Headscratchers / Jack Stauber

OPAL has it's own page.

Hamantha’s lack of a mouth

• How does Hamantha speak or eat? She doesn't have a mouth, and unless it's a situation similar to Hello Kitty, then I'm stumped.
  • I've always been under the assumption that the whole ham-head thingamabob was an allegory for being born with a disability of some sort. So maybe she doesn't, like, actually got a ham head.

The Song Of Love’s official title?

• We might have heard of "The Song Of Love", but due to the fact that the song name is changed in every live show, what is the official song name?
  • Probably just "The Song of Love", think about it like the last few seasons of Aqua Teen Hunger Force, where the title changes each season, but it's still the same show and they're still called Aqua Teen Hunger Force 99% of the time.
    • But that doesn't make any sense due to the fact that "The Song Of Love" is an unofficial name given by fans, unlike Aqua Teen Hunger Force which the title itself was actually official according to the creators.
    • I apologize for that. I didn't realize that it was a fan-title.

Jack’s fixation with teeth

• There are so many instances that he is referencing teeth, but why does he does that?
  • Maybe it has something to do with someone's (particularity his) teeth dream I think...?
  • Or maybe it has nothing to do with his mention of food, which is seen in Dinner Is Not Over (about Dinner ^note represents Life and Dessert^note  represents Death), Good Morning Blondie (about someone who treats his girlfriend/wife by making a cup of coffee), Cheeseburger Family (about a person who is grateful of his family which is represent as cheeseburgers), etc
  • It might just be a special interest or quirk to him, just like the VHS tapes used in his works.
  • I red somewhere in the Aesthetic Fandom Wiki and they confirmed that "Dreamcore" incorporates surreal elements like eyes, wings, bubbles, etc, but one thing that makes a little more sense is that they mentioned teeth, and who is obsessed with teeth? Jack Stauber, so it makes sense.

The magical digestive tract?

• In "Trent The Baby's Christmas", Trent's father said that Santa has a magical digestive system that can turn foods into toys, but it makes no sense since the toys were made of non edible ingredients unlike foods. Even with context, it's still confusing.
  • Knowing Jack's sense of humor, it's probably Rule of Funny.

“Eating Hamantha” allegory

• If Hamantha’s ham condition was just an allegory for a disability and she didn’t actually have a Ham for a head, then what was the doctor/family eating her supposed to represent?
  • Basically it represents her death, of course
  • This troper once saw a comment stating that this represents Hamantha's organs being harvested post-mortem, persumably without consent from her family. Either that or just plain Surreal Humor.

How do the Micropop EPs speak?

• If the characters in the cover arts of Extended EPs were characters, how do they speak? I mean, Hamantha can speak despite having a "ham" head (which is because her disease), but for the characters in cover art of Extended EPs, how? Like they don't have any diseases or whatsoever.
  • Maybe they’re Cute Mutes
  • Or maybe they speak like SHOP: A Pop Opera objects do at the beginning of the same show they appeared.
    • Going off of that, maybe they just sprout a mouth when needed.

The Movie Theater Song

• I have been wondering what does the "Movie Theater Song" sounds like in full music, cause you know, it only has a 37 second long clip, and worst part? He doesn't even name that song. So, what do you think it would be sound like and how would you name it as?
  • He probably has named it, the issue is that footage from that live show is extremely rare, and there’s no found footage of him saying the title. As for what the song would sound like, based on what’s available, it would probably be a jazzy 50s inspired song. I do agree with you that it’s frustrating that we only have a 37 second version, it sounds beautiful.

Jack’s Hiatus

• Wonder why he go on a hiatus for a long time without posting for 2 years. We never know what he'll post (unless we're a patron).
  • Probably being broke or something, so that's why he uses this to tell us to donate money to him to make more public videos
  • I think he was just having mental issues and that's why he uses this to cope with those
    • A recent thread on the subreddit somewhat supports this theory.
    • HOLY SMOKES
    • I just found out that the post is likely a lie, considering that the person that posted it has said some things that don't line up with the linked post, along with the fact that they have said some things that likely aren't true about Jack.
  • Maybe he still cares about publishing public videos, but the problem is, he's procrasting, which is why he never published videos on his social media (except for Patreon) in the first place, albeit unintentionally.
  • Maybe he's just sick of us publishing videos (usually animations) that uses his songs without even asking.
  • Maybe the Keyman started a Key-Family. He’s pretty private about his personal life, so it makes sense why he wouldn’t say anything about it.
  • I think he's bored of making public videos, and wanted to move the videos onto Patreon.
  • I heard somewhere on the Jack Stauber Subreddit that he was getting harassed online around the time Opal released, so he might feel safer on Patreon.
    • So you're telling me... He got turned into the next Opal?
    • I mean, he probably isn't getting abused by his family like Opal/Claire, it was just something that was going around the subreddit coincidentally around the time OPAL released, and I thought it might be related to his sudden absence. There's a full chance that I'm wrong.
    • No no no, like by being the next "Opal" I mean getting abused by his community
    • Oh, sorry about that. It wasn’t exactly his fandom that was harassing him, it was apparently a couple people that he used to be friends with here’s a link that kind of explains what happened.

The Shoe/Sandwich jokes

• Of course, we have heard of the shoe joke and the sandwich joke, but I have a funny question: If those 2 jokes sound similar to each other, will there be another joke that sounds similar to those?
  • If he ever comes back and does a live concert again, chances are he probably would.

A new joke name confusion

• Since the previous Jack Stauber related Headscratcher question confirms that he would probably make another joke similar to the Shoe/Sandwich joke, wonder which object he's gonna use it next, since we're not time travellers.
  • Maybe the objects from Extended EPs
  • Or the items from SHOP: A Pop Opera
  • Well both jokes start with him walking down the street, so maybe the object would be something you'd find walking down the street (ex: a dog, a car, etc).
  • "CLEAR MILK" sounds like a great idea for that item

Joose and Zaki inclusion?

• Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but should tropes and other thing relating to Joose and Zaki be included on Jack's page(s), or should we avoid adding those examples to Jack's page(s) since other people are involved in both bands? For those that don't know, Joose and Zaki are bands that Jack was the lead singer of a while back.
  • Yes, but what trope should I add for you?
    • This line from “The Big One” is for the funny page

There’s a shark

I’m the shark.

Get off my sand!

"I won a lot of money today" sounds oddly familiar

Okay this might be stupid to ask, but why does Jack sounds like bill wurtz in this video?

• He doesn’t really sound like him until the end of the video, and he uses this monotone, almost dead inside sounding voice, which is very similar to the deadpan tone in Bill Wurtz’s voice.
  • Then... Check out his YMMV subpage

Kung Pow Enter The Fist reference in Oh Lugsury?

In the song "Oh Lugsury", there's a line that refers to "a man named Betty". Is it safe to assume that this is a reference to Master Pain from Kung Pow! Enter the Fist, who renames himself Betty in the film, or is it just a coincidence? Another thing that supports this possibility is that the song seems to be talking about the early 2000s (2002 & 2003 to be exact,) and Kung Pow came out in 2002.