Take One.
Here we go. This is incredibly long overdue. And right out of the gate, I am already scolding myself for defaulting to passive language. Bad Jake!
So what is Jake’sHouse? This post seeks to answer that, as it reaches into several different ideas of what a Jake(s) is.
Starting personally, I am Jake. Full name: Jacob Ingram. Here to finally push forward on my own pursuit of a media enterprise that aligns with my values.
Historically, a Jake or Jakes has a few fun definitions, which have all contributed to my choosing this name for the media production effort being crystalized now.
A “jakeshouse” is an extension of a “jakes”, meaning “a place to urinate and defecate, especially an outhouse.” This website and media project is meant to be my own jakeshouse, as in a place to drop all my proverbial shit and have it all in one place without needing to worry about specific audiences and what they might prefer, if you’re down with JakesHouse, it comes as one being steaming pile of… never mind.
Other fun historical definitions of Jake include:
- an adjective meaning “all right” or “fine”; as in “Everything turned out Jake.”
- a sexually immature wild, male Turkey
- a police officer, but seemingly specifically a foot cop
- a old style of prank involving sending a massive number of letters to an unsuspecting recipient
- an old Scottish slang term to refer to a tramp or scruffy person
- a prohibition era bootleg liquor that was made from or infused with Jamaican Ginger, could lead to a condition of paralysis called “Jake Leg”
Quite a list of Jake derivatives to start to play with. No cops tho, duh.
Got a ton of takes to share with you all, finally, formally. So stay tuned for Jake’s Takes and the further development and cultivation of Jake’sHouse.
Talk to y’all again soon!
Cover Image Credit: Jim Bahn via Flickr, https://flic.kr/p/amPPrb, CC by 4.0
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