Re: CHAT: "John Doe" equivalents sought

> I've been asked on another mailing list to collect "dummy names" from
> other cultures. In Anglo-America, the names "John Doe" and "Richard Roe"
> (and female equivalents with "Jane") are used in the legal system and
> elsewhere for people whose names are not known.  I have heard that
> the name "Alain LaFlamme" is used similarly either in France or in
> French Canada (my informant wasn't certain).  Are there other such names
> elsewhere?  Details eagerly solicited.
>
> ObConlang: In Lojban it would be "la broda", of course.
Well, in Dimel, it would probably be the interogative word for a person,
"ge'he'mxg". I really haven't thought about this. Most of the time when
Dimel would actually be used, the target is known anyways, and so
his/her name is used anyways. But like I said, I haven't put a lot of
thought into that.

I also know that there is "J Random <noun>", such as J Random Nerd, J
Random Hacker, etc (as you can see, I'm pulling this from the jargon
file), as well as Fred Foobar, the Bloggs family, Dr. Fred Mbogo, and so
on. I guess it just depends on the community involved.

-Axiem
-axiem@swbell.net