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Bill Burroughs
from Colombia on 2006-10-29 04:31 [#01994356]
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"I could care less..." This phrase will go down in future history books as an international joke, a saying in worldwide folklore, when our grandchildren's grandchildren are studying the 21st Century's Great Downfall of the United States.
History teachers in the future will explain to students that the Great Downfall was triggered by the American people's impressive aptitude for speaking without thinking about what they're saying.
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cuntychuck
from Copenhagen (Denmark) on 2006-10-29 04:32 [#01994359]
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you're so funny you make me laugh.
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FlyAgaric
from the discovery (Africa) on 2006-10-29 04:32 [#01994360]
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You are British?
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_gvarek_
from next to you (Poland) on 2006-10-29 04:34 [#01994362]
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are you dotty?
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Bill Burroughs
from Colombia on 2006-10-29 04:35 [#01994363]
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thankyou kindly
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Ezkerraldean
from the lowest common denominator (United Kingdom) on 2006-10-29 04:36 [#01994365]
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the Great Downfall? i look forward to it. does it involve nukes at all?
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staz
on 2006-10-29 04:36 [#01994367]
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yeah, it's an irk.
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FlyAgaric
from the discovery (Africa) on 2006-10-29 04:37 [#01994369]
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I could care less.
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Taxidermist
from Black Grass on 2006-10-29 04:39 [#01994370]
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I think the downfall of the western world isn't going to be triggered by any phrase at all. It will be from people who care too much about things they really shouldn't be bothering themselves with at all.
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swears
from junk sleep on 2006-10-29 05:14 [#01994377]
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It's sarcastic/question intonation. All this USA bashing makes you look like somebody's Jeremy Clarkson-apeing dad.
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Wolfslice
from Bay Area, CA (United States) on 2006-10-29 05:18 [#01994378]
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didnt we just have a thread about this? by the same author?
:-/
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Drunken Mastah
from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2006-10-29 05:19 [#01994380]
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idm boggles at the possibilities
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swears
from junk sleep on 2006-10-29 05:20 [#01994381]
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"Those CRAZ-EE Americans! Thery're gonna blow up the WORLD! Not as mad as the japs though."
It's all a bit Alan Partridge isn't it?
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FlyAgaric
from the discovery (Africa) on 2006-10-29 05:32 [#01994389]
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I could care less because you do.
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thodob
from Bergen (Norway) on 2006-10-29 05:58 [#01994397]
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The american empire will fall before 2030.
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Babaouo
from Dolce (Monaco) on 2006-10-29 06:30 [#01994406]
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BALDERDASH!!! Bill Burroughs- A hypocritical cunt.
Move 2 spaces.
"impressive aptitude for speaking without thinking about what
they're saying."
all of us are made of the same shit, everything we put our hands to is of the same shit. what makes you so different?
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Drunken Mastah
from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2006-10-29 06:32 [#01994407]
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you're getting awfully worked up, aren't you?
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horsefactory
from 💠 (United Kingdom) on 2006-10-29 08:34 [#01994433]
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"math..." "S"
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Dannn_
from United Kingdom on 2006-10-29 08:37 [#01994434]
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*unexpected giggle*
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rad smiles
on 2006-10-29 10:04 [#01994460]
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this is funny
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nene
from United States on 2006-10-29 10:21 [#01994477]
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oh, I forgot. language is always used literally without exeption.
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Ophecks
from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2006-10-29 10:26 [#01994479]
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I'm totally with Willy here. Major pet peeve.
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swears
from junk sleep on 2006-10-29 10:34 [#01994483]
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"I could care less?" + little shrug. Makes total sense.
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aneurySm
from Ypsilanti (United States) on 2006-10-29 10:44 [#01994491]
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In a literalist's world this level of illiteracy can be tolerated.
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Paco
from Gothenburg (Sweden) on 2006-10-29 10:44 [#01994492]
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n't?
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Bill Burroughs
from Colombia on 2006-10-29 11:47 [#01994537]
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'swears': "It's sarcastic/question intonation. All this USA bashing
makes you look like somebody's Jeremy Clarkson-apeing dad. 'swears': ""I could care less?" + little shrug. Makes total sense."
no it doesn't you illiterate cunt. think about the meaning of the words. you stupid stupid stupid fucking idiot. if you want to imply that you don't give a fuck about something, then you should say "i couldn't care less" i.e. you care so little that you couldn't possibly care any less. do you get it now? fucking fucking fuck fuck fuck fuck fucking stupid fuck fucks, a whole nation of stupid fucks. the world is fucked. we're all doomed by these stupid fucking idiots.
