Topic: what ever happened to a sense of fun

[charlie finbow]

I have just tried to convince my daughter, who is having to teach Shakespear to primary children, that, William Shakespear was only a stage name, his real name was "Billy Waggledagger".   Guess what she didnt believe me.   So, can anyone else come up with any other historical "Stage Names", that challenge real names, got to be worth a laugh knowing we have a load of local wags on the forum.