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	Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Keeping Up with the Joneses
		The Joneses are perhaps the only characters in the annals of newspaper comics whose name is part of the title of a strip, but who have never actually appeared in a newspaper.
		Despite the title's obvious resonance with the public, Keeping Up with the Joneses was not as heavily merchandised as many strips.
		Art: Keeping Up with the Joneses is in the public domain.
	www.toonopedia.com /joneses.htm (527 words)

	Keeping up with the Joneses - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		To fail to "keep up with the Joneses" is perceived as demonstrating socio-economic or cultural inferiority.
		The "Joneses" of the title were neighbors of the strip's main characters, and were spoken of but never actually seen in person.
		"Keeping up with the Gateses" is a modern variation of this phrase.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Keeping_up_with_the_Joneses (495 words)

	Re: Keeping Up with the Joneses
		The earlier discussion of Jonesing, and particularly the noun, Jones, made me wonder if there was a connection, since both the noun Jones and the phrase "keeping up with the Joneses" seem to hinge on acquisition.
		On the other hand, "Jones" is quite a common surname in the U.S., and I had previously assumed that "keeping up with the Joneses" was phrased with "Joneses" in it to impart the ubiquity of the phenomenon.
		Re: Keeping Up with the Joneses Marian 01/18/02 (1)
	www.phrases.org.uk /bulletin_board/12/messages/969.html (289 words)

	Try keeping up with these Joneses! - CNN.com
		Joneses from the United States and Australia traveled to join Welsh Joneses to try to beat the current world record for a gathering of people with the same family name.
		The Welsh attempt was a bid to attract up to 2,000 Joneses to the Millennium Centre in Cardiff where everyone was being entertained by singers and dancers -- all named Jones.
		The "Joneses" were neighbors of the strip's main characters, and were spoken of but never actually appeared in person.
	www.cnn.com /2006/WORLD/europe/11/03/uk.jones/index.html (728 words)

	Wordorigins.org: Letter K (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Rossetti's poem is not the source of the modern phrase, the closest it comes is the line "Catherine, keep the door," but it undoubtedly helped bring the story to the modern consciousness.
		The expression keeping up with the Joneses got its start in 1913 as the title of a comic strip by Arthur R. "Pop" Momand.
		Rawson suggests that the phrases kick up one's heels and kick one's clogs, both also meaning to die, evoke the same image, that of being hung upside down in a slaughterhouse.
	www.wordorigins.org /wordork.htm (2087 words)

	BBC News \| WALES \| Keeping up with the Joneses
		Bala Rugby Club from Gwynedd in north Wales are travelling to Cardiff for a cup clash with Fairwater with a dozen Joneses in the squad.
		To complicate matters further, their opponents have four Morgans in their team - three of those with first names beginning with the letter D. Bala second-row player Dilwyn Morgan admitted it was unusual to have so many Joneses in one team - a situation which sometimes caused problems.
		Mr Morgan said 10 of the 12 Joneses in the squad were in the starting line-up of 15 players for tomorrow's match.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/wales/656690.stm (280 words)

	Keeping up with the Joneses
		Terri had to be at the polling place at 9pm to record the closing numbers off the voting machine; after that, we went up to Saratoga to the victory party at the Gideon Putnam hotel.
		It was late for the guys, but we figured they'd earned it and we all had a really good time -- especially when the AP called the race for Gillibrand while she was in the middle of a "thank you" speech to all the campaign workers and volunteers.
		Normally you wouldn't really get up for a game for third place, but this had a kicker – they'd finished in a virtual tie with another team for the regular season championship, so it was agreed that they'd use this playoff game to decide who got the regular season championship.
	home.nycap.rr.com /nickandaj/blog.html (2864 words)

