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by nevets - badgicide on March 12th, 2007
Joe Bloggs is 'a hypothetical average man'.
We also have a Fred Bloggs in England.
by singwell-is off researching a lot on March 12th, 2007
Apparently not. According to wikipedia:
The surname Bloggs or the full name Joe Bloggs or Jo Bloggs is a commonly used placeholder name in United Kingdom teaching, programming, and other thinking and writing. A variant has the name as Fred Bloggs. American variants also include John Q. Public and Joe Schmoe. In adverts for store cards or credit cards, the name Mr (or Mrs) A Smith or A. N. Other are sometimes also used as a placeholder.
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In Australia we have A Citizen.
by Firebrand on February 8th, 2007
I have traipsed through various sources seeking Joe Bloggs as a real person because I thought I had heard some story about him but all I can find is that he is
'A hypothetical average man'
Not much help I am afraid just the american equivalent of John Doe, more or less
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So fred and Joe are brothers - do they have a mother?
by Eagle2 on March 12th, 2007
Never heard of Fred
by gerrik on March 12th, 2007