Funny reasons people want to change their identity

MonaLeigh · Jul 5, 2009

I'm writing a short comedy film about a George Costanza-type guy who changes his identity, and ends up with a bad one (identity). I was looking for a few ideas of why he wants to change. So far I have:

-- If a girl he was seeing had a boyfriend,
-- He goes to his high school reunion and he's not even on a list to get in (not memorable, nobody liked him/cared)
--Gets lots of overdue/last notice/termination bills in the mail

Any other suggestions? Thanks!

Millicent M'Lady · Jul 5, 2009

To get out of paying alimony or child support if he's a bit of a bum?

MonaLeigh · Jul 5, 2009

Thanks guys! These are all great

alleycat · Jul 5, 2009

Want more? We could probably do a hundred more except my little typing fingers would get tired.

alleycat · Jul 5, 2009

Millicent M'Lady said:
To get out of paying alimony or child support if he's a bit of a bum?

A modification on this. He goes on one of those creepy daytime TV shows (think Maury) where he's accused of being the father of a child. There are five other women on the show also getting paternity tests. There's been some kind of mistake and all the tests comes back showing the MC is the father of all six children (even though he denies sleeping with five of them . . . and couldn't "get it up" for the one he actually dated).

Millicent M'Lady · Jul 5, 2009

alleycat said:
A modification on this. He goes on one of those creepy daytime TV show (think Maury) where he's accused of being the father of a child. There are five other women on the show also getting paternity tests. There's been some kind of mistake and all the tests comes back showing the MC is the father of all six children (even though he denies sleeping with five of them . . . and couldn't "get it up" for the one he actually dated).

That's brilliant! It would also have the added benefit that he'd be recognised all over town so he'd have to do something extreme to avoid losing his shirt on support payments.

alleycat · Jul 5, 2009

He's a avid book reader. He loves books so much that he can never bear to return them to the library. His library card has been "blacklisted" so he sort of "borrows" the books now . . . always meaning to return them.

Now the library police are after him for 6,400 books (including The Da Vinci Code) and late fees of $92,000.

alleycat · Jul 5, 2009

His own identity has been stolen by spammers (after he responded to a Rolex for $9.95 e-mail). They've used his identity to steal stuff from every place in town and he's being hounded by collection agencies, stores, the BBB, the police and half-a-dozen other government agencies, and the local PTA (since the spammers bought one of their pecan pies at the annual Fall is Fun Festival with the MC's credit card number).

mlazzer · Jul 6, 2009

His identity was stolen accidentally by an illegal kidney harvester who forgot what to bring back...

dgiharris · Jul 15, 2009

Due to evolving slang and language, his name has now become a euphamism for penis or vagina

Someone with his exact same name has become the world's biggest gay porno star.

Mel...

love2write · Sep 16, 2009

He got a bad grade on his report card

Smish · Sep 16, 2009

He's a lawyer who hates his job, but can't quit because of the student loan payments...

Funny reasons people want to change their identity

MonaLeigh

Wasting time

Millicent M'Lady

Exploring the infinite abyss

MonaLeigh

Wasting time

alleycat

Still around

alleycat

Still around

Millicent M'Lady

Exploring the infinite abyss

alleycat

Still around

alleycat

Still around

mlazzer

New kid, be gentle

dgiharris

Disgruntled Scientist

love2write

Lost in thoughts....

Smish

Reads more than she writes.