# US dopers: Joe Bloggs vs John Doe

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-dopers-joe-bloggs-vs-john-doe/139945>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 2, 2002, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-dopers-joe-bloggs-vs-john-doe/139945 "2002-12-02T12:12:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-dopers-joe-bloggs-vs-john-doe/139945/21 "2002-12-04T14:42:12Z")

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I thought the generic soldier was G.I. Joe?

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**Author:** ![UDS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecae2f/32.png) [@UDS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UDS)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-dopers-joe-bloggs-vs-john-doe/139945/22 "2002-12-04T15:04:02Z")

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Well, GI Joe is the generic American soldier. He chews gum, carries a rifle and wears a bandolier of bullets, regardless of which branch of the army he is in. Tommy Atkins is the generic British soldier. He is cheerful, drinks tea and wears a tin hat.

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