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10-16-2006, 03:41 PM
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Can anyone tell me why waiting for a kilt to arrive is called jonesing? Is there some deep arcane etymology known only to kilted initiates?
Also, is the addiction curable? I'm waiting on my first 9 yarder, and I'm already working out what kilts #2 and #3 might be...
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10-16-2006, 04:38 PM
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...Can anyone tell me why waiting for a kilt to arrive is called jonesing?...
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Because MacGillicutty-ing is too hard to say....  |
10-16-2006, 04:46 PM
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The Urban Dictionary is your friend: Jonesing Quote:
1. jonesing
to have a strong need, desire, or craving for something.
see also: jones
2. jonesing
craving; wanting
3. jonesing
the act of needing something badly. Usually related to chemical dependency.
| I don't know about you, but when it comes to kilts, I can relate.
Best regards,
Jake
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10-16-2006, 04:50 PM
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keeping up with the joneses.....
check this out http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Jones
proof that kilts ARE addictive!
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10-16-2006, 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by RockyR | It could be placed next to the TANK definition under the Abbreviations on this Site subsection of the FAQ/Rules page.
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Last week I bought my mother-in-law a new Whirlpool state of the art washer and dryer, the new kind that have the impeller instead of an agitator and she was beside herself waiting for the delivery. I teased her a lot about 'jonesing' and she just stared at me with that 'doe in the headlights' look...I wonder if I should explain 'jonesing' to her or keep it a secret?
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10-16-2006, 08:03 PM
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Chances are you will get the same look trying to explain it to her.
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10-16-2006, 09:19 PM
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I've heard the term outside XMarks once, in a Spider Robinson book, and it was in relation to the aforementioned chemical dependency.
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10-17-2006, 12:00 AM
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Thanks all for the pointers - I'd not seen the word being used anywhere outside XMarks, and assumed that, like 'Tank' it was internal slang or jargon.
I notice that no-one has yet commented on my second question - Is it curable?
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