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Marketing bollocks, buzzword bingo, or your mum saying "fudge" when she really wants to swear like a trooper. Let's ride the hockey stick curve of this top hat product, solutioneers.

Thanks to simbosan for the idea

(, Thu 8 Apr 2010, 13:13)
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An annoying North Americansim
"I could care less"
well then you fucking care, at least a bit, dont you? You fat gobby wanker.


oh, and "literally" when they mean "not literally". That literally makes my head fucking explode.
(, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 2:52, 5 replies)
Again, English teacher correction.
A common misunderstanding, this phrase is offered as a consolation. They don't care, but at least the person could care less. It's to be said in a sarcastic manner, and this is where most people get it wrong.
(, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 4:28, closed)

Americans pulling off intentional sarcasm?
lets just say i have my doubts.

besides, original etymology aside it is NEVER used that way over here.
It is used straight up as "i couldnt care less" , just wrongly.
(, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 4:42, closed)
Yes, when people say 'literally' and they mean 'figuratively' or 'metaphorically'
My favourite example of this was on Jeremy Kyle a while back, when a woman claimed her husband's pants were (and I quote) "literally full of sperm". Myself and Mrs.Hats laughed for maybe too long at this, frankly, disgusting and disturbing image.
(, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 7:43, closed)

shit thats GOT to be messy.
i guess he was wearing bicycle clips.
(, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 12:59, closed)
Shortened from
(as though) I could care less.

As mentioned above, always used sarcastically.
(, Sat 10 Apr 2010, 2:58, closed)

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