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aneurySm
from Ypsilanti (United States) on 2006-10-29 11:54 [#01994545]
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this is why i troll here...
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swears
from junk sleep on 2006-10-29 11:54 [#01994546]
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Of course I understand that "I couldn't care less." is the intended meaning. That's what sarcasm is: the opposite of what you mean. You seem to be the one having trouble understanding, there's no need to throw a flid about it.
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Bill Burroughs
from Colombia on 2006-10-29 11:58 [#01994548]
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you're trying to tell me that all the americans who say 'i could care less' are doing it to be sarcastic.
that is quite definitely bullshit.
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swears
from junk sleep on 2006-10-29 12:04 [#01994553]
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It always seems to be said with a little question intonation like they're slighty incredulous about the idea of taking something less seriously. It sounds cool anyway.
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Bill Burroughs
from Colombia on 2006-10-29 12:15 [#01994557]
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i don't buy your burger mr mcdonald
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swears
from junk sleep on 2006-10-29 12:29 [#01994563]
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Your screen name is an American writer. Any attack you could make against american popular culture could be just as easily made against any western country. Particularly Britain, as since Thatcher, we have become increasingly Americanised.
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Bill Burroughs
from Colombia on 2006-10-29 12:33 [#01994566]
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that is my real name, thatcher was a cunt, and finally, no the same attacks could not be made against any other country because even Jimmy Bungooloogonga in the deepest jungle of Borneo can speak better English than most Americans.
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scup_bucket
from bloated exploding piss pockets on 2006-10-29 12:34 [#01994569]
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as much as I'd like to believe swears theory is correct, sadly it is not. I live in 'merica and that's how we do it here.
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Raz0rBlade_uk
on 2006-10-29 12:41 [#01994574]
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i like to have sex with goats
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Bill Burroughs
from Colombia on 2006-10-29 12:42 [#01994575]
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and do you understand how it is grammatically incorrect?
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scup_bucket
from bloated exploding piss pockets on 2006-10-29 12:44 [#01994576]
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um, yes, I certainly do. please judge my character more accurately
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fleetmouse
from Horny for Truth on 2006-10-29 12:47 [#01994582]
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Minor peeve, but a peeve to be sure.
I'm more peeved at people who write "definately". I suppose I should be glad that they're writing at all instead of grunting and scratching their asses with the keyboard like Chuck Klosterman.
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nene
from United States on 2006-10-29 12:50 [#01994585]
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it's not grammatically incorrect. symantically, maybe.
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scup_bucket
from bloated exploding piss pockets on 2006-10-29 12:52 [#01994588]
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that's a weird peeve. elaborate please
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Raz0rBlade_uk
on 2006-10-29 12:55 [#01994589]
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you are right
it's stupid anyway
"I could care less" is like someone saying it who thinks they're really clever for saying "yes, that's right, i could care less more than i do!"
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roygbivcore
from Joyrex.com, of course! on 2006-10-29 13:12 [#01994609]
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maybe you just don't get sarcasm like we do
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swears
from junk sleep on 2006-10-29 13:14 [#01994611]
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I could care less about this thread.
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Bill Burroughs
from Colombia on 2006-10-29 13:15 [#01994614]
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yeah, so it's not 'definately', nor is it 'rediculous', nor is it 'i could care less', nor is it 'i could give two shits', nor is it 'symantically'.
in fact, i now firmly believe that America's schools must be the worst in the western world.
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rad smiles
on 2006-10-29 13:16 [#01994615]
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you probably voted for tony blair hahaha
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swears
from junk sleep on 2006-10-29 13:16 [#01994616]
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USA=#1
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fleetmouse
from Horny for Truth on 2006-10-29 13:16 [#01994617]
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dere ya go
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Bill Burroughs
from Colombia on 2006-10-29 13:17 [#01994618]
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no i didn't. i dare you to try naming other party leaders of the UK. without googling it.
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rad smiles
on 2006-10-29 13:18 [#01994619]
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i could care less about the other party leaders of the UK.
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Bill Burroughs
from Colombia on 2006-10-29 13:19 [#01994622]
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is that a George W. Bush quote?
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