# The Feud: You Don't Know Jack (or Jackson) by notfrommensa \[Game Over\]

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-you-dont-know-jack-or-jackson-by-notfrommensa-game-over/522829>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [December 28, 2009, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-you-dont-know-jack-or-jackson-by-notfrommensa-game-over/522829 "2009-12-28T20:29:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-you-dont-know-jack-or-jackson-by-notfrommensa-game-over/522829/41 "2009-12-29T05:38:13Z")

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1. Andrew Jackson
2. Bo Jackson
3. Tito
4. Jack Nicholson
5. Jackie Robinson
6. Jack and the Beanstalk
7. Jacksonville, Florida
8. jumper cables
9. idiot
10. jerking off

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**Author:** ![VanLandry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/eb9ed0/32.png) [@VanLandry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VanLandry)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-you-dont-know-jack-or-jackson-by-notfrommensa-game-over/522829/42 "2009-12-29T14:04:44Z")

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1. Andrew Jackson
2. Jack Dempsey
3. Tito
4. Jack Johnson
5. Jackie Onassis
6. Jack and the beanstock
7. Jackson, MS
8. emergency roadside kit
9. Moron
10. Jerk Off

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**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-you-dont-know-jack-or-jackson-by-notfrommensa-game-over/522829/43 "2009-12-29T14:54:24Z")

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1. Andrew Jackson
2. Bo Jackson
3. Janet
4. Jackson Browne
5. Jackie Onassis
6. Jack (and the beanstalk)
7. Jacksonville, Fla.
8. Jumper cables
9. Asshole
10. Jerking off

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**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-you-dont-know-jack-or-jackson-by-notfrommensa-game-over/522829/44 "2009-12-29T15:07:26Z")

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I was just reading up on Bo Jackson again, and I had started to forget what an amazing athlete he was: Heisman Trophy winner; 1st overal NFL draft pick; MLB All-star. Absolutely incredible. Plus he always seemed so congenial and good-natured.

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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-you-dont-know-jack-or-jackson-by-notfrommensa-game-over/522829/45 "2009-12-29T15:07:37Z")

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1. Andrew Jackson
2. Jack Nicklaus
3. Janet
4. Jack Nicholson
5. Jackie Kennedy Onasis
6. Jack and the Beanstalk
7. Jacksonville, FL
8. Jumper Cables
9. Idiot
10. Jerking off

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**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-you-dont-know-jack-or-jackson-by-notfrommensa-game-over/522829/46 "2009-12-29T15:51:05Z")

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> [@Rebo](#):
>
> 1. Name a historical person with the name “Jack” or “Jackson.” (first and last names required)
> 2. Name an athlete named with the name “Jack” or “Jackson.” (first and last names required)
> 3. Name a relative of Michael Jackson. (first name only)
> 4. Name a non-athlete celebrity with the name “Jack” or “Jackson” that is not Michael Jackson or one of his relatives. (first and last names required)
> 5. Name a famous “Jackie.” (first and last names required)
> 6. Name a famous “Jack” from a children’s story or nursery rhymes.
> 7. Name a city (and its state) containing the letters “Jack.”
> 8. Name something in the trunk of car besides a jack (or a spare tire.)
> 9. What’s another name for a person who is acting like a jackass.
> 10. Name another slang expression for “Jacking Off.”

1. Andrew Jackson
2. Bo Jackson
3. Janet
4. Samuel L. Jackson
5. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
6. Jack and the Beanstalk
7. Jacksonville, Florida
8. Dead body
9. Douchebag
10. Jerking off

Notes:  
3. That’s Miss Jackson if you’re nasty  
5. aka Jackie O  
8. Surely someone else playing has a morbid sense of humor

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**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-you-dont-know-jack-or-jackson-by-notfrommensa-game-over/522829/47 "2009-12-29T15:52:34Z")

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1. Andrew jackson
2. Jack Dempsy
3. Latoya
4. Jesse Jackson
5. Jackie Kennedy
6. Jack Spratt
7. Jacksonville ,Fla
8. tools
9. Douche Bag
10. Jerking off

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**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-you-dont-know-jack-or-jackson-by-notfrommensa-game-over/522829/48 "2009-12-29T15:54:21Z")

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1. Andrew Jackson
2. Jack Nichlaus
3. Janet
4. Jack Nicholson
5. Jackie Kennedy
6. Jack be Nimble
7. Jacksville, FL
8. jumper cables
9. douchebag
10. jerking off

