Re: Marge -- new cartoon

On Sat, 13 Feb 1999 10:16:27 -0500, The Anthonys <pan...@bcpl.net>
wrote:

>I'm with lizard. Unless you meant something other than what it seems.
> 
>If you COULD care LESS, that means there is a level of caring that you
>are at and it could be lower but it isn't. In other words : you care.
> 
>If you COULDN'T care less, that means that your caring is at the lowest
>level it could possibly be at. You don't care at all.
>
>--SB

Well, yes, all good and well if you're going to be completely gramtical
about it, but speech doesn't really work that gramatically, and tone of
voice can reverse the meaning..

Artists (in this case JRO) are often too 'close', intellectually or
emotionally to their creations to be able to spot mistakes, oversights,
or just other points of view.

If JRO hears those words spoken in a sarcastic tone when he sees his
picture (excellently drawen/scripted, as always..), then the words, in
context, are completely correct.

The widespread use of the reversed form of "I couldn't care less" only
seems to have happened in recent years, and is still an Americanism
(though no doubt it'll happen over here in Britain sooner or later...
*muttermuttercommonlanguageisacursemuttermutter*

If this made no sense, then.. sorry I'm tired.

Oh.. and ObAscii.. just to make this post marginally on topic:

a small-ish guitar.. not a very good guitar.. but oh well.. like I
said.. I'm tired.

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jim\_____/

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