All-star commenter D.N. sent this in and swears it’s real:
D.N. writes:
I came across this gem in early 2007…I had a residential phone book on hand and, just for a laugh, I had a look to see if there was an A GORILLA in Perth, not expecting the answer to be in the affirmative at all. Needless to say, I was incredibly amused with what I found, and shared said amusement with my Simpsons-loving sibling and friends. I remember checking the listing against the previous year’s phone book, and I’ve checked (almost every) phone books since, and it looks like A GORILLA (okay, GORILLA A) was only listed that one time. Was it the name of a real person, or the alias of a mischievous Simpsons fan who pulled the wool over the eyes of the people who compile the Australian phone directories? Either way, it was funny. And no, I didn’t check to see if there was an Edgar Neubauer.
Thanks, D.N.!
Dead Homer Society 
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I can vouch for the authenticity of this. Many, many laughs were shared.
I was annoyed with myself for letting that phone book, which I had at home years ago, get away from me. Good thing the office I work at is so out of date with supplies, where the only phone book kicking around is the 2005-2006 one – the very edition I wanted to get my hands on.
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