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Yup, that seems about right.


Literal meaning
"For another ten I'll throw the child in too."

History
The sole sound that could be made by a mysterious blank-faced man found wandering the streets of Paris exactly three hundred years ago next week, the name Thomas was originally used charmingly to refer to a breed of goose, before reinventing itself after an unfortunate court case.

Famous Thomases

1. Thomas Endeavour, who owes everything to demanding money with menaces;
   
2. Thomas Frewsy, channeller under supernatural influences of the concept of acceptable losses;
   
3. Thomas Frote, belittler of the hovering cinema;
   
4. Thomas Smmith, champion of the lost consonant of Atlatis; ghost-writer of George Sanders's leatherwear catalogue and autobiography, THERE'S SOME PHOTOS IN THE MIDDLE;
   
5. Brigadier-General Thomas Cangoose-Thews ("The Blue"), who discovered paroxysms of fright;
   
6. Inspector Thomas L Millington-Sponetote, MSc, indifferent to mottled glass;
   
7. Chief Scientist Thomas Tube-Toot, aroused by between nine and fifteen scientific principles; last holder of the office of London and Home Counties Chief Dawdler;
   
8. "Terrible" Thomas H O'Proms, champion of the right to use the Brass Nose;
   
9. Thomas Ach, first victim of the paper aeroplane;
   
10. Thomas Macaulay ("The Mighty"), early user of Explode-O, the wonder bang dismantler.
    

Typical Thomas motto
"Hahaha! That was funny."