Question: "Congratulate this"
Dave Monroe
against.the.dave at gmail.com
Mon Feb 21 08:02:30 CST 2011
I think he's got it ...
... but how would you say (write/pronounce) that in Hungarian?
On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 7:57 AM, János Székely <miksaapja at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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