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   Peter Johnson to G6JPG@255soft.uk   
   Re: How common was "John Doe" in *Englan   
   15 Feb 24 16:38:51   
   
   From: peter@parksidewood.nospam   
      
   On Thu, 15 Feb 2024 14:27:23 +0000, "J. P. Gilliver"   
    wrote:   
      
      
   >>Having said that, if the name was indeed inserted at a later time then   
   >>it is possible someone had forgotten the correct name.   
   >   
   >Ah, so it _is_ used as a placeholder here as well as US?   
      
   Is it? I was about to query that. When did John Doe for an unknown   
   person become commonplace in the US?   
   In the UK we don't seem to have the need for a John Doe or equivalent.   
      
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