[time] BrenBarn says, "my analysis of my own usage is that I only use 'this Thursday' to refer to a future Tuesday that comes before the nearest future weekend, and I can only use 'next Thursday' to refer to a Thursday after the nearest future weekend if Thursday of this week has not yet happened, but I can use either 'this Thursday' or 'next Thursday' to refer to a Thursday after the nearest future weekend if Thursday of this week has happened"
[time] BrenBarn says, "er, future Thursday"
[time] Olly exclaims, "Ahh!"
[time] Olly faints.