Question: "Congratulate this"

János Székely miksaapja at gmail.com
Mon Feb 21 07:57:08 CST 2011


Great, Dave, it did help, thank you very much. We have something
similar: "_This_ for you" meaning "a big prick for you" meaning "NO",
even without gesturing.

János
2011/2/21 Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com>:
> ... uh, let me know if that helps.  Googling furiously for examples ...
>
> 2011/2/21 Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com>:
>> 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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