Joe Public

Joe Public may refer to:

  • A generic name used informally to denote a hypothetical member of society deemed a "common man" in the United Kingdom, known as John Q. Public in the United States.
  • Joe Public (band), a new jack swing musical group.*
    • Joe Public (album), the debut album by the new jack swing group.
  • Joe Public F.C., a football (soccer) club based in Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago.
  • Joe Public, a song by The Rutles on their album The Rutles Archaeology.

Famous quotes containing the words joe and/or public:

    “We saw a pair of moose-horns on the shore, and I asked Joe if a moose had shed them; but he said there was a head attached to them, and I knew that they did not shed their heads more than once in their lives.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “George Shears ... was hanged in a barn near the store. The rope was thrown over a beam, and he was asked to walk up a ladder to save the trouble of preparing a drop for him. “Gentlemen,” he said, “I am not used to this business. Shall I jump off or slide off?” He was told to jump.”
    —For the State of Montana, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)