Talk:Jack-in-the-box

"The toy also frequently appears in horror movies". Which movies would that be? Melchoir 03:27, 2 December 2005 (UTC)

I reverted what I thought was a spurious edit about the Jack in the Box chain having at least one person die because of them, checking the article itself, it claims four people died from ecoli! Anyway I don't think that part of the company's history needs to be inlcuded in this article. --Alf ^melmac 22:32, 4 January 2006 (UTC) gfdhfgfjhkgkj

I agree, so I've reverted it again. The issue is covered in the Jack in the Box article. -- Mikeblas 20:20, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

Reverted link to a 'theory' on name origin that referenced someone's unsupported claims on a forum. Could find no real reference for the theory, and it used the same name "john Schorne" as the 13th century one. --205.206.70.41 06:31, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

I really think the "live captured runaway slave in a wooden box" theory here needs some kind of source. It sounds far-fetched to me. Thedoorhinge 16:51, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

I should mention, yes there is a souce, kind of, but it seems to be a blog, and the link doesn't go anywhere as far as I can tell. Thedoorhinge 16:53, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

Regarding the origin of the name, would it come from Iachimo in Shakespeare's Cymbeline? He hid in a box to gain entry to Imogen's bedchamber, and came out at night.Wussager (talk) 10:31, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Theory of its origin

The article used to have the claim;

Historian/Journalist Pete Patterson(Of the Fubar News Network.) believes there's a much more controversial history behind the toy. According to his article (found here) "The original Jacks weren’t actually clowns, but instead runaway slaves ("Jacks" in slang.) The first Jack in a box was actually a live captured runaway slave in a wooden box. Often times children playing where they shouldn't, would jam sharpened wooden sticks though the knotholes of the boxes. In reaction the "Jack" inside would yelp, and often times bust though the top of the box..... In 1832 a young music box maker, John Schorne, inspired by his childhood antics, began hand crafting and selling Jack in The Boxes. The simple music box would cranked and POP out came a crudely crafted black man on a spring. The idea quickly took off as one of the first novelty gifts."

Why was it deleted? Undead Herle King (talk) 02:16, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

Probably because it's pretty clearly crap. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.55.146.25 (talk) 01:51, 27 February 2009 (UTC)