Hey Dick! It's JOHN Murtha. JOHN JOHN JOHN (NOT JACK)

[matcom]

:crazy:

why does Uncle Dick keep referring to him as JACK Murtha?

http://www.house.gov/murtha/

[TrueAmerican]

1. I think he uses both

JFK used Jack also.

[skylarmae]

2. I've noticed the same thing - it must be the same as JFK is really

John but lots of people referred to him as Jack too. Jack for John? don't understand, just an observation...

[AnnInLa]

3. "Jack" and "John" are often used interchangeably"

Jack is a nick-name for John....for alot of men.

[matcom]

5. honestly never heard of that in my life

:shrug:

[ClintonTyree]

7. Yeah, my best friend's name is John........

and everyone calls him "Jack". :shrug: I never bothered to inquire as to why.

[kliljedahl]

8. Just be careful how you greet him on an airplane

[Don Claybrook]

9. a la "Jack Kennedy"

I guess it's the familiar of John.

[ET Awful]

10. You never heard JFK called Jack Kennedy? n/t

[HereSince1628]

14. Hmmm, John/Jack is very common as is Richard/Dick and

Robert/Bob.

[Cooley Hurd]

4. I've heard Dems call him Jack, but Cheney should refer to him as "Sir."

Cheney's not fit to support Murtha's nutsack!

[acmavm]

6. Jack is a dirivative of John. My couse Jack was really named John.

Known a couple of men called Jack that were really Johns. It's a term of familiarity.

[BOSSHOG]

11. My name is Jack

and I live in the back
of the Greta Garbo home
My friends I will remember
wherever I may roam
there's lots of fun and I love to run
up and down the stairs
I make as much noise as I want
and no one ever cares.

Mid 60's, drug induced lyrics of a popular song by an old English Group!

[TexasProgresive]

12. It's what he calls himself

and it is really common for Jacks to be Johns on their birth certificates.

See this site:

http://www.yourcongress.com/profile.asp?member_id=356

Dick's just jackin off

[dave123williams]

13. Yeah; it's DICK, not Richard...

[rhino47]

15. I thought the john=jack was common of people of irish roots.

I have two cousins and one uncle named john in my family.We call all three of them Jack.I have no idea why but I have noticed it with the irish.

[WI_DEM]

16. his friends should use "Jack" people like Cheney should say Rep. Murtha