Question: "Congratulate this"

Dave Monroe against.the.dave at gmail.com
Mon Feb 21 07:15:37 CST 2011


2011/2/21 János Székely <miksaapja at gmail.com>:

> As always, the most simple is the most difficult. Please help. In IV,
> Ch Two, Bigfoot says to Doc that except for loads of cannabis debris
> in his car, he is clean. "No blood or impact evidence we can use.
> Congratulations." To which Doc answers nervously, "Congratulate this,
> Bigfoot". What is "this", what is the connotation"?

... as in, "congratulate THIS" [grabbing his crotch] and/or
"congratulate THIS" [shaking his fist] ...



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