A friend of mine was going to use the name Slim Hoofnagel as a nom-de-plume when introducing his own songs at a country session. Trouble was we couldn't keep a straight face. He's a Scot, and the name just (for some unexplainable reason) sounds even more rediculous with that accent.
So - to stretch the thread a bit, what about ascribing your own songs to some other name - is it cheating?

Kris