# John Doe

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-doe/155180>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 15, 2003, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-doe/155180 "2003-02-15T00:07:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-doe/155180/1 "2003-02-15T00:07:30Z")

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I rewound the tape to see the feed I taped this morning and I can’t tell if it’s a new episode or not…the same scene where the Black cop and the Girl cop are staring at him and he’s frowning is in each one.

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**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-doe/155180/2 "2003-02-15T00:14:04Z")

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That sounds familiar. But if you’re talking about the one that I’ll be seeing tonight, it’s a first-run ep.

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**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-doe/155180/3 "2003-02-15T00:21:57Z")

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**Carn** , that’s not Direct TV is it? Or do you have a reg sat dish and a decoder?

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-doe/155180/4 "2003-02-15T00:32:43Z")

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It’s C-Band and the Canadian feed.

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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-doe/155180/5 "2003-02-15T00:41:59Z")

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This week is a new episode.