	Keeping Up with the Joneses \| Matt, Susan J.
		Keeping up with the Joneses: Envy in American Consumer Society, 1890-1930 examines a key transition in the meaning of envy for the American middle class.
		Although people certainly have experienced envy throughout history, the expansion of the consumer economy at the turn of the twentieth century dramatically reshaped the social role of the emotion.
		Keeping Up with the Joneses traces how attitudes about envy changed as department stores, mail-order catalogs, magazines, movies, and advertising became more prevalent, and the mass production of imitation luxury goods offered middle- and working-class individuals the opportunity to emulate upper-class life.
	www.upenn.edu /pennpress/book/13839.html (500 words)

	Keeping up with the Joneses - Editorials/Op-Ed - The Washington Times, America's Newspaper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Joneses, who were born between 1954 and 1965, are usually included in the boomer cohort, but Jonathan Pontell, a pop culture consultant who coined the name, says that's a mistake.
		He thinks the Jonesers may be crucial in next week's congressional elections.
		He credits Jonesers, particularly the women, with tipping the election for George W. in the swing states two years ago when they comprised approximately a quarter of the electorate.
	www.washingtontimes.com /op-ed/20061101-091539-6482r.htm (787 words)

	Wordlab: Keeping Up with the Joneses
		Not quite keeping up with the Joneses this holiday season is Avery's Beverages, which is bottling some disgusting soda invented by children.
		However, if you decide to use one of our names for a commercial activity, and since we have no assurance that the name may not already be in use by someone else as a trademark, domain name or otherwise, we strongly suggest that you take appropriate legal precautions, such as seeing a lawyer.
		In short, any necessary due diligence is up to you, but we at least make no claims on your potential future dream name.
	www.wordlab.com /2005/11/keeping-up-with-joneses.cfm (273 words)

	Theatre Season Opens with Student-written "Keeping Up with the Joneses"
		The University of Memphis Department of Theatre and Dance will open its 2001-2002 season with the tragi-comedy "Keeping Up with the Joneses" Sept. 28-29 and Oct. 1-6.
		The play, written by U of M undergraduate Nate Eppler, explores the inner workings of a family of geniuses which includes a would-be superhero, an ornithologist, a 16-year-old biology expert and a physicist who works for the Department of Defense.
		"Keeping Up with the Joneses" has been nominated for four playwriting competitions, including the Mark Twain Award for best new comedy.
	www.memphis.edu /releases/sep01/joneses.html (175 words)

	purevolume™ \| Keeping Up WIth The Joneses
		Keeping Up WIth The Joneses hasn't posted a blog yet.
		Keeping Up WIth The Joneses hasn't posted any shows yet.
		All songs, lyrics and pictures © Keeping Up WIth The Joneses.
	www.purevolume.com /keepingupwiththejoneses/music (72 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Keeping Up With the Joneses by Jae Gecko * It's his, now, but it used to be ours.
		We'd just gotten it up the stairs when he tripped and crushed me against the railing with it.
		His face went pale when he realized what had almost happened, but I just laughed and collapsed onto it, breathless and sweating, and five minutes later we were christening it ours.
	www.grapefruithead.com /ourboys/keeping.txt (258 words)

	Hearts preview: Keeping up with the Joneses
		Trailing 6-4 to Jenn Hanna's Ontario rink in the 2005 final, Jennifer Jones was staring at a last chance stone that would have to hit on her own rock on the outside of the house and roll inside to the button to take out an Ontario stone for the win.
		Keeping up with the Joneses is going to be tough this year, what with Jennifer and Colleen both determined to wrest the title away from the field.
		With the gold medal performance at the Olympics by Brad Gushue and his rink, the expectations of curling fans on The Rock are suddenly raised.
	www.cbc.ca /sports/story/2006/02/25/scottpreview_060225.html?ref=rss (3152 words)

