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    When do you qualify as a Joe Sixpack?

    Question #107992. Asked by flem-ish. (Aug 14 09 5:10 PM)


    zbeckabee

    		As soon as you have a blue-collar job and drink beer:

    Main Entry: Joe Six–Pack
    Function: noun
    Etymology: from the stereotype of a six-pack of beer as a workingman's drink
    Date: 1975-- An ordinary man; specifically a blue-collar worker

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Sixpack

    http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/joe%20six-pack

    Aug 14 09, 5:17 PM
    author

    		I think Joe has a different name in each country. In Sweden he is "Medelsvensson" (roughly translated: Average Svensson).
    But I'm not sure if he's blue collar and drinks beer any more.

    http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medelsvensson

    Aug 14 09, 5:35 PM
    author

    		This German Wiki page has a fun list of Joe Sixpack's name in several countries.

    http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Normalverbraucher

    Aug 14 09, 5:37 PM

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