The Mother of ALL JONES'!!

[McMurdo]

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.

[Darkislander]

What's the Jones thing about? I've seen it in the postings but never got around to ask.

[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

[Dirk Skene]

..... my wife calls IGS ...

The Politacally correct way to say "Jonesing"

[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.

[Jake_S]

We have that same expression here in the States, but I don't think the two are related.

[Tattoo Bradley]

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.

[McFarkus]

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."

[Nick the DSM]

Maybe a servant's name was Jones and when a rich person wanted something they would call "Jones!!"........probably not.

[McMurdo]

Here is the wikipedia link to Jonesing. Now wiki is not 100% however they seem to have this one right.