[10.3.1] Merv mission feedback thread: "Office Party"

**Rarebit**

Scheduled for...whenever we get the kinks out.

**MatrixRefugee**

More shenanigans in offices, ala, the "Handshake" mission?

**nubious81**

from what i hear the cyphs and mervs are talking wich isnt good at all.

**Rarebit**

nubious81 wrote:

from what i hear the cyphs and mervs are talking wich isnt good at all.

Depends who you ask.

**MatrixRefugee**

Yeah, I was gonna say, not a lot of talking got done from what I heard when I jacked in late last night...

**ZippyTheSquirrel** · 06/27/2008 08:00:17

So is the mission going to be released today? I couldn't load it.

Edit: Whoops, nevermind, there it goes, now.

**Omega0**

Flood: Of course, you're not actually listening to any of this; you're simply heading at full speed toward the bright green dot on your display.

Classic.

Also, there was point where Flood said, "I could care less about those cheap booze-ups you underlings are always wasting your time on." I believe he meant to say, "couldn't care less."

**TheSorrows**

Depends.

**Croesis**

Yeah, perhaps Flood is going soft, perhaps he could care less, but probably not by a lot...

**ZippyTheSquirrel**

Omega0 wrote:

Also, there was point where Flood said, "I could care less about those cheap booze-ups you underlings are always wasting your time on." I believe he meant to say, "couldn't care less."

That's one of those phrases that means the same no matter how you write it. Writing it "I could care less" is usually more negative or insulting.

**MatrixRefugee** · 06/28/2008 20:30:35

ZippyTheSquirrel wrote:

Omega0 wrote:
Also, there was point where Flood said, "I could care less about those cheap booze-ups you underlings are always wasting your time on." I believe he meant to say, "couldn't care less."
That's one of those phrases that means the same no matter how you write it. Writing it "I could care less" is usually more negative or insulting.

Mmmm... and if there's one thing that Flood is, it's negative and insulting...

EDIT TO ADD: Make that "two things".

**Croesis**

ZippyTheSquirrel wrote:

Omega0 wrote:
Also, there was point where Flood said, "I could care less about those cheap booze-ups you underlings are always wasting your time on." I believe he meant to say, "couldn't care less."
That's one of those phrases that means the same no matter how you write it. Writing it "I could care less" is usually more negative or insulting.

No it isn't.

'I couldn't care less' means there is no way he could care any less about it. I.e. He doesn't care in the slightest.

'I could care less' means that in some measure he must care about it, if only slightly because it's possible for him to care less then he does there and then.

I'd also have to disagree, 'I couldn't care less' is more insulting then 'could care less'...

SMILEY

**ZippyTheSquirrel**

Could care less is often used in a sarcastic tone, meaning also that he doesn't care anyway. Since the tone is more negative than simply implying the negative comment, it adds to the level of scorn.

But boy is this phrase gettin' controversial.

**Omega0**

ZippyTheSquirrel wrote:

Could care less is often used in a sarcastic tone, meaning also that he doesn't care anyway. Since the tone is more negative than simply implying the negative comment, it adds to the level of scorn.

But boy is this phrase gettin' controversial.

http://incompetech.com/gallimaufry/care_less.html

"No. If one wants to be sarcastic, they would say "That's the most interesting thing ever!" or something else that would put their caring near the top of the continuum. Merely pulling their "level of caring" off of the absolute bottom doesn't give a sarcastic effect."

**ZippyTheSquirrel** · 06/29/2008 11:57:16

...

Is this what we've been reduced to?

You know stuff happened in this mission, right?

EDIT: Nice one on finding the website, though. Really shows a level of commitment.

EDIT2: Grammatically, it doesn't matter, because in normal conversation both phrases mean the same thing. I've never used "I could care less" to mean I had the ability to care a little less. Have you?

...I always seem to be getting dragged into these kinds of arguments. ~.~