Board 8 > You're not telling me anything if you're saying "I could care less."

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So today was the last day at Anthrocon, and I noticed that someone in a pig fursuit was eating a hot dog. I jokingly said, "pigs are herbivores, and you're eating a pig like a cannibal!" He said, in a very serious tone, "I could care less what you think of me."

Well, that's certainly helpful information. You're letting me know that you have the capacity to care less about what I just said? Then that means you do care. Therefore, this statement is about as useful as me saying, "I could talk less." Certainly, I have the capacity to do that, but saying that isn't exactly useful.

And before someone says that he probably meant that he couldn't care less, even that is a stupid statement since he could care less by not saying anything at all.

Who comes up with these stupid statements?

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I could care less.

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If you could really care less, then you probably wouldn't post in this topic stating that you could care less.

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From: LameJokeAlt | #001

Who comes up with these stupid statements?

people who could care less

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I read the entire topic before I read the first sentence. "lol"

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Well maybe he enjoys talking and increasing his verbal capacity, but not necessarily caring about you, so your last point isn't valid because he could still say "I couldn't care less" and actually not care less.

Other than that though, I see your point.

But also you're beating a dead horse.

Also I couldn't care less so whatever.

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This is the exception that proves the rule isn't it??

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I couldn't care less.

It would literally be impossible for me to care less about this issue than I do right now.

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