On one hand, this is based on the bad grammar of the phrase "Nothing rhymes with 'Orange'."
Which (d)evolved from the statement "There is No 'Thing' that rhymes with 'Orange'."
When what they meant is "There is not a word, that rhymes with "orange."
On the other hand as the word 'Nothing' is a contraction of the words 'No thing'.
In the gripping hand It makes sense that the only thing that rhymes with 'some thing', is another 'thing'.
-- A Motie Vetted Diplomat, (not an actual quote by a diplomat fictional or otherwise)
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I'll just get back to my Corner...
Which (d)evolved from the statement "There is No 'Thing' that rhymes with 'Orange'."
When what they meant is "There is not a word, that rhymes with "orange."
On the other hand as the word 'Nothing' is a contraction of the words 'No thing'.
In the gripping hand It makes sense that the only thing that rhymes with 'some thing', is another 'thing'.
-- A Motie Vetted Diplomat, (not an actual quote by a diplomat fictional or otherwise)
...
I'll just get back to my Corner...