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<DIV><FONT face="Arial Unicode MS">Actually, I believe Joe the Plumber
represents a small business owner with a business worth over $250,000. Not just
an average Joe, but someone who supposedly would pay more taxes under a certain
rival politician's tax plan.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Arial Unicode MS">This real person who came to be the icon Joe
the Plumber was considering buying a plumbing business, and the question was how
he would be taxed as a small business owner under the respective tax plans of
the two Presidential contenders if his business were worth more than $250,000.
So Joe the Plumber represents someone who wouldn't be considered wealthy, but is
worth more than Joe Sixpack.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Arial Unicode MS">-- David Frank</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=chaz_mortensen@sil.org href="mailto:chaz_mortensen@sil.org">Chaz
Mortensen</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, October 23, 2008 9:12
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Lexicog] Joe....</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Scott,
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<DIV>While it was a reference to Joe Wienerschnitzel or whatever his surname
is, it quickly developed into another term for "the Average Joe." So in that
you are correct. I can also think of "Joe" used in "Joe Blow", "a good Joe",
"Joe Schmow (sp.?)", "I am Joe's [internal organ]" from Reader's Digest, etc.
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<DIV>-Chaz</DIV>
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<DIV>On Oct 23, 2008, at 3:49 AM, bolstar1 wrote:</DIV><BR
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<P style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 1em; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.22em">Claire: Thanks for that.
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