A funny name conjures up the plausible image of a real person either constantly trying to live down their stupid name or constantly managing to live up to it. A funny name, like a good clown, wants you to take it seriously but falls at the last hurdle.
A funny name doesn’t say, “Laugh at me, laugh at me!” as Gaylord Focker does. Any name with the word “dick” in it is not a funny name. Similarly, the repetition of “or” in Orson Fortune is strange enough that you immediately enjoy the thought process the man’s parents must have gone through. the “k” sounds) in both words combine to make a name that feels humorously aggressive and aggressively humorous. There’s also the fact that the voiceless velar plosives (i.e.
Obviously no one on Earth is called Scut - as, famously, no one on Earth is called Bort - so the word hits us as a novelty a surprise. But, because neither “fart” nor “fuck” are in the name, you’re technically not laughing at anything juvenile - though we all know that Bilbo Baggins is funny mainly because it sounds so similar to Dildo Baggins. Not as plausible.) Does Farkus also sound a little like “Fuck us”? Yes, yes it does. However, Farkus is funnier for being altogether classier. But Farkus veers so closely to the word “fart” that it benefits from the comic association. Despite how it might sound, there are no dirty words in the name Scut Farkus. Look closely at it stare into the eyes of the name Scut Farkus. Let Scut Farkus (a name originally from the book In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash) be our text for today. Here are some funny movie names: Gino Felino. And hats off to them, because they succeeded in adding to the almighty compendium of Extremely Funny Movie Character Names.Īs we await the delayed cinematic release of Guy Ritchie’s Operation Fortune, a film whose main character - played by Jason Statham - has been given the majestic name Orson Fortune (say it out loud: Orson Fortune), what better time for a reflection on Extremely Funny Movie Character Names and the logic behind what makes them so wonderful? But what does that mean? Someone made those three up as well. The other three are bona fide names from real movies. Which one of those names is the odd one out? Well, it’s the last one.
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