Do you know Jack?

A Jackie, who used to work with my Dad. Isn't it the most popular name for boys in Britain? England at least.

One of my oldest school friends is a Jack, he now designs hydraulic pumps.

I've met/known loads.

i lived and dj-ed with one until a month ago. mostly nice guy but have never quite figured him out enough to forge a lasting friendship. he came out clubbing with me and my new housemates last week and wore a flamboyant pink hat the whole night.

Isn't it the most popular name for boys in Britain? England at least.

Yeah, but only since the mid-90s.

One of my best mates in university was called Jack. His uncle was Peter Ridsdale (and I daresay still is). Nice dude

My best friend when I was little had a brother called Jak (spelt like that).

There used to be a Jack on ILE. There's a freelancer I don't really know called Jack. I've known lots of Jackies. That's it.

Oh yeah. Irish guy called Jack, I met a coupla times. Friend of a friend.

I've never met anyone called Jack either. The only person who I know by one degree of separation is the baby son of an old client, who was named after Jack Daniels.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/Jack_full_face.jpg/180px-Jack_full_face.jpg

That's Jack Hargreaves btw.

It's a northern thing.

Blokes called John are called Jack.

e.g. Jack Duckworth.

Yes, but who knows Jack Duckworth?

I don't think it's a northern thing. My dad had a southern boss called Jack once. It's just a generational thing.

When I was a teenager, I knew someone, a couple of years older than me, who used the name Jack. His real name, though, was Richard.

I can think of three Jacks I know off the top of my head, maybe more.

it's so unfair

My cousin has a toddler called Jack. That's all I can think of.

Born in London in 1911 to James and Ada Hargreaves (née Jubb), Jack (christened John Herbert) was one of three brothers

http://www.whoisjackshit.com/

In the beginning, there was Jack, and Jack had a groove.
And from this groove came the groove of all grooves.
And while one day viciously throwing down on his box, Jack boldy declared,
"Let there be HOUSE!"
and house music was born.
"I am, you see,
I am
the creator, and this is my house!
And, in my house there is ONLY house music.
But, I am not so selfish because once you enter my house it then becomes OUR house and OUR house music!"
And, you see, no one man owns house because house music is a universal language, spoken and understood by all.
You see, house is a feeling that no one can understand really unless you're deep into the vibe of house.
House is an uncontrollable desire to jack your body.
And, as I told you before, this is our house and our house music.
And in every house, you understand, there is a keeper.
And, in this house, the keeper is Jack.
Now some of you who might wonder,
"Who is Jack, and what is it that Jack does?"
Jack is the one who gives you the power to jack your body!
Jack is the one who gives you the power to do the snake.
Jack is the one who gives you the key to the wiggly worm.
Jack is the one who learns you how to walk your body.
Jack is the one that can bring nations and nations of all Jackers together under one house.
You may be black, you may be white; you may be Jew or Gentile. It don't make a difference in OUR House.
And this is fresh.

Born in London in 1911 to James and Ada Hargreaves (née Jubb), Jack (christened John Herbert) was one of three brothers

What is this for?

The man with the tawdry little shed, innit?

I have an uncle Jack.

I also had a co-worker who refused to believe that Jack Kennedy and John F Kennedy were the same person. I explained that Jack was sometimes used as a nickname for people named John. We went through the same argument with Ted/Ed Kennedy. He was under the impression that the Kennedy family consisted of several dozen males.

form of john for older men in rural areas, innit?

According to the Baby Name Voyager, Jack was the 35th most popular baby boy name in 2006 in the US.

Rural? That's a strange thing to say!

My dad's called Jack. Christened John, but no-one ever calls him that, or ever has, though being a good Catholic boy, he had to have a good saintly name so couldn't be christened as Jack.

(Inverness not particularly rural)

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/51VT9EAXTML._AA280_.jpg

http://www.gyrostylus.com/logos/jack.jpg

my dad's like ailsa's dad but not catholic or christened or from inverness perhaps

Blueski gets nothing but <3 from me for those lyrics.

I've spoken on the phone to a Jack, but I've never met one in person.

http://www.esrb.org/ratings/synopsis.jsp?Certificate=29929

Yeah, I remember this or something similar as a CDRom game, I got it from Poundland.

Voiced by Paul Kaye as quizmaster, and various voices from various 'alternative' comedians additionally.

In twelve years of teaching elementary, I've never taught a single Jack. Not a Jill, either, I think, although one of my students had a sister Jill.