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| Cracker Jack Changes Name To More Politically Correct Caucasian Jack |
| 2020-06-20 |
| [BabylonBee] When ballparks finally open again, those standing for the traditional seventh-inning stretch will be singing some different lyrics to "Take Me Out to the Ballgame." After over 100 years of selling its caramel popcorn snack under the name Cracker Jack, Frito-Lay announced today that it would be rebranded as the less offensive "Caucasian Jack." "We are very sorry to all the crack---er, I mean, Caucasians we have hurt over the years," said a spokesperson. |
| Posted by:Snoter Guelph1823 |
| #13 ...and then they came for Harry Carry. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2020-06-20 16:47 |
| #12 And we've often heard "crack troops". "Cracker of a shot" is often heard in the UK in soccer/football matches. |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-06-20 12:48 |
| #11 How many too big word in there for Maxine Waters? |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-06-20 12:24 |
| #10 Crack shot is an expert marksman Crack head is a VP's son |
| Posted by: Frank G 2020-06-20 12:24 |
| #9 Looked it up last night after seeing it in the Bee. From Merriam-Webster: The late 19th-century pairing of crack and jack to form crackerjack topped off a long history for those words. Cracker is an elongation of crack, an adjective meaning "expert" or "superior" that dates from the 18th century. Prior to that, crack was a noun meaning "something superior" and a verb meaning "to boast." (The verb use evolved from the expression "to crack a boast," which came from the sense of crack meaning "to make a loud sharp sound.") Jack has been used for "man" since the mid-1500s, as in "jack-of-all-trades." Crackerjack entered English first as a noun referring to "a person or thing of marked excellence," then as an adjective. You may also know Cracker Jack as a snack of candied popcorn and peanuts. That trademarked name dates from the 1890s. |
| Posted by: JHH 2020-06-20 12:14 |
| #8 You be talkin' dat etymology sh*t now. Dat ain't ebonics. GTFO, cracker... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-06-20 10:45 |
| #7 The term cracker jack is not politically incorrect or a pejorative. For example, "He was a cracker jack fighter pilot." |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2020-06-20 10:25 |
| #6 Any train out of Chattanooga will do. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-06-20 10:00 |
| #5 Waiting for Glenn Miller's 'Chatanooga Choo Choo' to gain attention for at least 2 references to the term 'boy.' Shoe shine and train information requests. |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2020-06-20 09:40 |
| #4 Not this morning Bee. You got me with: "'CBS wants a race war': Outlet slammed for headline saying police killed black man while leaving out he reportedly fired first." Thought that one was the Bee and it wasn't. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2020-06-20 09:01 |
| #3 If words have power, leave it to the illiterate to latch onto the powerless ones. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-06-20 04:41 |
| #2 Irony is, a cracker is a person from a particular geographic and social background. I'm not a cracker nor a descendant. Calling me a cracker is about like calling me a Swede or a Lithuanian. Incorrect and no skin off my butt. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-06-20 03:24 |
| #1 Does this mean one cant go to the Honkie Tonk anymore. |
| Posted by: Cheaderhead 2020-06-20 00:34 |