Tuesday, October 17, 2023

U.S. v. Draper (9th Cir. - Oct. 17, 2023)

I realize it's a decade-old television show, but it was a good one, so I couldn't help but notice the striking coincidence between today's Ninth Circuit opinion and Mad Men.

The defendant's name is Dan Draper. Which is virtually identical to the protagonist's name in the show, Don Draper. What's (the real) Draper in prison for? Killing Linford Dick. Who was the (fictional) Draper? A guy named Dick Whitman who (accidentally) killed Draper and then took his identity.

Quite the coincidence.

Though I admit: Maybe you gotta be a fan.