I can't read it clearly in my photo, but the label on the "Jack Daniels" bottle was funny, too. From what I was able to read, it looks like it says something like:

JACK FLOR--S
Massachusetts
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HACKERS

Above "HACKERS", it could say "Massachusetts Institute of Technology", but that seems to be more text than the space has room for there, unless the font got really small.

And everything it might have said after "HACKERS", as well as anything it might have said around the neck of the bottle, was just a complete blur in my photos.

Was anyone else able to get a better photo of that label, or at least write down what it said?

Jack Florey

By sdmorr on Thu, 04/08/2010 - 10:21pm.

The name on the bottle appears to be Jack Florey.

http://museum.mit.edu/150/blog/archives/65

Whatever its origins, Jack Florey seems to be a common pseudonym (and in-joke) among hackers. The article shows a larger version of the logo, evidently painted as a mural somewhere on campus. Perhaps you can find it?

That makes sense

By cdevers on Fri, 04/09/2010 - 11:23am.

I wasn't aware of the Jack Florey meme, but it makes sense. I'll update the photo accordingly, thanks!

A specific hacking group

By SwirlyGrrl on Fri, 04/09/2010 - 12:07pm.

"Jack Florey" is a pseud used by a specific society of hackers, usually made up of people living in specific campus residences and their friends. James E Tetazoo is another pseud, as is J. Arthur Random.

"Lazarus Lives" is meaningful as well.

Not that I'd know anything about it.

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Hope they didn't use big dig

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Funny whisky label, too

Jack Florey

That makes sense

A specific hacking group

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