Jack Straw

Jack Straw was/is the name of two famous individuals:

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• John Whitaker Straw (born August 3 1946), commonly known as Jack Straw, is a British Labour Party politician and currently the Foreign Secretary.
• Jack Straw was a leader of the English Peasants' Revolt in 1381.
• Jack Straw ("from Wichita") is the name of a song by the Grateful Dead:

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"We can share the women,

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We can share the wine...

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We can share what we got of yours,

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'Cause we done shared all of mine..."

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• The Jack Straw Foundation is a public radio foundation based in Seattle, Washington.
• Jack Straws (or Jackstraws) is another name for the children's game Pick-up Sticks.