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randomsurfer Since: Jan, 2001
May 11th 2011 at 11:48:56 AM •••

Leftover questions not answered in ykttw before launch:

  • Would Mr. Snuffleupagus from Sesame Street count, do you all think? He's not a pet, and after his family showed up he was renamed into Aloysius Snuffleupagus, "Snuffy" to his friends.
  • Literature: Noboru Wataya from The Wind Up Bird Chronicle is named after the protagonist's brother in law.
    • Random Surfer asks: what if anything does "Noboru Wataya" mean? If it's not "Mr. Smith" or some such, I don't think it counts.

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MrStranger616 Since: Feb, 2020
Jun 29th 2022 at 8:37:45 AM •••

That would fit Species Surname more than anything else, since "Snuffleupagus" is the name of his species. Also, that's not really a retcon if he had no given first name at first.

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MrStranger616 Since: Feb, 2020
Jun 29th 2022 at 8:36:15 AM •••

It's really funny, since the "Mr." part often implies a surname, like "Mr. Whiskers". Like Mr. Whiskers' full name from Brandy & Mr. Whiskers is "Van Whiskers". Also, it'd be funny if someone named their pet Doctor [insert name here]. Like if I had a cat named Dr. Tickles. But "Tickles" is actually his first, with his full name being "Tickles Wolfgang Green Esquire". So yeah, "Doctor Tickles Wolfgang Green Esq."

Edited by MrStranger616
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