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* In the ''Website/GoAnimate'' Grounded videos revolving around ''WesternAnimation/{{Caillou}}'', Mr. Hinkle's first name is (usually) "Cockfucker." Rather understandably, he ''hates'' being referred to by this name.

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* In the ''Website/GoAnimate'' ''Platform/GoAnimate'' Grounded videos revolving around ''WesternAnimation/{{Caillou}}'', Mr. Hinkle's first name is (usually) "Cockfucker." Rather understandably, he ''hates'' being referred to by this name.
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** In the ''WebAnimation/StrongBadEmail'' "kids' book", Strong Bad sees the sender has signed his name "Steven Buttz" and says "Nevermind, I'm not even gonna ''touch'' that one."

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** In the ''WebAnimation/StrongBadEmail'' "kids' book", Strong Bad sees the sender has signed his name "Steven Buttz" and Buttz". [[EveryoneHasStandards Rather than make fun of it]], he says "Nevermind, I'm not even gonna ''touch'' that one."
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* In ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall'', Linkara's robot pal is named Pollo, Spanish for "chicken". It took Pollo ten years and Linkara reviewing a few issues of ''ComicBook/{{Chew}}'' to realize what it means.
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* In the ''Website/GoAnimate'' Grounded videos revolving around ''WesternAnimation/{{Caillou}}'', Mr. Hinkle's first name is (usually) "Cockfucker." Rather understandably, he ''hates'' being referred to by this name.
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* ''WebAnimation/{{Shishihara}}'': Belladonna-Lily, the new transfer student, her name is derived from a flower named [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaryllis_belladonna Amaryllis belladonna]], but Sota reveals that the flower has another name called "Naked Lady," much to her embarrassment.

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* ''WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd'' has [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0297209/reference Fred Fuchs]], credited in the game based on ''Film/BramStokersDracula''. [[NoPronunciationGuide It's actually pronounced "Fooks".]] He later encountered a Game Boy accessory made by STD.

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* ''WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd'' has [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0297209/reference Fred Fuchs]], credited in the game based on ''Film/BramStokersDracula''. [[NoPronunciationGuide [[ViewerPronunciationConfusion It's actually pronounced "Fooks".]] He later encountered a Game Boy accessory made by STD.

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* ''WebVideo/SwordArtOnlineAbridged'' has a character named Schmitt, as in the original. Unlike the original, this one is a web reviewer with divisive opinions whose show is called "Piece of Schmitt Games".

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has a character named Schmitt, as in the original. Unlike the original, this one is a web reviewer with divisive opinions whose show is called "Piece of Schmitt Games".Games".
** The main storyline of the Alfheim arc is an alleged race to the top of the World Tree, known as the "[[HashtagForLaughs #RaceWar]]". [[FantasticRacism There's also a lot of racial violence.]] And the less said of [[FunWithAcronyms Kandy Kane Kavern]], the better.
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* ''Adventure is Nigh'':

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* ''Adventure is Nigh'':''WebVideo/AdventureIsNigh'':
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* ''Adventure is Nigh'':
** An NPC the party [[YouAllMeetInACell meets when they wake up in the back of a paddy wagon]] is a goblin named "Jeremy [=GoodSex=]." He turns out to be an, er, adult entertainer later, and they guess it to have been his "pornstar name."
** The primary antagonist of season 1 is a Flowerfolk rogue by the name of "Daugherty (pronounced "dafferty") Cornhole."
** A River Siren who tries to seduce and eat Sigmar is named "Anus Quiver" (pronounced exactly how you think it is), presumably because her mother hated her.
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** In "A Folky Tale", Strong Sad regales Coach Z with the story of Saddy Dumpington, "this old folk hero I made up." Coach Z comments on what a weird name "Saddy Dumpington" is, saying "Sounds kinda like a [[YouSayTomato terlet]] if ya ask me."
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* ''WebVideo/SuperMarioLogan'':
** Bowser’s chef is named Chef Pee Pee. On the occasion the two interact, [[MaliciousMisnaming Shrek will mock him for it]], calling him names like “Chef Pee Hole”, “Chef Weiner”, “Chef Penis”, and “Chef Cock”.
** Chef Pee Pee also has a dimwitted cousin named Chef Poo Poo.
** Cody’s last name is “Nutkiss”.
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* In the ''WebVideo/WhatTheFuckIsWrongWithYou Live'' episode "Three Coins in an Engine", Tara shows off a stuffed stingray that she got at the Denver Zoo which she decided to name "[[AlliterativeName Steve the Stingray]]". She doesn't realize [[Creator/SteveIrwin why that name would be problematic]] until Mike points it out to her.
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* After learning that [[Franchise/StarWars Palpatine's]] first name is Sheev, [[WebVideo/GameTheory MatPat]] remarks that the name probably fell out of favor.
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* ''[[WebVideo/JosephsMachines Jiwi's Machines]]'' has Frank Art, whose email address is "fart@me.com".

