History PlayingWith / ImMrFuturePopCultureReference

* '''Exaggerated''': Bob Longstone introduces himself as "President AbrahamLincoln, freer of the slaves".

'''Basic Trope''': A time traveler visiting the past introduces himself with an alias taken from pop culture.
* '''Straight''': Bob is stuck in the 1800's. He introduces himself to a passerby as "Tom Sawyer".
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob introduces himself as "President Abraham Lincoln, freer of the slaves".
* '''Downplayed''': The name is generic enough that it really isn't that noticeable- Bob introduces himself as "Tom Jones".

** Bob needs to rendezvous with another time traveler, so he chooses an alias that'll tip off him but nobody else.

** Bob is stuck in the 2800's. He introduces himself to a passerby as Don Quixote.

** A time-traveler introduces himself as Tom Sawyer. It's actually his real name.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...and gives his "real" name as Rhett Butler.
* '''Parodied''': Bob panics and identifies himself as Luke Skywaker, the local looks confused and mentions that the last 10 men he talked to said that was their name. Turns out Bob is one of many people stuck in the past.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob gives the name of a contemporary historical icon his friends always say he looks like. However the local says that he's never heard the name before. Turns out the icon is famous, just not in this part of the world.

* '''Enforced''': "Hey, wouldn't it be neat if when people time-traveled they used names like "Steve Irwin"?

* '''Invoked''': ???

* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': "Yeah, you know, a lot of people seem to have that name. Is "Sawyer" a middle name?"
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''': Bob unknowingly introduces himself as Tom Sawyer to Mark Twain's future great-aunt. Mark Twain himself goes through his family photo album ages later and finds out about the man who for some mysterious reason has the exact same name as his recently published book's protagonist. Twain goes insane, gives up writing, and becomes an antisocial recluse.

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* '''Subverted''': Bob introduces himself as Tom Sawyer, and the person he's talking to snarks at how ridiculous that name is. Bob blusters and admits it was a fake name.
** A time-traveller introduces himself as Tom Sawyer. It's actually his real name.

'''Basic Trope''': A time traveller visiting the past introduces himself with an alias taken from pop culture.

** Bob needs to rendezvous with another time traveller, so he chooses an alias that'll tip off him but nobody else.

* '''Inverted''': A famous historical figure is trapped in the future, and introduces himself with a generic name.

* '''Enforced''': "Hey, wouldn't it be neat if when people time-travelled they used names like "Steve Irwin"?

* '''Defied''':

* '''Deconstructed''': Bob unknowingly introduces himself as Tom Sawyer to Mark Twain's future great-aunt. Mark Twain himself goes through his family photo album ages later and finds out about the man who for some mysterious reason has the exact same name as his recently published book's protagonist. Twain goes insane, gives up writing, and becomes an antisocial recluse.
* '''Reconstructed''': Bob unknowingly introduces himself to Mark Twain as Tom Sawyer. Twain likes the name and asks to use it in a book he's writing. AndTheRestIsHistory.

* '''Defied''':

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* '''Justified''': Bob needs to rendezvous with another time traveller, so he chooses an alias that'll tip off him but nobody else.

* '''Reconstructed''': ???