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== Comics ==
* In the ''[[Tintin (Comic Book)]]'' story ''[[Tintin (Comic Book)/Recap/The Calculus Affair|The Calculus Affair]]'' the stereotypical Italian character gets pulled over for reckless driving. After giving his [[media:
* In ''[[The Ballad of Halo Jones]]'', the alien Proximen have to buy words to add to their names, making name length an indicator of class. A Proximan in a position of political power, for instance, is called 'Procurator Bandaged Ice That Stampedes Inexpensively Through A Scribbled Morning Waving Necessary Ankles', whereas one encountered by the heroine at a bus stop tells her, "Name is Snivelling. When can afford second word in name, will be Snivelling ''[[Awesome McCoolname|Earthquake]]''."
* ''[[Cable (Comic Book)|Cable]]'': Cable's name is Nathan Dayspring Charles Christopher Summers, sometimes appended with Askani'Son or Soldier X--leading [[Deadpool]] to add things like "Priscilla" and "Gesundheit" to the middle.
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