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Tiny Bang Theories: John Doe A No No

If you're American and your surname is Doe, it's kind of a jinx to name your son John. How often have we seen in the cop shows, the procedurals, a detective ask down the mortuary, 'what you got for us, doc?'

'Got us a John Doe', replies the mortician pulling out a drawer from an oversized filing cabinet containing a cadaver played by an actor hoping he won't get typecast.

'We only want what's best for our son', say Mr and Mrs Doe, but surely he can aspire to something better than getting done in and a label on his big toe? There must be some John Doe's who have died of natural causes, they say. But, Mr and Mrs Doe, when did you last see a John Doe inscription down the local cemetery? (Continued at www.tinybangtheories.com)

Best wishes,
Paul (Ed.)

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