	Disney Is 'Keeping Up With The Joneses'
		To mark the show's return to Disney-MGM Studios after a six-month hiatus for refurbishments, Disney invited 500 Floridians, mostly from the Orlando area, with the last name "Jones" to be in the audience for the grand reopening show on Saturday, June 10.
		The Joneses, decked out in "Jones" tee shirts and bushman's hats, will enjoy reserved seating as well as participate in a motorcade through the theme park accompanied by cast members and vehicles from the show.
		Following the installation of all new state-of-the-art lighting, sound and other technical show enhancements, Indy and crew are back to wow audiences with earth-shattering crashes, fiery explosions and other glimpses into the art of movie-making.
	www.indyfan.com /articles/ijssreopen.html (616 words)

	Amazon.com: Green with Envy: A Whole New Way to Look at Financial (Un)Happiness: Books: Shira Boss (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In five case studies, she shows the consequences of maintaining appearances when we can't afford it; the highlight is a chapter in which Boss lives a fantasy by interrogating her seemingly well-off next-door neighbors and getting the real scoop on their savings, income and credit card bills.
		We try to keep up with the Joneses (yes, we all do, in some way), but we don't see the behind-the-scenes, how they're affording their lives, and if they're even happy.
		To sum up the contents, it's a compilation of stories about couples and real estate and credit card debt and the secrets we keep when it comes to how people REALLY afford that brand new minivan, the designer purse, the private school for their kids.
	www.amazon.com /Green-Envy-Keeping-Joneses-Debt/dp/0446578355 (2273 words)

	Business: Keeping up with the Joneses' lawn
		"But most people realize that keeping the lawn up is a lot of work.
		Growing up in Flint, Mich., Niec ran a lawn service that helped pay for college, cars and beer.
		In Tampa Palms, it's almost expected that homeowners have spiffy lawns and professionals to keep them that way, said Maggie Wilson, the community's taxing district consultant.
	www.sptimes.com /2004/09/11/Business/Keeping_up_with_the_J.shtml (857 words)

	The Sanskrit Connection: Keeping Up With the Joneses (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		He wanted to brush up on native Indian law codes--many of which were written in Sanskrit script--before administering British law in the region.
		All that remained for scholars to do was (1) to trace what rules governed these changes linguistically--a task taken up by Jakob Grimm and later Karl Verner, and (2) to reconstruct as far as possible what this original language must have sounded like and how it functioned.
		This is tricky, given that proto-Indo-European is a prehistoric language existing before the written word, but not impossible given the wealth of linguistic information we can garner from surviving languages today.
	web.cn.edu /kwheeler/IE_Main4_Sanskrit.html (621 words)

	05/25/19 IS KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES KILLING US?
		Americans are engaged in an intensifying ''national shopping spree'' rooted in competitive emulation--keeping up with the Joneses on a manic scale.
		Then they were asked to compare their financial status with that of the Joneses.
		Trying to keep up with Joneses richer than ourselves, in other words, knocks spending out of whack.
	www.businessweek.com /1998/21/b3579105.htm (821 words)

	Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday : newsday.co.tt : (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Analysts and academics have said that the success of newly developing countries was due to the pursuit of an export-led development thrust — opening up their markets, inviting foreign direct investment, and establishing free trade zones to create employment and keeping labour costs low.
		Our leaders must begin the process by first wanting to serve, to help, support, encourage, lift up others and becoming role models for others who would also want to lead by serving.
		HRMATT is the professional body that represents HR Practitioners and Professionals in Trinidad and Tobago.
	www.newsday.co.tt /businessday/0,37307.html (819 words)

	Davy Jones - Keeping up with the Joneses
		Davy Jones - Keeping up with the Joneses
		It's a lot of work to put a show together … from contracts exchanged, air tickets, airport pick ups, sound checks, equipment set ups, publicity calls to radio, television and newspapers.
		From the time we leave our homes until we play the final song of the night, back to the hotel, ears in place, wake up calls, hotel airport pick ups, the flights home, the cabs home, home.
	www.davyjones.net /keeping-up/2004-09.html (1403 words)