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-you-dont-know-jack-or-jackson-by-notfrommensa-game-over/522829/49 "2009-12-29T15:55:54Z")

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1. Andrew Jackson
2. Reggie Jackson
3. Janet
4. Jack Black
5. Jackie Kennedy
6. Jack and the Beanstalk
7. Jacksonville
8. Jumper cables
9. Jerk
10. Spanking the monkey

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**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-you-dont-know-jack-or-jackson-by-notfrommensa-game-over/522829/50 "2009-12-29T15:59:52Z")

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1. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
2. Reggie Jackson
3. Janet
4. Jack Nicholson
5. Jackie Kennedy Onassis
6. Jack & The Beanstalk
7. Jackson, Mississippi
8. Groceries
9. Asshole
10. Jerking off

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**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-you-dont-know-jack-or-jackson-by-notfrommensa-game-over/522829/51 "2009-12-29T16:08:58Z")

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> [@Tengu](#):
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> 1. Jacksonville, KY

I have lived my whole life in Kentucky and never heard of Jacksonville. Now I see it’s a little wide place in the road in Shelby County, which is about 25 miles from where I grew up.

Is this someplace you’re familiar with? \</nosy\>

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**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-you-dont-know-jack-or-jackson-by-notfrommensa-game-over/522829/52 "2009-12-29T16:28:13Z")

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> [@Ellen\_Cherry](#):
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> I have lived my whole life in Kentucky and never heard of Jacksonville. Now I see it’s a little wide place in the road in Shelby County, which is about 25 miles from where I grew up.
> 
> Is this someplace you’re familiar with? \</nosy\>

I’m glad someone chose something other than Jackson, Ms or Jacksonville, Fl. There’s Jackson TN and Jackson MO but they are relatively small towns comparatively.

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**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-you-dont-know-jack-or-jackson-by-notfrommensa-game-over/522829/53 "2009-12-29T17:01:49Z")

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There’s a Jackson, Ky., that’s a wee bit larger; it’s in Breathitt County in the mountains of Eastern Kentucky. I’m wondering now if that’s the one he meant.

And hey! The object is to match each other!

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-you-dont-know-jack-or-jackson-by-notfrommensa-game-over/522829/54 "2009-12-29T21:00:22Z")

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**It’s Not Rocket Surgery!** is #46.

**42fish** was #42. Ha!

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-you-dont-know-jack-or-jackson-by-notfrommensa-game-over/522829/55 "2009-12-29T21:14:48Z")

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> [@notfrommensa](#):
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> I’m glad someone chose something other than Jackson, Ms or Jacksonville, Fl. There’s Jackson TN and Jackson MO but they are relatively small towns comparatively.

There’s also Jacksonville, Alabama, home of [Jacksonville State University](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacksonville_State_University).

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**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2009, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-you-dont-know-jack-or-jackson-by-notfrommensa-game-over/522829/56 "2009-12-29T22:16:00Z")

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and Jackson, Michigan hope of a big prison and several very nice golf courses.

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**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2009, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-you-dont-know-jack-or-jackson-by-notfrommensa-game-over/522829/57 "2009-12-30T01:01:56Z")

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My first instinct was Jackson, NJ (home of one of the country’s [largest theme parks](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Flags_Great_Adventure)) – since I grew up a half-hour from there. But I figured it probably wouldn’t get much play here…

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**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2009, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-you-dont-know-jack-or-jackson-by-notfrommensa-game-over/522829/58 "2009-12-30T01:31:13Z")

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And probably the 3rd most famous “jack” on the map, [Jackson Hole, Wyoming](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Hole) has been ignored.

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2009, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-you-dont-know-jack-or-jackson-by-notfrommensa-game-over/522829/59 "2009-12-30T04:16:33Z")

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1. Andrew Jackson
2. Reggie Jackson
3. Janet
4. Jack Webb
5. Jackie Robinson
6. Jack Sprat
7. Jackson Hole, Wyoming
8. Golf clubs
9. Jerk
10. Beating the bishop

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2009, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-you-dont-know-jack-or-jackson-by-notfrommensa-game-over/522829/60 "2009-12-30T04:17:37Z")

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> [@notfrommensa](#):
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> And probably the 3rd most famous “jack” on the map, [Jackson Hole, Wyoming](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Hole) has been ignored.

Until I entered. Guess I can write off my answer to that one. 😉

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