# When you hear "Captain Jack", who do you first think of? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 17, 2012, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-captain-jack-who-do-you-first-think-of/625390 "2012-06-17T02:03:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Helena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c68b51/32.png) [@Helena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-captain-jack-who-do-you-first-think-of/625390/21 "2012-06-17T02:48:46Z")
The first thing that popped into my head was the filk song about Captain Jack and the mermaid. ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Hen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-captain-jack-who-do-you-first-think-of/625390/22 "2012-06-17T02:49:03Z")
Jack Harkness quickly followed by Billy Joel. Of course, Jack Harkness always makes me think of the Billy Joel song anyway (though I somehow doubt Harkness would ever “just sit at home and masturbate”). Sparrow didn’t pop into my head until I opened the thread and read it. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-captain-jack-who-do-you-first-think-of/625390/23 "2012-06-17T02:52:50Z")
For some reason I thought of Spinal Tap’s “Saucy Jack” first. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-captain-jack-who-do-you-first-think-of/625390/24 "2012-06-17T02:53:34Z")
> [@zombywoof](#): > > The Billy Joel song pops into my mind first Me as well. ---
**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-captain-jack-who-do-you-first-think-of/625390/25 "2012-06-17T02:54:37Z")
Aubrey. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-captain-jack-who-do-you-first-think-of/625390/26 "2012-06-17T02:57:49Z")
Michael Bolton. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-captain-jack-who-do-you-first-think-of/625390/27 "2012-06-17T02:58:02Z")
William Joel. ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-captain-jack-who-do-you-first-think-of/625390/28 "2012-06-17T03:15:40Z")
Monterey jack cheese ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-captain-jack-who-do-you-first-think-of/625390/29 "2012-06-17T03:21:16Z")
The drink, the song or my high school English teacher (we gave him that nickname). ---
**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:** [June 17, 2012, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-captain-jack-who-do-you-first-think-of/625390/30 "2012-06-17T03:36:26Z")
The man sitting at the piano in earshot of Paul and Davey. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-captain-jack-who-do-you-first-think-of/625390/31 "2012-06-17T03:36:49Z")
> [@foolsguinea](#): > > Mike Kazaleh’s Captain Jack, of course. Or the song. Wait, not the Billy Joel song. I guess [this one,](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boNRVXR7bqg) though I only dimly remembered it. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-captain-jack-who-do-you-first-think-of/625390/32 "2012-06-17T03:39:41Z")
Wally and the Beaver’s pet alligator. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-captain-jack-who-do-you-first-think-of/625390/33 "2012-06-17T03:41:41Z")
Billy Joel. _Captain Jack will get you by tonight And take you to your special island Captain Jack will get you high tonight Just a little push, and you’ll be flyin’_ ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-captain-jack-who-do-you-first-think-of/625390/34 "2012-06-17T03:44:03Z")
Another vote for Billy Joel. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-captain-jack-who-do-you-first-think-of/625390/35 "2012-06-17T03:56:02Z")
Harkness and I don’t even really like the character. ---
**Author:** ![Sinisterniik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@Sinisterniik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sinisterniik)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-captain-jack-who-do-you-first-think-of/625390/36 "2012-06-17T03:59:31Z")
Billy Joel. First song I ever heard with the word “masturbate” -which for some reason made it stick with me. ---
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-captain-jack-who-do-you-first-think-of/625390/37 "2012-06-17T04:00:33Z")
Wasn’t there a movie with Snake Pliskin in it called _Captain_ _Jack_? Oooops, IMDB says it was _Captain Ron_. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-captain-jack-who-do-you-first-think-of/625390/38 "2012-06-17T05:13:10Z")
Billy Joel. One of my faves. ---
**Author:** ![ITR\_champion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-captain-jack-who-do-you-first-think-of/625390/39 "2012-06-17T05:23:18Z")
Captain Jack Handy from the science fiction novel _[Larklight](http://www.amazon.com/Larklight-Rousing-Dauntless-Farthest-Reaches/dp/1599900203)_. ---
**Author:** ![Beastly\_Rotter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/45deac/32.png) [@Beastly\_Rotter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beastly_Rotter)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-captain-jack-who-do-you-first-think-of/625390/40 "2012-06-17T05:56:52Z")
[Captain Jack Absolute](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rivals#Characters) from Sheridan’s _The Rivals_ and C. C. Humphrey’s rather splendid Jack Absolute novels. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-captain-jack-who-do-you-first-think-of/625390.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-captain-jack-who-do-you-first-think-of/625390.md?page=3)