Let me change it to: I don't care.
Or, you know, the rules of grammar and logic do not apply to idiomatic phrases. That's what makes them idiomatic.
(Which is to say, "could care less" is a perfectly cromulent saying.)
Strong like an Amazon.
Tara ,'Storyteller'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jessica - Sep 07, 2011 6:09:30 pm PDT #24701 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
javachik - Sep 07, 2011 6:09:59 pm PDT #24702 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
I think there's something to that, -t. From what I understand they're also not a problem in Albuquerque? Don't know if that's altidude or roasted chile peppers though.
JenP - Sep 07, 2011 6:13:29 pm PDT #24703 of 30001
(Which is to say, "could care less" is a perfectly cromulent saying.)
::hearts Jessica::
Liese S. - Sep 07, 2011 6:17:31 pm PDT #24704 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yeah, we didn't have fleas here or in New Mexico. As soon as the Biscuit sets paws down in Indiana, though, he gets them and they drive him bonkers! So we hit the generic version of Frontline (Consumer Reports told me the patent expired recently and to buy the much cheaper generic!) as soon as we got to town this year and that helped a ton. But still didn't help with whatever "I'm allergic to the midwest" problem he developed that landed him at the vet all misery. But the antibiotic knocked it right down and he's fine.
Now that we're home, the big issues is the stickers. We seem to have turned the corner on the tumbleweeds, but there's another innocuous looking weed with attractive flowers that turns into tiny round bombs of pain.
Consuela - Sep 07, 2011 6:18:10 pm PDT #24705 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
JenP, your sister is being ridiculous.
JenP - Sep 07, 2011 6:30:00 pm PDT #24706 of 30001
JenP, your sister is being ridiculous.
Heh, yeah. She's really a lovely person, and on the big things, awesome. I mean, she's letting me stay with her right now until I move back to DC in a month or two. But, sometimes you just want to say, "Really??" And sometimes I do, but not on FaceBook. It's so funny, because I knew my other sister would see that and get irritated. Ah, fambly. So predictable.
billytea - Sep 07, 2011 6:34:18 pm PDT #24707 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Por ejemplo, it genuinely bothered her yesterday when I was right about something stupid and she was wrong (how many teaspoons in a tablespoon. Seriously).
How many did she think there were?
Sue - Sep 07, 2011 6:34:52 pm PDT #24708 of 30001
hip deep in pie
I saw this posted on someone's FB page, Jen:
“The need to be right is the sign of a vulgar mind.” (Albert Camus)
JenP - Sep 07, 2011 6:51:15 pm PDT #24709 of 30001
She thought there were 2.5. Weird, right?
Ooh, that's a great quote, Sue. I'ma use that (in person, next time), with a wink and a knowing smile. Steam... coming out of her ears. Ah-ha-ha-ha!
Aw, now I feel bad. She really is a good egg.
billytea - Sep 07, 2011 7:00:34 pm PDT #24710 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
She thought there were 2.5. Weird, right?
That's quite specific right there. Incidentally, in Australia a tablespoon is equal to four teaspoons. (Based on the metric system. They're 5 ml and 20 ml respectively.)