[lbo-talk] The God Delusion

joanna 123hop at comcast.net
Fri Oct 20 21:40:58 PDT 2006


I always thought "thick as two planks" meant stupid, stupid, stupid. But English is not my native language.

j.

martin wrote:


> So he was substantial, in your view?
>
> Martin
>
> On Oct 20, 2006, at 8:07 PM, joanna wrote:
>
>> 1 a : a heavy thick board; especially : one 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10
>> centimeters) thick and at least 8 inches (20 centimeters) wide
>>
>> martin wrote:
>>
>>> What do you mean by 'plank'?
>>>
>>> On Oct 20, 2006, at 6:37 PM, joanna wrote:
>>>
>>>> And all the time I thought he was just a Marxist critic who was
>>>> thick as two planks.
>>>
>>>
>
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