Neither the wording nor the context indicate that the woman wants the man to die. She wonders whether he will live or die, but she does not care. Whatever her relationship to the man, the irony of the strip is that she is at his bedside yet finds herself utterly indifferent to his fate.
I may watch a football game between two teams in whom I have no rooting interest. If Team A is down 20 points with 5 minutes to play, I may wonder whether they can rally and beat Team B, but I would not care.
At the end of Gone With the Wind, when Rhett leaves Scarlett and Scarlett aks him what she should do and how she should get on, he famously replies “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.” That is what is most shocking, considering the intensity of his earlier feelings. He doesn’t wish her ill, but neither does he wish her well. He simply doesn’t care anymore.
It’s weird. Sometimes you can get it through in quotes, and sometimes you can’t. On a couple of occasions I’ve gotten it through in one sentence, gone back and edited in a second iteration, and when the edited version posted it showed “bleeep” in BOTH places. I then re-edited out the second occurrence, and the first one came through again…
Praxsis almost 15 years ago
She must be waiting for the insurance company to show up….LOL
pksampso almost 15 years ago
Now THAT is cold!
Superfrog almost 15 years ago
It’s ok to wonder. It’s a wonderful life.
bald almost 15 years ago
she is wondering if the co pay is on a per day basis or a one time thing
fritzoid Premium Member almost 15 years ago
Of course, actually wanting him to die is a form of “caring” as well, so she’s not as cruel as she might have been…
She’s just a big old I-Don’t-Care Bear…
fritzoid Premium Member almost 15 years ago
Neither the wording nor the context indicate that the woman wants the man to die. She wonders whether he will live or die, but she does not care. Whatever her relationship to the man, the irony of the strip is that she is at his bedside yet finds herself utterly indifferent to his fate.
I may watch a football game between two teams in whom I have no rooting interest. If Team A is down 20 points with 5 minutes to play, I may wonder whether they can rally and beat Team B, but I would not care.
At the end of Gone With the Wind, when Rhett leaves Scarlett and Scarlett aks him what she should do and how she should get on, he famously replies “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.” That is what is most shocking, considering the intensity of his earlier feelings. He doesn’t wish her ill, but neither does he wish her well. He simply doesn’t care anymore.
Wondering isn’t the same as caring.
Coyoty Premium Member almost 15 years ago
I wonder how “damn” gets through the censor and “darn” doesn’t.
Ah, they turned it off!
fritzoid Premium Member almost 15 years ago
It’s weird. Sometimes you can get it through in quotes, and sometimes you can’t. On a couple of occasions I’ve gotten it through in one sentence, gone back and edited in a second iteration, and when the edited version posted it showed “bleeep” in BOTH places. I then re-edited out the second occurrence, and the first one came through again…