Actually, in regards to
Anark's post about
junkies 'keeping up with the Jonses',
it's actually the other way around. They'd be '
keeping away from the Joneses', '
keeping ahead of the Joneses or '
keeping the Joneses at bay'...
The Joneses is a slang title given to The Sick, The Ill, aka withdrawl. As in 'I've got these Joneses killing my boneses', a term used by addicts when they're hurting for a fix. Instead of considering the Joneses to be an ideal life type or style, junkies consider it the enemy.The perfect drug would be one that didn't induce withdrawl effects.