[Lexicog] Re: Joe the Plumber

[Thapelo Otlogetswe]

It does remind me of BOB THE BUILDER who was no real builder! Apparently I hear Joe the plumber is unlicensed either! 

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Dr. Thapelo J. Otlogetswe
Corpus linguist & lexicographer
University of Botswana
Department of EnglishPrivate Bag 00703
Gaborone, Botswana
Tel: (+267) 355 2093



--- On Thu, 10/23/08, langwijmijij <anggarrgoon at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: langwijmijij <anggarrgoon at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Lexicog]  Re: Joe the Plumber
> To: lexicographylist at yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thursday, October 23, 2008, 5:23 AM
> "I think that's a great principle in understanding
> language
> acquisition and evolution. An interesting modern-day
> example might
> be "Joe the Plumber," the current mantra used on
> the American
> political beat to refer to the average citizen. Of course
> this is an
> offshoot of "Joe sixpack.""
> 
> umm, in what sense is it an offshoot of 'Joe
> sixpack'? Joe the Plumber
> arose during a question in the last US presidential debate
> and became
> a sort of running gag (and I mean gag in all possible
> senses). There
> is a real 'Joe' and he really is a plumber,
> although unfortunately for
> him he now gets to fulfill the US equivalent of Bruce the
> little
> Aussie battler. Whereas Joe Sixpack, IQ of 60, A.A.M,
> isn't likely to
> be someone politicians like Obama and McCain are going to
> make a
> direct appeal to. Think of the fuss made when Obama said
> that what he
> did about guns and religion being a prop for hope.
> 
> ~Claire
> 
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