Talk:John Q. Public

I notice that Fred Nerk redirects here. (The name is also referenced, although not linked, from the John Doe article. Was the name Fred Nerk around before the Goons used it, or was it an invention of the Goons'?

Since it redirects here, should it at least get a mention? 124.168.3.65 00:19, 7 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Incidentally, Fred Nurk (an alternate spelling of Fred Nerk) redirects to John Doe. (The above comment was also from me, I just failed to log in.)

Rosuav 08:47, 7 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Difference between John Q. Public and Average Joe

What's the difference between John Q. Public and Average Joe (and John Doe)? Puck (talk) 12:43, 4 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The role being referred to. John Doe is pretty specifically a participant in a court case, or at least a suspect or the subject of a subpoena. John Q. Public is a citizen with political opinions, possibly a voter. --FOo (talk) 09:27, 3 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A John and Jane Doe is somebody who is usually unknown (such as a cadaver or incapacitated person). --71.170.209.16 (talk) 17:46, 31 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Irish

Sean Citizen might be the Irish equivalent (Sean is a Gaelicization of John). Can anyone verify this? 76.105.6.67 (talk) 08:27, 9 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Obama Citations

Citations at end have disappeared. Result of page change, addition? I figure content was copied from some Obama article and citations didn't accompany it--easy fix, if this is the case, once the right article is located. CrashCart9 (talk) 07:01, 1 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Joe the Plumber

I reverted the reference to Joe the Plumber for two reasons: First, it's a flash-in-the-pan news event, and not (yet) the coining of a term in general, widespread usage. Secondly, the term Joe the Plumber actually refers to a specific, politically opinionated plumber actually named Joe, and most uses of the phrase seem to refer to him, not a general member of the public. coljac 11:57, 2 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]