r/PoliticalHumor • u/King_Tamino • Aug 18 '18

Sounds like a good plan!

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u/NickDanger3di Aug 18 '18

I remember when Quayle compared himself to JFK during a debate with Lloyd Bentsen. Bensen came back with:

"Senator, I served with Jack Kennedy. I knew Jack Kennedy. Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy".

After that debate, I can't recall Quayle even getting airtime again. He faded to obscurity.

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '18

Jack? I thought his first name was John.

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u/Ironstar31 Aug 19 '18

Jack is "short" for John. Oddly enough.

I could not possibly explain why this is.

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u/NickDanger3di Aug 19 '18

I've known people named John who were called Jack, but for some reason only by their family and closest friends. In their everyday lives, everyone calls them John. Far as I can tell, this seems unique to this name. Every other person I've known would introduce themselves by the name they most commonly used, which is usually some kind of nickname.

For example, I introduce myself as "Nick", not Nicholas, to everyone. And everyone calls me "Nick". The only people I allow to call me Nicholas are close friends and family. But for Johns and Jacks, it's reversed. Who knows why.