	Keeping Up with the Joneses: Envy in American Consumer Society, 1890-1930 - Wal-Mart
		Keeping Up with the Joneses: Envy in American Consumer Society, 1890-1930 - Wal-Mart
		Hardcover: Keeping Up with the Joneses: Envy in American Consumer Society, 1890-1930
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	www.walmart.com /catalog/product.gsp?product_id=1951813 (482 words)

	Ananova - Keeping up with the Joneses
		A TV company is aiming to set a world record by bringing 1,600 Joneses together under one roof.
		Welsh language channel S4C hopes to fill the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff with Joneses, reports the Daily Post.
		Guinness Book of Records officials will be in attendance to validate the attempt to displace the current Scandinavian holders.
	www.ananova.com /news/story/sm_1921823.html?menu= (125 words)

	Did you Know...?: Keeping Up with The Joneses
		Imagine that set to very early comic strip artwork and you've got the U.S. strip, Keeping Up with the Joneses.
		Keeping Up with the Joneses debuted in a 1916 issue of The New York World and focused on the McGinis family: the couple Aloysius and Clarice, their daguther Julie and their maid Belladonna.
		Shortly after, "Keeping Up with the Joneses" became a popular part of our culture's colloquial lexicon.
	scoop.diamondgalleries.com /scoop_article.asp?ai=8921&si=126 (188 words)

	Harrison Heritage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Their daughter, Mariruth was born in 1943 and son, Douglas came along in July of 1945, just as the war was coming to a close.
		In 1947, the Joneses started remodeling houses; living in the house while working on it; selling the houses as they were finished and starting the process all over again.
		Harry had grown up in this community, so it was "returning home" for him.
	harrisonheritage.com /jones.htm (1295 words)

	Keeping Up With The Joneses
		"Keeping Up With The Joneses" deals with the subject of peer pressure.
		JONESES: Uh..that would be New York City, Johnny.
		JOHNNY: (Baffled) No..No..that's what the Joneses said and I told THEM it was an incorrect answer.
	www.johnnyv.com /KeepingUp.html (790 words)

	Scoop: The cost of keeping up with the Joneses
		A project initiated by Metro magazine has revealed that Aucklanders, making up 30 percent of New Zealanders carrying debt, have taken on 40 percent of the nation’s personal debt – a massive $29 billion, compared with $43 billion for the rest of the country.
		They are also more likely to keep up with the latest fashion, try new foods and eat out.
		They are the people buying up at the garden centres and the car dealers.
	www.scoop.co.nz /stories/BU0411/S00283.htm (1698 words)

	Keeping up with the Joneses (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The problem is that all of these comparative preferences generate competitive consumption.
		“Keeping up with the Joneses,” in today’s world, does not always mean buying a tract home in the suburbs.
		It means buying a loft downtown, eating at the right restaurants, listening to obscure bands, having a pile of Mountain Equipment Co-op gear and vacationing in Thailand.
	ruk.ca /article/2498 (144 words)

	Keeping Up With the Joneses (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Keeping Up With the Joneses (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.tamu.edu)
		I almost feel a little guilty about giving it up but I haven’t posted anything on it a consistent basis for months.
		After a couple days into my October challenge, I’m not quite performing up to the standard I would like.
	donyell.wordpress.com.cob-web.org:8888 (681 words)

	Keeping up with the Joneses: The naming of racial identities in the autobiographical writings of LeRoi Jones/ Amiri ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Keeping up with the Joneses: The naming of racial identities in the autobiographical writings of LeRoi Jones/ Amiri Baraka, Hettie Jones, and Lisa Jones College Literature - Find Articles
		Keeping up with the Joneses: The naming of racial identities in the autobiographical writings of LeRoi Jones/ Amiri Baraka, Hettie Jones, and Lisa Jones
		So there was a scandal downtown: LeRoi Jones Has Left His White Wife.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3709/is_200201/ai_n9077110 (751 words)

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