WARNING: This column contains sarcasm, humor, and a bit of wit. Just a bit. Being launched into the temporary spotlight of Blogger's Blogs of Note has been a fun ride and a great way to end the first year of this column. I have had my words read by thousands of people and I have met others who, like me, laugh a bit at our ADD selves as we bumble about through life. I'm not alone after all, and that is a wonderful feeling. I've also been introduced to various viewpoints which have given me reason to look at old problems in a new light. Unfortunately, a very vociferous minority disagrees with me. I don't take issue with their opposite viewpoint. I just don't think much of their debating tactics. Mostly they've "cleverly" quoted my words back at me, or misquoted them back at me as is usually the case. Sometimes, though, they tell me what I "really" mean. In fact, this minority doesn't really read my words as much as try to read m...
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does the chalk board there not say exactly what you did ("I couldn't care less")? or is the fact that your "couldn't" was in all caps significant?
The expression is "I couldn't care less", meaning that one is at the perfect nadir of disinterest. The common misspoken version of this expression implies that there is room for more disinterest and apathy, showing that the expression doesn't mean what the speaker thinks it means.
I found the Bart blackboard program somewhere on the web and enjoyed the double message by having Bart writing this message. Bart truly couldn't care less if he spoke with proper grammar or not. Drives the point home.
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Hope your immune system kicks in soon!
When I was a kid in High School, we used to joke around with this phrase all the time. I was fond of telling people "Yea, I could care . . . but I won't."
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Claire
I was twittering with Grammar Girl and apparently I've inspired a future tirade for her. ;) Good! She'll set them all straight.