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* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'':
** There's a teenager at [[SuperheroSchool Whateley Academy]] named Harry Wolfe. He ''looks'' like a werewolf. His family is cursed, so the boys look like werewolves. Who the heck gives his kid a name like that under those circumstances?
** His father, who has reddish fur, is named Red. There has been speculation that the horrible names are actually part of the curse.
* ''Roleplay/SurvivalOfTheFittest'':
** Adonis Zorba. Utter {{Narm}}.
** The 'famously monogomous' girl around Bayview Secondary School...Paige Single.
** From ''Virtua'' we have the name '''Sycanus Appletin'''. Pretty self explanatory.
** Really, ''most'' of the names on the site are things no sane human would ever name their child.
* WebAnimation/HomestarRunner. [[TwoWordsAddedEmphasis Two words]]: [[http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/Integral_article Integral article]]. Explaining the site to new people is difficult simply because rendering the characters' names is so confusing.
** According to "Senorial Day", Bubs' full name is Bubs Concession Stand.

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* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'':
** There's a teenager at [[SuperheroSchool Whateley Academy]] named Harry Wolfe. He ''looks'' like a werewolf. His family is cursed, so the boys look like werewolves. Who the heck gives his kid a name like that under those circumstances?
** His father, who has reddish fur, is named Red. There has been speculation that the horrible names are actually part of the curse.
* ''Roleplay/SurvivalOfTheFittest'':
** Adonis Zorba. Utter {{Narm}}.
** The 'famously monogomous' girl around Bayview Secondary School...Paige Single.
** From ''Virtua'' we have the name '''Sycanus Appletin'''. Pretty self explanatory.
** Really, ''most'' of the names on the site are things no sane human would ever name their child.
* WebAnimation/HomestarRunner. [[TwoWordsAddedEmphasis Two words]]: [[http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/Integral_article Integral article]]. Explaining the site to new people is difficult simply because rendering the characters' names is so confusing.
** According to "Senorial Day", Bubs' full name is Bubs Concession Stand.
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* The Malaysian word for "post" (as in, postal service) is "pos", originating from a shoddy transliteration of the English word. No surprise then that they chose the URL '''www.pos.com.my''' for their website.



* ''WebVideo/TheIrateGamer'''s real name, Chris Bores. Considering how [[SoBadItsGood infamous]] his series is, this opens up the opportunity for cheap jokes such as "[[{{Pun}} Chris Bores me to death]]."
* WebVideo/WhereTheBearsAre has a character named Nelson. Nelson Dorkoff.
* The original character Bellezza Felutia, drawn by [[http://felutiahime.deviantart.com felutiahime]], a male character who {{crossdresse|r}}s. His name can be easily mutated to "Bellezza Fellatio". Fanart involving Felutia and that eight-letter word exists and [[NotSafeForWork we'll leave it at that]].
* In ''WebVideo/FriendshipIsWitchcraft'', the name of Celestia's sister is...Molestia. (The 'Mo' part is supposed to be short for 'moon'.)



