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<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><div id="yiv1490381243">Some politicians do try to appeal to Joe Sixpack. He may be regarded as the prototype of a loser who failed the IQ test but Sarah Palin has repeatedly said he is her favorite kind of American. (I just googled "Palin Joe Sixpack" and Google said it got 255,000 hits.)<br><br>--Ken<br><br>--- On <b>Wed, 10/22/08, langwijmijij <i><anggarrgoon@gmail.com></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;">From: langwijmijij <anggarrgoon@gmail.com><br>Subject: [Lexicog] Re: Joe the Plumber<br>To: lexicographylist@yahoogroups.com<br>Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2008, 8:23 PM<br><br><div id="yiv2037153482">
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<p>"I think that's a great principle in understanding language<br>
acquisition and evolution. An interesting modern-day example might<br>
be "Joe the Plumber," the current mantra used on the American<br>
political beat to refer to the average citizen. Of course this is an<br>
offshoot of "Joe sixpack.""<br>
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umm, in what sense is it an offshoot of 'Joe sixpack'? Joe the Plumber<br>
arose during a question in the last US presidential debate and became<br>
a sort of running gag (and I mean gag in all possible senses). There<br>
is a real 'Joe' and he really is a plumber, although unfortunately for<br>
him he now gets to fulfill the US equivalent of Bruce the little<br>
Aussie battler. Whereas Joe Sixpack, IQ of 60, A.A.M, isn't likely to<br>
be someone politicians like Obama and McCain are going to make a<br>
direct appeal to. Think of the fuss made when Obama said that what he<br>
did about guns and religion being a prop for hope.<br>
<br>
~Claire<br>
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