, until Mike mentioned his initials would then be A.S.S. Eventually, they named him Joseph. |
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* In ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]'', Del Boy names his son Damien Derek Trotter. Rodney points out that this makes his initials [[wikipedia:DDT|DDT]]. |
* In ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]'', Del Boy names his son Damien Derek Trotter. Rodney points out that this makes his initials [[wikipedia:DDT|DDT]]. |