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Two characters are being introduced to each other for the first time. However the first introductee has [[Unfortunate Names|a really wacky name]]; for example, he is a businessman called "Mr. Moneygrabs". The other character feels compelled to laugh, thinking that it is a joke. However, it is not. It is, as it is pointed out, a long running and respectable family name.
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{{quote|''He has a wife, you know. Her name is Incontinentia...Incontinentia Buttux.''}}
* Played with in ''[[Juno]]'', where the titular character's full name in Juno Macguff. This causes a lot of people to think she's using a fake name, or think she's 'Juneau Macguff,' like the city in Alaska.
* In David Fincher's ''Se7en'', the detectives think that the name used on the serial killer's library card, "Jon Doe", is an obvious fake. However, they later find out that his legal name actually is "Jonathan Doe"
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