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From the books  ...  Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)

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JAY   occurs   4 times    (Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... jay-walking.   BB p.37, More About Alcoholism   Go to page 37 in the Big Book
Our behavior is as absurd and incomprehensible with respect to the first drink as that of an individual with a passion, say, for jay-walking.


2.
... jay-walking for good, but in a few ...   BB p.38, More About Alcoholism   Go to page 38 in the Big Book
He tells you he has decided to stop jay-walking for good, but in a few weeks he breaks both legs.


3.
... jay-walking idea out of his head.   BB p.38, More About Alcoholism   Go to page 38 in the Big Book
He tries every known means to get the jay-walking idea out of his head.


4.
... jay-walking, the illustration would fit us exactly.   BB p.38, More About Alcoholism   Go to page 38 in the Big Book
We, who have been through the wringer, have to admit if we substituted alcoholism for jay-walking, the illustration would fit us exactly.


Passages from the Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions are reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.  The A.A. Preamble, copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., is reprinted with permission.  Permission to reprint does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either Alcoholics Anonymous or The A.A. Grapevine, Inc.

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