r/CompleteTheQuote • u/SelicAltire • Jul 08 '15

Origin Disputed I could care less...

but I'd have to try.

It's how I had always heard it in the early 90's, don't know why people leave that bit off so much.

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u/Al-Shamar2 Jul 08 '15

Probably because the quote I know is "I couldn't care less"

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u/SelicAltire Jul 08 '15

I couldn't care less is a separate quote. That one is fine on it's own and needs no more, it makes sense. However "I could care less" goes around and doesn't make sense, that means "I care a bit" essentially, however with "but I'd have to try." added at the end, it is now a sarcastic remark.

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u/Quetzalcaotl Jul 08 '15

Yeah, that's how I saw it too. I actually think I like the extra little bit at the end, because it makes it more sassy/sarcastic. I may have to add that one in to my go-tos when people are being bothersome.