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'Jonas family compound'?

posted 12 years ago by jd_movie_luver
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Does this have a certain meaning to it, or is it just a cutesy name they call it?

couldnt they just say the Jonas' house?

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[–] crusojalewhistef 12 years ago

they've said that for a while and I thought that was odd too. I guess it's just a name they call it.

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[–] Beaubelle 12 years ago

I first heard the term referring to the Kennedy compound, and I wonder if that's where the Jonases picked it up. I had a good friend in the 70's who mentioned that she loved her time living in the west, but it's "starvation country." She mentioned that lots of extended families live pretty close for that reason--and others, as in they enjoy spending time together ;)--but she didn't talk about compounds or anything like that! Interesting point, OP!

[–] unapologetic_mocker 11 years ago

I think it's a pretentious Kennedy-wannabe name to call it, rather than cutesy.

[–] HumanTheONLyRace 11 years ago

com·pound 2 (kmpound)
n.
1. A building or buildings, especially a residence or group of residences, set off and enclosed by a barrier.
2. An enclosed area used for confining prisoners of war.

[–] unapologetic_mocker 10 years ago

What's your point? That describes a huge amount of private properties and those people don't all refer to their homes as a compound. The Kennedy thing is well known. It's used in gags in tv etc.