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In addition to the fictional and hypothetical senses, there are of course many real eating establishments named "Joe's Diner". Some were so named prior to the popularity of the term as a placeholder name, and their existence contributed to the rise of this placeholder name. A famous example is the
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One thing Lee had going for it was Joe's Diner, and in a sense Joe's Diner was Lee. Without too much of a stretch, you could even say that the diner was
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The actual Joe of Joe's Diner is the man behind the counter in this classic picture. Others were created after the name became popular for this purpose, and were named to take advantage of the term. The
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that would likely be unsuccessful suing another Joe's Diner in another state" for
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What's Good at Trader Joe's?: Joe's Diner Mac n' Cheese
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