# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-captain-jack-who-do-you-first-think-of/625390/61 "2012-06-17T16:32:58Z")
I guess I’m the only one who thought of Stephen Jackson first. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-captain-jack-who-do-you-first-think-of/625390/62 "2012-06-17T17:22:23Z")
I think of Billy Joel, whiskey and masturbation. Now to check the thread and see if I’m the only old ass person. P.S. Captain Jack is a mixture of Captain Morgan and Jack Daniels. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-captain-jack-who-do-you-first-think-of/625390/63 "2012-06-17T17:24:17Z")
> [@zombywoof](#): > > The Billy Joel song pops into my mind first Ditto. ---
**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:** [June 17, 2012, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-captain-jack-who-do-you-first-think-of/625390/64 "2012-06-17T17:28:26Z")
> [@Sarabellum1976](#): > > This [DDR song](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgIuBQE1LEQ). > > I played a lot of DDR back in 2003-2004. This was one of the hardest songs in the game that I could do. 🙂 And when people mention DDR, the thing I think of is East Germany (Deutsche Democratic Republic) so this post really confused me. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-captain-jack-who-do-you-first-think-of/625390/65 "2012-06-17T17:42:28Z")
The first thing that popped into my mind was a plague, then within microseconds I realized I was thinking of Captain Tripps from The Stand. My brain was responding to the “Captain” before my eyes got to the Jack part. Then I thought of the song, though I didn’t remember who it was by until I read the thread. I didn’t see Pirates 4 so Captain Sparrow is a distant memory for me. Not that Billy Joel isn’t, since I never owned any albums. I always liked what I heard though. I read The Stand every year and it’s my favorite book, which explains the Tripps tripup. I had/have no idea who Jack Harkness is. Well, now I kinda do, because of the description in the poll. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-captain-jack-who-do-you-first-think-of/625390/66 "2012-06-17T18:31:43Z")
Ah, a large percentage of you are old asses like me! ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-captain-jack-who-do-you-first-think-of/625390/67 "2012-06-17T19:00:28Z")
> [@Eonwe](#): > > Billy Joel. This. ---
**Author:** ![Patch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-captain-jack-who-do-you-first-think-of/625390/68 "2012-06-17T19:39:53Z")
1. [Old furry comic](http://en.wikifur.com/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Captain_Jack) by Mike Kazaleh that I really liked. 2. Rum, as I keep mistaking the name for Captain Morgan’s rum ---
**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-captain-jack-who-do-you-first-think-of/625390/69 "2012-06-17T20:07:45Z")
Michael Bolton, b/c of the SNL short. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-captain-jack-who-do-you-first-think-of/625390/70 "2012-06-17T20:10:18Z")
Yup, another Billy Joel here. ---
**Author:** ![Eugene\_of\_Sandwich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c37758/32.png) [@Eugene\_of\_Sandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eugene_of_Sandwich)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-captain-jack-who-do-you-first-think-of/625390/71 "2012-06-17T20:11:13Z")
Billy Joel, of course. That’s the first song I remember hearing by him and still a fave. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-captain-jack-who-do-you-first-think-of/625390/72 "2012-06-17T23:29:23Z")
Nother Billy Joel ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-captain-jack-who-do-you-first-think-of/625390/73 "2012-06-18T00:05:19Z")
Captain “Mad Jack” Percival-much decorated US Navy officer (War of 1812). He’s buried about 6 miles from my parent’s home. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-captain-jack-who-do-you-first-think-of/625390/74 "2012-06-18T00:24:43Z")
Mary Jane ---
**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 18, 2012, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-captain-jack-who-do-you-first-think-of/625390/75 "2012-06-18T02:21:25Z")
> [@Patch](#): > > 1. [Old furry comic](http://en.wikifur.com/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Captain_Jack) by Mike Kazaleh that I really liked. You and me, Patch, you and me. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-captain-jack-who-do-you-first-think-of/625390/76 "2012-06-18T02:57:49Z")
_[Captain Jack and the Mermaid](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ5gOjVdi68)_, by Meg Davis Then the Billy Joel song. (I didn’t remember [“Mad Jack” Percival](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2sBJx-bnTQ) until I saw the other post mentioning him.) ---
**Author:** ![magnusblitz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@magnusblitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magnusblitz)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-captain-jack-who-do-you-first-think-of/625390/77 "2012-06-18T03:12:20Z")
Hmm. Caught between the Billy Joel song, the DDR song, and mistaking it for Captain Morgan. Never heard of Jack Harness, and Jack Sparrow would’ve come in a distant fourth because he’s almost always referred to just as “Jack” or “Captain Jack Sparrow.” ---
**Author:** ![Liddle\_Lamsy\_Divey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f04885/32.png) [@Liddle\_Lamsy\_Divey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liddle_Lamsy_Divey)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-captain-jack-who-do-you-first-think-of/625390/78 "2012-06-18T03:44:01Z")
Sparrow, then the Billy Joel song, then Harkness ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-captain-jack-who-do-you-first-think-of/625390/79 "2012-06-18T03:48:16Z")
Kientpoos, the Modoc Indian warrior (aka “Captain Jack”) who held off the Army for months in his lava-bed stronghold in Northern Calilfornia in 1873. If you ever get a chance to visit Captain Jack’s Stronghold, I highly recommend it. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-hear-captain-jack-who-do-you-first-think-of/625390/80 "2012-06-18T03:53:31Z")
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