* In the case of "Unfortunate Usernames", many a Website/{{Twitter}} user can get bombarded with unexpected mentions for choosing [[http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2009012-rvp-avb-and-moyesy-have-one-of-the-great-twitter-conversations an acronym famous people go by]], something as [[UsefulNotes/TheAshes "theashes"]] ("[[http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/nov/29/the-ashes-cricket-match-twitter I am not a freaking cricket match!"]]) or [[UsefulNotes/AssociationFootball "fifa"]] ([[https://www.vpointnews.com/Article/7333/a-girl-owns-the-fifa-twitter-account-and-is-getting-almighty-abuse specially once the FIFA scandals kicked in]]), or [[https://twitter.com/sarney/status/36123596933824512 a famous]] [[http://screamer.deadspin.com/buenos-aires-man-abused-by-twitter-because-luis-suarez-1595445278 surname]].
** One infamous case was with a Twitter user who happened to have a ''very'' unfortunate name. His profile is simply dedicated to him documenting his fun times at different Disney Parks together with his family. You can imagine his surprise when one day he is suddenly bombarded by people accusing him of running major child trafficking rings, sending him death threats and celebrating his supposed death, even though he was very much still alive. His first action was to make a clear disclamer that he was '''not''' the person they thought he was [[NamesTheSame despite having the same name]] as the actual perpetrator of the deeds mentioned above. His name? Jeff Epstein.



* ''WebVideo/SwordArtOnlineAbridged'' has a character named Schmitt, as in the original. Unlike the original, this one is a web reviewer with [[FlameBait divisive opinions]] whose show is called "Piece of Schmitt Games".

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* ''WebVideo/SwordArtOnlineAbridged'' has a character named Schmitt, as in the original. Unlike the original, this one is a web reviewer with [[FlameBait divisive opinions]] opinions whose show is called "Piece of Schmitt Games".



* ''WebAnimation/HazbinHotel'' has a girl named Vaggie as one of the main characters. Justified as she was a [[HookerWithAHeartOfGold prostitute]] before she [[DemonOfHumanOrigin went to hell]] so it could have been a nickname.

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** Bubs' full name is Bubs Concession Stand. [[http://www.homestarrunner.com/senorialday.html Seriously.]]

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** According to "Senorial Day", Bubs' full name is Bubs Concession Stand. [[http://www.homestarrunner.com/senorialday.html Seriously.]]Stand.


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** In the email "imaginary" Strong Bad says that, in his experience, kids tend to give {{Imaginary Friend}}s vaguely unsettling names. In addition to Strong Sad's old imaginary friend Scotty Titi, he lists Rubby Plop-Plop, Sir Zabblepants, Dingy Donger, and [[BreadEggsMilkSquick Real Live Actual Mr. Blangcaster Next Door]].

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** One infamous case was with a Twitter user who happened to have a ''very'' unfortunate name. His profile is simply dedicated to him documenting his fun times at different Disney Parks together with his family. You can imagine his surprise when one day he is suddenly bombarded by people accusing him of running major child trafficking rings, sending him death threats and celebrating his supposed death, even though he was very much still alive. His first action was to make a clear disclamer that he was '''not''' the person they thought he was [[NamesTheSame despite having the same name]] as the actual perpetrator of the deeds mentioned above. His name? [[AristocratsAreEvil Jeff Epstein]].

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** One infamous case was with a Twitter user who happened to have a ''very'' unfortunate name. His profile is simply dedicated to him documenting his fun times at different Disney Parks together with his family. You can imagine his surprise when one day he is suddenly bombarded by people accusing him of running major child trafficking rings, sending him death threats and celebrating his supposed death, even though he was very much still alive. His first action was to make a clear disclamer that he was '''not''' the person they thought he was [[NamesTheSame despite having the same name]] as the actual perpetrator of the deeds mentioned above. His name? [[AristocratsAreEvil Jeff Epstein]].Epstein.
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** One infamous case was with a Twitter user who happened to have a ''very'' unfortunate name. His profile is simply dedicated to him documenting his fun times at different Disney Parks together with his family. You can imagine his surprise when one day he is suddenly bombarded by people accusing him of running major child trafficking rings, sending him death threats and celebrating his supposed death, even though he was very much still alive. His first action was to make a clear disclamer that he was '''not''' the person they thought he was [[NamesTheSame despite having the same name]] as the actual perpetrator of the deeds mentioned above. His name? [[AristocratsAreEvil Jeff Epstein]].
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* WebVideo/RebelTaxi, in one video, pointed this out with [[Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} Nickelodeon's old]] [[NWordPrivileges Nick or]] Treat promotion.

