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Bloggs is, as you say
Not going to finish the sentence Faldage? Can I? As Bean said: interesting to look at. Or as I would say, just something other than John and Jane Doe that we have come to be bored with.
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Glad to see that the USn's caught the whiff of irony in the name. We do use (although not exclusively) both Fred and Joe Bloggs - rhymes with cloggs for "fill the gap" names. Imagine a Monty Python Gumby complete with string vest and knotted hankerchief on the head.
Lots of different names are used. Couples would book into hotels (in the days when people cared if you were married) as Mr & Mrs Smith or Jones. The name John Smith tended to be used as "everyman" until he became the leader of the Labour Party in the early nineties.
By the way (Jackie cover your ears), I forgot that a diminutive of the name of second in line to the throne was commonly used as a part of male anatomy, although I've always regarded the diminutive of the name of a "tricky" US President as a bit of an Americanism when used here.
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(from Cambridge International Dictionary of English)
bog (TOILET)
noun [C]
BRITISH AND AUSTRALIAN SLANG
a toilet
I'm just going to nip to the bog.
We've run out of bog paper/roll.I was on to this slang term because I've been publishing in an Anglo-American journal called Bogg for the past several years that claims the same slang connotation for it's name, though I can't find a citation for the double "gg" anywhere. There's no current web page, but here's a review of Bogg and the journal's background info: http://www.nhi.clara.net/mg0028.htm
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yep, this is a very common expression in the UK! So tell me WO'N, do you share your Whitty ditties on this Bogg paper, or is it a virtual sheet?  (and btw, Jo, my take on John is exactly the same as yours for the record)
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a je ne sais quoi perhaps, that John Doe lacks
And it's exactly this lack of je ne sais quoi that gives John Doe that I-don't-know-what that relieves him of even that distinction of being one of the Great Unwashed. He is blah to the nth degree.
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It is with the saddest heart that we must pass on the following news. Please join us in remembering a great icon of the entertainment community. The Pillsbury Doughboy died yesterday of a yeast infection and complications from repeated pokes in the belly. He was 71. Doughboy was buried in a lightly greased coffin. Dozens of celebrities turned out to pay their respects, including Mrs. Butterworth, Hungry Jack, the California Raisins, Betty Crocker, the Hostess Twinkies, and Captain Crunch. The gravesite was piled high with flours. Aunt Jemima delivered the eulogy and lovingly described Doughboy as a man who never knew how much he was kneaded. Doughboy rose quickly in show business, but his later life was filled with turnovers. He was not considered a very "smart" cookie, wasting much of his dough on half-baked schemes. Despite being a little flaky at times, he still, as a crusty old man, was considered a roll model for millions. Doughboy is survived by his wife, Play Dough; two children, John Dough and Jane Dough; plus they had one in the oven. He is also survived by his elderly father, Pop Tart. The funeral was held at 3:50 for about 20 minutes.
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Heard tell he was cremated at 6.30. Same flakey pastry puff who always had his hair micro waved?
The idiot also known as Capfka ...
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So tell me WO'N, do you share your Whitty ditties on this Bogg paper, or is it a virtual sheet?Well, actually, Bogg has been around as a litmag since '68, a impressive record of survival for a small press publication. It's a print-only journal. Earlier issues also included illustrations by the late Brit artist, Joe Hirst, of Yorkshire, one of the founders of Bogg (it began in England). His usually humorous drawings included many caricatures of bathrooms and privies (and occupants) in poking fun at the journal's title. George Cairncross is the UK editor; Wilga Rose (who replaced the recently deceased Robert Boyce) is contributng editor for Australia and New Zealand; and Sheila Martindale edits for Canada. John Elsberg is the publisher and edits for the US. Should be available in all places mentioned in the literary periodical racks of "good" book stores (far and between these days, it seems). I have an early issue that cites the definition for "bogg", but I can't locate it right now. If I do I'll edit it in. And, by the way, mav...I may be whitty, but the author of Snowbound is Whittier. And how many folks can say they've been published on bogg paper! 
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Ah, yes...I remember well his gigantic performance in Ghostbusters. His towering calories will be sadly missed. I'll make it a point to rent the movie again in tribute (sniff).
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