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I always wanted an exhaustive list of name falsehoods. The worst part is probably that I read it with interest... I have no life!

• Piskvorrr 8y ago
  Exhaustive? Ha, this doesn't even scratch the surface! How about "There is a set of strings that never refers to a real person, so treat 'Christopher Null' as test data." https://www.wired.com/2015/11/null/ https://www.wired.com/2015/11/null/ (Also, talk about timing: "'Abcde' is not a real name, either" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46393501 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46393501 )
  • steve_gh 8y ago
    Let alone "Little Bobby Tables" :-)
    • Piskvorrr 8y ago
      Some years ago, a certain Mr. O'Neil had something to do on a site of ours, which made certain assumptions. He couldn't get through to our contact form - in the e-mail, he was...outspoken.
  • richrichardsson 8y ago
    Also Jennifer Null. http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160325-the-names-that-break-computer-systems http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160325-the-names-that-brea...
  • wolfgang42 8y ago
    I recall reading a story somewhere about a company whose very first customer was one Henry Test. Apparently well-meaning new employees would occasionally try to delete his account, thinking that it was left over from when they were first setting up the billing system.