This makes sense to me. After all, you spend more time with those fictional characters than you do with your neighbors. Fictional characters can be as interesting and as pleasant as the writer wishes, while real people have their ups and downs. Still, Salacious Crumb won’t help you move a stalled car or pick up your mail while you're on vacation, so smile and wave even if the name escapes you. This is the latest from Chris at Lunarbaboon.