Zimbabwe's former president, the Reverend Canaan Banana, grew so angry at the jollity inspired by his name that he banned all jokes about himself.

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The very name opens itself up to myriad jokes like that one.

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No-name but mobile savvy teenagers who send out jokes and Indian haikus have created the larger groups.

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"Maybe I'll start throwing his name around later this year, " she jokes.

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Inspired by Jon Stewart, he performed jokes about the president of Egypt by name, even mockingly dressing like him in sketches.

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The huge-lettered name on the lorries, EDDIE STOBART, the one that featured in all the pop songs and the jokes, wasn't even his.

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