When I was very young my mother drafted a letter to her editor, whose name had slipped her mind. As a place holder, she wrote, “Dear Bozo”. She forgot to change this. And, when awkwardly explaining her Dear Bozo letter, she blamed me. “My kids were messing around on the computer.”
I don’t hold a grudge—because I learned a valuable lesson. Be very careful with place holders. When I’m drafting a pleading, for example, I should not write “Judge Judgeypants” no matter how tempting it is.
Judgey McJudgerson would also be a good placeholder.
