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03-03-2008, 04:58 PM
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Well I'm no longer a double Joneser I'm just waiting for one Newsome now, then again I'm also waiting on a Tewksbury.
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03-03-2008, 05:01 PM
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What's the Jones thing about? I've seen it in the postings but never got around to ask.
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03-04-2008, 01:50 PM
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Jones, or "jonesing", is a phrase used when someone wants something now, and can't wait. I believe my wife calls IGS (Instant Gratification Syndrome)
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03-04-2008, 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Jake_S  ..... my wife calls IGS ... | The Politacally correct way to say "Jonesing" 
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03-04-2008, 03:12 PM
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Thanks for that Jake S. We have an expression similar here "Keeping up with the Jones' " which means for example, if the next door neighbour got a certain type of car, you'd have to match it.
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03-04-2008, 03:27 PM
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We have that same expression here in the States, but I don't think the two are related.
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03-04-2008, 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Darkislander Thanks for that Jake S. We have an expression similar here "Keeping up with the Jones' " which means for example, if the next door neighbour got a certain type of car, you'd have to match it. | We have that in the states too. The type of Jones spoken of here is not quite the same thing. Though I guess I may be trying to keep up with the McMurdo. 
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03-06-2008, 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Jake_S Jones, or "jonesing", is a phrase used when someone wants something now, and can't wait. I believe my wife calls IGS (Instant Gratification Syndrome)
Jake | I believe it is a slang word that junkies use when they need a fix and can't get it as in 'I'm jonesing for some smack."
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03-07-2008, 03:03 PM
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Maybe a servant's name was Jones and when a rich person wanted something they would call "Jones!!"........probably not.
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03-07-2008, 03:18 PM
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| | Here is the wikipedia link to Jonesing. Now wiki is not 100% however they seem to have this one right.
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