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The phrase originates with the comic strip Keeping Up with the Joneses, created by Arthur R. "Pop" Momand in 1913. The strip ran until 1940 in The New York World and various other newspapers. The strip depicts the social climbing McGinis family, who struggle to "keep up" with their neighbors, the Joneses of the title.
"Keeping up with the Joneses" is that colloquial saying that comes to life when neighbors and frenemies engage in one-upmanship, purchasing status items both small (name-brand clothing) and large (vacation houses) to outdo the other. In fact, the latter variety is reportedly how the saying began.
The Joneses is a 2009 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Derrick Borte, in his directorial debut. It stars Demi Moore, David Duchovny, Amber Heard, and Ben Hollingsworth. [2] It premiered at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival on September 13, 2009. [3]
Oct 18, 2010 · The “Jonestown Massacre” occurred on November 18, 1978, when more than 900 members of an American cult called the Peoples Temple died in a mass suicide-murder under the direction of their leader...
The Joneses: Directed by Derrick Borte. With David Duchovny, Demi Moore, Amber Heard, Benjamin Hollingsworth. A seemingly perfect family moves into a suburban neighborhood, but when it comes to the truth as to why they're living there, they don't exactly come clean with their neighbors.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Derrick Borte
- 2010-04-23
Nov 30, 2015 · Jones is one of the most popular surnames in the world but Wales is the Jones capital. Close to 15 percent of its population shares the surname, creating a veritable superabundance of Joneses...
Generation Jones were children during the sexual revolution of the 1960s and 1970s and were young adults when HIV/AIDS became a worldwide threat in the 1980s. The majority of Joneses reached maturity from 1972 to 1979, while younger members came of age from 1980 to 1983, just as the older Baby Boomers had come of age from 1964 to 1971.
