Unless by some unforseen co-incidence I have stumbled upon different result for these letters, I would not have called either of my answers 'things'. I found a person and an occasion (well that is to me Lol !) Hope that helps.
Jonty - I'm not doing this puzzle but am intrigued by the anagram. I can pull out olympic, anniversary, princess royal, princess anne but can't get any further. Have any of these words been used in previous answers?