# No nookie for Jack **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 16, 2012, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-nookie-for-jack/631657 "2012-08-16T09:20:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-nookie-for-jack/631657/1 "2012-08-16T09:20:40Z")
There’s a new Jack In the Box commercial in which Jack’s wife owns him in a word game. Jack plays the word “swavory” and his wife challenges him. He then uses it to describe the sweet and savory taste of his new waffle sandwich. His wife then plays the word “nonookie”. Jack: What’s that supposed to-? Oh. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF4CyF5BbqE) I was surprised they’d get away with that, but then I saw it on cable, where they can be looser with material than on the broadcast channels. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-nookie-for-jack/631657/2 "2012-08-16T12:52:06Z")
I’m reading the comments, and your OP, and I’m surprised people are finding this that shocking and raunchy. Really? “No nookie” is shocking can’t-believe-they-put-this-on-a-commercial? ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-nookie-for-jack/631657/3 "2012-08-16T13:00:23Z")
They do have a habit of pushing the envelop. At least they aren’t [pushing rope](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zf5i0O2PNS4). ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-nookie-for-jack/631657/4 "2012-08-16T13:08:46Z")
Another one of those commercials I don’t get. “Eat at Jack’s and you won’t get laid” - this sells waffles? Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Chicagojeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b19c9b/32.png) [@Chicagojeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicagojeff)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-nookie-for-jack/631657/5 "2012-08-16T13:21:03Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > Another one of those commercials I don’t get. “Eat at Jack’s and you won’t get laid” - this sells waffles? > > Regards, > Shodan Dude regarding that stick.. you ought to remove it from your posterior.. Quite a few of us love Jack in the Box and think the commercials are the funniest ones around. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-nookie-for-jack/631657/6 "2012-08-16T13:35:26Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > Another one of those commercials I don’t get. “Eat at Jack’s and you won’t get laid” - this sells waffles? No. The fact that eating at Jack’s makes you play Scrabble ™ sells waffles. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-nookie-for-jack/631657/7 "2012-08-16T13:37:45Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > There’s a new Jack In the Box commercial in which Jack’s wife owns him in a word game. Jack plays the word “swavory” and his wife challenges him. He then uses it to describe the sweet and savory taste of his new waffle sandwich. His wife then plays the word “nonookie”. > > Jack: What’s that supposed to-? Oh. It was actually Nono Okie, which was Lennon’s pet name for Yoko. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-nookie-for-jack/631657/8 "2012-08-16T14:05:04Z")
> [@Chicagojeff](#): > > Dude regarding that stick.. you ought to remove it from your posterior.. Quite a few of us love Jack in the Box and think the commercials are the funniest ones around. 😕😕 Well that seems a bit of an overreaction. I assure you I have no stick up my ass and enjoyed many a Jack in the Box meal when I lived in a place where there were some, but this commercial makes no sense.On any level. You might think it’s hilarious but that has nothing to do with **Shodan’s** comment. ---
**Author:** ![gazpacho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6f9a4e/32.png) [@gazpacho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gazpacho)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-nookie-for-jack/631657/9 "2012-08-16T14:22:54Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > 😕😕 > > Well that seems a bit of an overreaction. I assure you I have no stick up my ass and enjoyed many a Jack in the Box meal when I lived in a place where there were some, but this commercial makes no sense.On any level. You might think it’s hilarious but that has nothing to do with **Shodan’s** comment. Sure it does. It is a funny commercial. It makes people happy and so they have generally good feelings about Jack in the Box because of it. It is about all you can ask for from an ad for fast food. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-nookie-for-jack/631657/10 "2012-08-16T14:33:30Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > I’m reading the comments, and your OP, and I’m surprised people are finding this that shocking and raunchy. Really? “No nookie” is shocking can’t-believe-they-put-this-on-a-commercial? I don’t find it shocking, but I’m surprised you don’t find it worthy of comment. It’s not what you’d expect in a fast food commercial. Maybe a Cialis commercial or a Trojans commercial. But like I said, it’s on cable. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-nookie-for-jack/631657/11 "2012-08-16T14:44:13Z")
> [@Chicagojeff](#): > > Dude regarding that stick.. you ought to remove it from your posterior.. Quite a few of us love Jack in the Box and think the commercials are the funniest ones around. And quite a few don’t. They’re lame as hell. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-nookie-for-jack/631657/12 "2012-08-16T15:32:08Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > I don’t find it shocking, but I’m surprised you don’t find it worthy of comment. It’s not what you’d expect in a fast food commercial. Maybe a Cialis commercial or a Trojans commercial. But like I said, it’s on cable. Honestly, I would not have noticed. Seems like a typical somewhat edgy Gen Y type of commercial. I swear I’ve seen much more sexually suggestive commercials on basic TV, but nothing specific (other than beer commercials) is coming to mind. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-nookie-for-jack/631657/13 "2012-08-16T16:12:17Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > They do have a habit of pushing the envelop. At least they aren’t [pushing rope](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zf5i0O2PNS4). Or selling spaghetti sauce. ---
**Author:** ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-nookie-for-jack/631657/14 "2012-08-16T16:35:03Z")
Jack in the Box is still around? ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-nookie-for-jack/631657/15 "2012-08-16T16:44:39Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > Or selling spaghetti sauce. Ah, yes, the Ragu one. How could I forget it, after sharing it on my Facebook page. I find that much more wrong and raunchy than the “no nookie” commercial here. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-nookie-for-jack/631657/16 "2012-08-16T16:55:48Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > I’m reading the comments, and your OP, and I’m surprised people are finding this that shocking and raunchy. Really? “No nookie” is shocking can’t-believe-they-put-this-on-a-commercial? Well the commercial is about a cold-hearted bitch who thinks it’s ok to emotionally and physically manipulate men just because she didn’t get her way at a stupid game and got her po wittle feewings hurt. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-nookie-for-jack/631657/17 "2012-08-16T17:00:34Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > Well the commercial is about a cold-hearted bitch who thinks it’s ok to emotionally and physically manipulate men just because she didn’t get her way at a stupid game and got her po wittle feewings hurt. In fact, most commercials are of this variety. It’s OK though, we’re only men. Try making a commercial that is insulting or belittling of women and see what happens though. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-nookie-for-jack/631657/18 "2012-08-16T17:01:15Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > Well the commercial is about a cold-hearted bitch who thinks it’s ok to emotionally and physically manipulate men just because she didn’t get her way at a stupid game and got her po wittle feewings hurt. You must love the [AT&T commercial, then.](http://angrywhitedude.com/2011/09/att-male-bashing-commercial-has-awd-on-breathing-non-pc-fire/) 😉 ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-nookie-for-jack/631657/19 "2012-08-16T17:03:20Z")
> [@Enderw24](#): > > It was actually Nono Okie, which was Lennon’s pet name for Yoko. Jack should have argued that names are not allowed in Scrabble, then. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2012, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-nookie-for-jack/631657/20 "2012-08-16T17:18:32Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > (..)just because she didn’t get her way at a stupid game… Dude, it was on a triple word score. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-nookie-for-jack/631657.md?page=2)