In Oscar Wilde's Importance of Being Earnest (1899), Algernon admits to having a fictitious friend called Bunbury – "an invaluable permanent invalid" – who supposedly lives away in the country, and whom he "visits" whenever he wishes to excuse himself from a social obligation.
This summer's new Pixar flick "Inside Out" addressed the problem when protagonist Riley's former fictitious friend struggled against becoming obsolete, (spoiler) ultimately sacrificing himself for her happiness, marking the production company's token tear-jerking scene.
The film's protagonist is the antihero Manolo Torres, a fictitious childhood friend of Escriva, whose story is woven with Escriva's throughout their lives.
Their critiques seemed confirmed this past month as several conservative media-driven stories fell flat, from speculation that Chuck Hagel wouldn't be confirmed as defense secretary to reports that he'd spoken to a shadowy (and fictitious) group called "Friends of Hamas".
Forget the financial scandals coming to light from the 1980s and early 1990s, when politicians gave fictitious jobs to their friends and stuffed party coffers with contractors' kickbacks.
They worry that non-existent employers will offer fictitious jobs to residents' friends and families.Immigrants who are tied to an employer for a fixed period are at risk of abuse.
I would spend hours catching crayfish, building dams, playing fictitious war games with friends and generally being mischievous.
A posthumously published piece in which Dilthey describes a fictitious "discussion" with a "friend" is another memorial to Yorck.
In 1915, Hindemith, then 20, and a few friends created a fictitious music conservatory named Abtsroda.
