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> About "you've got another thing coming", Kelly Hoffman asks...
> > Hmm. What "thing" should I be expecting?
> I, my siblings, my cousins, and our friends heard this most
> often from our parents, and we expected a spanking.
I guess *that* little bit of ...uh... negative feedback must
have gotten the adrenaline flowing. :-)
My next question, then, is the significance of "another"
in the original phrase. Perhaps you guys expected spankings
often? (add many :-), in case it's not clear. ;-)
It's Friday, and it's been a loooooonnnnnnng week.
