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In the US, "Joe the Plumber" isn't a substitute for "Joe Six-Pack" or "Joe Smith," its a specific reference to a famous controversial person. That's like me cal
by drzaiusapelord 15y ago
In the US, "Joe the Plumber" isn't a substitute for "Joe Six-Pack" or "Joe Smith," its a specific reference to a famous controversial person. That's like me calling the average Italian a "little Mussolini."
- fbnt 15y agoMy bad, I didn't know that. Thanks.
- brown9-2 15y agoIt was a general reference referring to no one in particular, before the election of 2008.
- sesqu 15y agoNo, that was still Joe Sixpack and Average Joe and Joe from Main Street. Joe the Plumber was always a specific person, but it didn't matter while he was a proxy.
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