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Subject: a month of Sundays -- ( La semaine des quatre jeudis )
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         Yes, "a month of Sundays" is a very common expression. It's an 
idiom meaning "a very long time."

It's interesting to note that it's not a literal calculation of time, 
but rather a hyperbolic way to express a lengthy period.


________________   reminded me of   [La semaine des quatre jeudis]


Traditionally, Thursday afternoons were half-days or even school-free 
days for French schoolchildren.


__________________________


What does haven't heard that in a coon's age mean?

              --->   a very long time



In "I haven't seen you in a coon's age",

a coon's age simply means "a very long time."

According to most sources, "coon" means "raccoon" here, and early 
settlers in the U.S. were under the mistaken impression that raccoons 
were particularly long-lived animals.