Jones for
Jones for verb - To have an earnest wish to own or enjoy.
Usage example: I'm really jonesing for a cup of coffee right now
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Considering Leonardo Dicaprio thanked Michael Caton-Jones for his "first film", even though This Boys Life was actually his third film, it seems like he's not fond of either Critters 3 or Poison Ivy.
Source: Old Shame / Film A To F - The comments about a dog are a play on the fact that George Lucas named Indiana Jones for his dog, an Alaskan malamute that was also the inspiration of Chewbacca due to his size and the fact that he would sit upright in the passenger seat like a copilot.
Source: Do Not Call Me "Paul" -
Punny Name: Many of the names of the people from the commercials have ridiculous and quite possibly offensive names like Bradley Michael Fahrtz for the Poop Tube, Dick Dousche and his eponymous Cleaning Rag, and Diha Riah-Jones for D-Pants (which, in itself, it a Punny Name).
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