Kanonathena  +  238075 Tue, 20 Jun 06 09:53 AM A: This Aunt MariIyn, is she coming to the wedding? B: Wafer-thin ice. Does it mean very little chance? Thank  you. Kanonathena Joined on Sun, Apr 23 2006 Full Member 214 Weddings

	Nef  +  244165 Mon, 10 Jul 06 09:08 AM I don't know! (I'm not familiar with that response to a question like the first one.)  But I'll take a guess. I think you are on the right track. Wafer-thin ice is very fragile and can't be counted on to support much weight or stress.  This might say that whether Aunt Marilyn  attends or not is very uncertain and could go either way.  (Maybe she'll come, maybe she won't. There might be a implication that the situation is a delicate one.) Sometimes people talk about walking/treading/being/stepping on thin ice. This is considered very risky, since the ice could break and the person could fall (perhaps into very cold water).  This can be literal, but it also can be figurative.  For instance, an employee might be "walking on thin ice" at work, because a boss doesn't approve of some things he or she does. Nef Joined on Sun, Jan 1 2006 California, USA Regular Member 638

	Likeguslee  +  244166 Mon, 10 Jul 06 09:19 AM Wafer-thin ice, as explained, is very thin, almost transparent. Does it mean very little chance? Definitely. It's ghost of a chance that Aunt Marilyn will come to the wedding. Likeguslee Joined on Mon, Jun 5 2006 USA Full Member 330 Weddings

	Delmobile  +  460526 Fri, 04 Jan 08 11:12 PM Anonymous must be a big Friends fan...I was able to find a transcript that includes your quote (is there anything that's not on the Internet?) and yes, the ice here is the kind you stand, or step, on, risking falling in. Monica has already indicated to Chandler that she's upset about his ogling another woman. She then says the woman looks like her Aunt Marilyn, and Chandler promptly asks, in a halting way, if Aunt Marilyn will be at the wedding. Monica is barking out "Wafer-thin ice!" as shorthand for "You were already on thin ice with me, and it's getting thinner all the time!" Delmobile Joined on Wed, Jan 2 2008 Contributing Member 1,082 Weddings