> > > > > It might be a local idiom, but I hear people say, "I could care less." I think it means they don't care at all, but it confuses me. Shouldn't they say, "I couldn't care less."?
> > > > > Howard
> > > >
> > > > It isn't local. It's universal, and extremely STUPID. I hear the same thing everywhere I go -- even catch myself saying it, for Pete's sake -- and it irritates me to no end.
> > > >
> > > > On the topic of nonsensical idioms, who exactly is "Pete", and why should we be doing all these things for his sake?
> > > >
> > > > Iss "sakes alive!" achar
> > >
> > > Good grief, for pity sakes, and for the luvva Pete!
> >
> > Huh. I know that saying as "For the luvva Mike," m'self. I wonder if it's a regional thing.
>
> That's how I know it, for the luvva Mike. :)
>
> Nyperold

We have more Petes, you have more Mikes. In Alabama, it's "For the luvva Bubba." Try saying that ten times real fast.
Howard