[cite]Posted By: suzisausage[/cite]Theres no way I'm letting Les out with you on friday night , we are going out for a candlelit meal and then a romantic stroll on the beach . If he thinks this weekend is a boys jolly up then he's got another think coming
[cite]Posted By: suzisausage[/cite]Theres no way I'm letting Les out with you on friday night , we are going out for a candlelit meal and then a romantic stroll on the beach . If he thinks this weekend is a boys jolly up then he's got another think coming
What Sooz really meant
you've learnt a new skill in fake quoting people and love using it don't you!
its "thing coming" not think btw. Are you coming to Blackpool?
[cite]Posted By: suzisausage[/cite]Theres no way I'm letting Les out with you on friday night , we are going out for a candlelit meal and then a romantic stroll on the beach . If he thinks this weekend is a boys jolly up then he's got another think coming
What Sooz really meant
you're the best at fake quoting people and I love you using it !
its "thing coming" not think btw. Are you coming to Blackpool?
[quote][cite]Posted By: les_says[/cite][quote][cite]Posted By: Northstand[/cite]Fella I shall be up there from about 7 Fri, I will give you a call at somepoint and we can have a beer. Dan[/quote]
yeah, won't be over there til the saturday (morning hopefully) but definitely catch up for a few before and/or after. can't wait for this one, mate.
and don't listen to shag, he's got the hump cos his missus is making him go ikea (croydon branch).[/quote]
[cite]Posted By: Curb_It[/cite]its thing you dimwit.
No it's not. Shag is right; it's "another think coming".
"You have another think coming"
"If you think that, you have another think coming" means "You are mistaken and will soon have to alter your opinion". This is now sometimes heard with "thing" in place of "think", but "think" is the older version. Eric Partridge, in A Dictionary of Catch Phrases, gives the phrase as "you have another guess coming", "US: since the 1920s, if not a decade or two earlier". Clearly "think" is closer to "guess" than "thing" is. The OED gives a citation with "think" from 1937, and no evidence for "thing". Merriam-Webster Editorial Department writes: "When an informal poll was conducted here at Merriam-Webster, about 60% of our editors favored 'thing' over 'think,' a result that runs counter to our written evidence."
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What Sooz really meant
you've learnt a new skill in fake quoting people and love using it don't you!
its "thing coming" not think btw. Are you coming to Blackpool?
not sure why you're laughing. you know what i get like when angry :-)
No it aint its THINK , I think .
No , not going - not allowed !
See , cheers Curb it
yeah, won't be over there til the saturday (morning hopefully) but definitely catch up for a few before and/or after. can't wait for this one, mate.
and don't listen to shag, he's got the hump cos his missus is making him go ikea (croydon branch).
yeah, won't be over there til the saturday (morning hopefully) but definitely catch up for a few before and/or after. can't wait for this one, mate.
and don't listen to shag, he's got the hump cos his missus is making him go ikea (croydon branch).[/quote]
No problem son, will call you on the day.
"You have another think coming"
"If you think that, you have another think coming" means "You are mistaken and will soon have to alter your opinion". This is now sometimes heard with "thing" in place of "think", but "think" is the older version. Eric Partridge, in A Dictionary of Catch Phrases, gives the phrase as "you have another guess coming", "US: since the 1920s, if not a decade or two earlier". Clearly "think" is closer to "guess" than "thing" is. The OED gives a citation with "think" from 1937, and no evidence for "thing". Merriam-Webster Editorial Department writes: "When an informal poll was conducted here at Merriam-Webster, about 60% of our editors favored 'thing' over 'think,' a result that runs counter to our written evidence."
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okay point taken pete. i standard corrected.
shag is still a dimwit tho.
I agree and he needs a slap.
Curb it + Sooze = erithaddick