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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Chaz,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Can you only think of Wienerschnitzel? But
Wurzelbacher sounds definitely Austrian, so you are forgiven.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Hayim,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>“Joe the Plumber” might make
it to be a star and be promoted to “Joe Fix-it” (the one who fixes
the economy) or be demoted from “Joe the Plumber” (average citizen)
to “Joe Schmoe,” depending upon the election results. American
politics is fascinating to watch. I think of former pro-wrestler Jesse
“the Body” who became governor of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">Minnesota</st1:State></st1:place> and then called himself Jesse
“The Brain.” Where is he now throwing his weight around?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Chaz,<br>
<br>
When listening to Joe Schmoe, I envisioned the ethimology from Hebrew. Shmo in<br>
Hebrew means 'his name'. So this sounds as Joe, what is his name.<br>
<br>
Hayim<br>
<br>
On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 9:12 AM, <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Chaz Mortensen</st1:PersonName>
<<a href="mailto:chaz_mortensen%40sil.org">chaz_mortensen@<wbr>sil.org</a>>
wrote:<br>
> Scott,<br>
><br>
> While it was a reference to Joe Wienerschnitzel or whatever his surname
is,<br>
> it quickly developed into another term for "the Average Joe." So
in that you<br>
> are correct. I can also think of "Joe" used in "Joe
Blow", "a good Joe",<br>
> "Joe Schmow (sp.?)", "I am Joe's [internal organ]"
from Reader's Digest,<br>
> etc.<br>
> -Chaz<br>
> On Oct 23, 2008, at 3:49 AM, bolstar1 wrote:<br>
><br>
> Claire: Thanks for that. I didn't watch the debate, and I had assumed<br>
> it was a creative reference to the average voting citizen. I spoke too<br>
> soon before knowing.<br>
><br>
> Scott Nelson<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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