the thick plottens

Etymology
Spoonerism of.

Phrase

 * 1)  The plot thickens.
 * 2) * 1942, Vincent Starrett, "The Case of the Two Flutes", Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, No.2, p.96:
 * "The thick plottens, Gilly," he observed in great good humor. "Decidedly, the thick plottens!"
 * "The thick plottens, Gilly," he observed in great good humor. "Decidedly, the thick plottens!"