Re: CHAT: "John Doe" equivalents sought

On Wed, 24 May 2000, Roger Mills wrote:

>Padraic wrote:
>. In the hospital, we use
>>Baby Girl/Boy (surprise, surprise) for unnamed babies. Jane and
>>John Doe for unknown adults.
>>
>>Padraic.>
>
>Some years back, when a friend of mine got a copy of his birth certif. in
>order to apply for a passport, he was chagrined to discover his legal name
>was "Baby Boy Lewis"-- his parents hadn't decided on a name at the time the
>paperwork was done!!
>
And they never registered his name with the state after sorting it
all out? Perhaps he ought to simply start signing things 'Baby Boy'.

Padraic.