j0nes 0 #1 October 12, 2005 which do you say when you don't care about something? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seekfun 0 #2 October 12, 2005 In my mind, when I say, "I couldn't care less", I'm conveying that I already care as little as I possibly can about the subject at hand--which may be that I don't care at all."...there is a there out there..." - Tom Robbins Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #3 October 12, 2005 I noticed this when I moved to the Boston area as a kid. The other kids would say, "I could care less" when they meant "I couldn't care less" but then later I noticed people in other places also say it too, so its not just Boston. The other thing Boston kids would say is "So aren't you." when they meant "So are you." And kids from Dedham, MA would say "youse" when they meant "y'all". Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHarrop 37 #4 October 12, 2005 poll doesn'y fit me... I say "I don't care" "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #5 October 12, 2005 OK my question to the people who answerd "could care less".. WHY do you say it like that? Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff.Donohue 0 #6 October 12, 2005 "Couldn't care less..." See the "caring continuum", attached. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seekfun 0 #7 October 12, 2005 Where did you find that? That's fabulous!"...there is a there out there..." - Tom Robbins Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff.Donohue 0 #8 October 12, 2005 Yeah, Boston grammar has a unique (as far as I can tell) negative-positive construct, my favorite being: "So don't I." As in, Person 1: "I love the Sox!" Person 2: "So don't I!" Linguists write whole papers on this stuff... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff.Donohue 0 #9 October 12, 2005 I'm a fountainhead of useless crap like that. I forget. Probably Fark.com... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyinghonu 0 #10 October 12, 2005 QuoteOK my question to the people who answerd "could care less".. WHY do you say it like that? Obviously because we are much more caring people than those who "couldn't care less." "Excuse me while I kiss the sky..." - Jimi Hendrix Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #11 October 12, 2005 wotzit matter? Who cares? (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike111 0 #12 October 12, 2005 i don't really say that. If people have the time to listen to me, then i definately have the time to listen to them. however irrelevant or stupid their comment is. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #13 October 12, 2005 "It's f&*kin' reTAHded!" Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 259 #14 October 12, 2005 Neither. I say "I don't give a rat's ass" or, if I really really don't care I say "I don't give a fuck." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildblue 4 #15 October 12, 2005 Rat's asses make great Christmas gifts - I give a lot of them. And you should try giving fucks, they make great gifts too it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yardhippie 0 #16 October 12, 2005 QuoteRat's asses make great Christmas gifts - I give a lot of them. And you should try giving fucks, they make great gifts too but I dont give a fuck! Im not gonna go just start giving a fuck willy nilly! but then again, I really dont give a rats ass either. Now once in a blue moon, I just might give a shit. Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildblue 4 #17 October 12, 2005 QuoteNow once in a blue moon, I just might give a shit. Eat more fiber. it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yardhippie 0 #18 October 12, 2005 QuoteQuoteNow once in a blue moon, I just might give a shit. Eat more fiber. mmm. Ill have to try that. I was always told a good greasy plate of eggs and a cup-o-coffee following a large night of beer drinking would just force one to give a shit. Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 259 #19 October 12, 2005 QuoteAnd you should try giving fucks, they make great gifts too Oh, I do give fucks. But only when I care. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