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* WebVideo/RebelTaxi, in one video, pointed this out with [[Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} Nickelodeon's old]] Nickelodeon's]] old [[NWordPrivileges Nick or]] Treat promotion.
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* WebVideo/RebelTaxi, in one video, pointed this out with [[Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} Nickelodeon's old]] [[NWordPriviledges Nick or]] Treat promotion.

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* WebVideo/RebelTaxi, in one video, pointed this out with [[Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} Nickelodeon's old]] [[NWordPriviledges [[NWordPrivileges Nick or]] Treat promotion.
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* WebVideo/RebelTaxi, in one video, pointed this out with [[Creator/Nickelodeon Nickelodeon's old Nick or Treat promotion]].

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* WebVideo/RebelTaxi, in one video, pointed this out with [[Creator/Nickelodeon [[Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} Nickelodeon's old old]] [[NWordPriviledges Nick or or]] Treat promotion]].promotion.

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* WebVideo/RebelTaxi, in one video, pointed this out with [[Creator/Nickelodeon Nickelodeon's old Nick or Treat promotion]].
--> '''Pan''': So next Halloween, go out to the scariest, darkest neighborhood you can find, and you SHOW them you're a Nickelodeon 90's kid by shouting the phrase, '''"Ni-"''' (cut to colorbar and long bleep)
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* In the first episode of ''WebOriginal/TheAdventureZone'', the Griffin is repeatedly incredulous that Justin wants to call his wizard "Taako". Justin justifies it by suggesting that Taako has a Mexican food theme.

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* In the first episode of ''WebOriginal/TheAdventureZone'', ''Podcast/TheAdventureZone'', the Griffin is repeatedly incredulous that Justin wants to call his wizard "Taako". Justin justifies it by suggesting that Taako has a Mexican food theme.



* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeOWxqYp80A Hazbin Hotel]] has a girl named Vaggie as one of the main characters. Justified as she was a prostitute before she went to hell so it could have been a nickname.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeOWxqYp80A Hazbin Hotel]] ''WebAnimation/HazbinHotel'' has a girl named Vaggie as one of the main characters. Justified as she was a prostitute [[HookerWithAHeartOfGold prostitute]] before she [[DemonOfHumanOrigin went to hell hell]] so it could have been a nickname.
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** Really, ''most'' of the names on the site are things no sane human would ever name their child.
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* In a one-off episode of ''LetsPlay/GameGrumps'', Arin makes Dan play an old flash game called "F**k Mr. Hatcher". Dan doesn't know why Arin wanted him to play it, but we find out very quickly that it's because it's a gay porn game and the main character is a young man with extremely disturbing ideas of fun and a desire to have sex with his best friend's dad. His name ''also'' happens to be Dan. [[{{Squick}} Real Dan is not pleased.]]

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* In a one-off episode of ''LetsPlay/GameGrumps'', ''WebVideo/GameGrumps'', Arin makes Dan play an old flash game called "F**k Mr. Hatcher". Dan doesn't know why Arin wanted him to play it, but we find out very quickly that it's because it's a gay porn game and the main character is a young man with extremely disturbing ideas of fun and a desire to have sex with his best friend's dad. His name ''also'' happens to be Dan. [[{{Squick}} Real Dan is not pleased.]]
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeOWxqYp80A Hazbin Hotel]] has a girl named Vaggie as one of the main characters. Justified as she was a prostitute before she went to hell so it could have been a nickname.
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* In a one-off episode of ''LetsPlay/GameGrumps'', Arin makes Dan play an old flash game called "F**k Mr. Hatcher". Dan doesn't know why Arin wanted him to play it, but we find out very quickly that it's because it's a gay porn game and the main character is a young man with extremely disturbing ideas of fun and a desire to have sex with his best friend's dad. His name ''also'' happens to be Dan. [[{{Squick}} Real Dan is not pleased.]]

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