Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alright Jack

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The result of the debate was keep. Sjakkalle (Check!) 08:35, 20 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Alright Jack

I sent this to vote because the article to me doesn't say anything extra "real" about this phrase. If it's a valid phrase, then a vote shall decide, no? Antares33712 21:41, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)

• Keep, found 628,000 Google hits for this article. DCUnitedRock23
• Delete. If anything, the phrase should be "I'm alright Jack" or "I'm all right Jack". However, this might be better off in Wiktionary, if that handles phrases. As it is, the article struggles to say anything of value, and the usage sentence is very contrived. The only thing that might rescue it is some etymology. Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable lists it (using 'all right', along with a Naval equivalent ("Pull up the ladder, Jack, I'm inboard") and an Australian equivalent - "Jack system"). If you feel it necessary to keep, then I'd suggest that those snippets are added. Noisy | Talk 17:04, Jun 25, 2005 (UTC)
  • In the UK, it is quite normal for "alright jack" to be used to describe things other than oneself. "I'm alright jack" may have been the original example, but the phrase has migrated to become a general term, and usage as in "They don't care, it's a safe seat, the MP is alright jack" (in an informal context) is common. Hyphz
  • Wiktionary accepts articles on idioms, such as bob's your uncle, containing etymologies, examples of their usages, and explanations of their meanings. Uncle G 12:42, 11 July 2005 (UTC)
• Transwiki to Wiktionary It'd be more at home there, instead of in the encyclopedia. --JB Adder | Talk 11:23, July 11, 2005 (UTC)
• Keep, notable stereotype of an attitude. Kappa 14:54, 11 July 2005 (UTC)
• Keep. Very, very common British phrase of the post-war era. Perhaps should be moved to "I'm All Right Jack" with a disambig to the Peter Sellers/Ian Carmichael film of the same name. The film may be slightly better known outside the UK than the phrase and I have no real opinion on how the ambiguity should be resolved except that one of them should be primary. --Tony Sidaway|Talk 23:10, 11 July 2005 (UTC)
• Transwiki. Radiant_>|< 13:41, July 12, 2005 (UTC)
• Keep per TonySidaway. Xoloz 03:09, 13 July 2005 (UTC)

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