who are the Jones's?

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who are the Jones's?

where does the English saying, 'keeping up with the Jones's ' come from? i have many friends called Jones, but non have been know to SHOW off their wealth..

2007-03-21 00:22:08 · 3 answers · asked by bluecow 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture

ZEE99, you've got a point there, never thought of that ! cheers!

2007-03-21 00:29:33 · update #1

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they were a family that had it all, keeping up with the jones

then they got addicted to drugs, coke i think, hence

"hey quit jonesin"

2007-03-21 00:27:22 · answer #1 · answered by sofmatty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Well Jones is Welsh and considering they are the true Brits guess thats where it comes from

2007-03-21 07:25:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋

It supposedly met to mean the common people who follow the crowd

2007-03-21 07:27:24 · answer #3 · answered by Zee99 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