True story:
I subbed at a private high school for a friend of mine once and decided to tell the classes my name was Mr Fancypants. When my dad immigrated he wanted an American name, so he picked for his new name the first sign he saw: 'Jones Fancy Pants'. So I was Mr Fancypants. I even wrote it on the board and acted annoyed when they made fun of me.
They bought it until the next day the teacher came back and blew my cover. The next year I actually taught a class there, and the students couldn't wrap their heads around that I would have made that up. One of the kids in that class works for me now (another long story) and I sometimes wonder if he's working for me, or for Mr. Fancypants.
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