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Re: “Zero fucks given” in other languages

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Post by baby »

FrankSansC wrote: post #33
tduberne wrote: post #9

> Another French slang expression (also testicle-related) for not giving a fuck is “I’m painting my balls with the brush of indifference” If anyone has an idea of the original in french, I would be interested. I am French and I have no clue what he refers to.

Neither do I and I'm also french. I've checked on the french wiktionary[1] and in fact that's a real french saying. But I've never heard someone say this in my all life. [1] https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/s%E2%80%99en_badigeonner_les_...

I read a lot of Achille Talon and I have no memory of this, I was a kid though... it's really from a different generation.

Re: “Zero fucks given” in other languages

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Post by baby »

rich_sasha wrote: post #26
dakotian wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

s’en badigeonner les testicules avec le pinceau de l’indifférence

By my pre-coffee count, 19 syllables of indifference... a lot of words to say “meh” :)

that's how poetic French people are

Re: “Zero fucks given” in other languages

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Post by tluyben2 »

thih9 wrote: post #15

Isn't this mostly well-timed content marketing? > As we’re entering last-minute Christmas shopping time, it’d be remiss of me not to mention I have a book of lists like these

You can assume that most trending content on the web is intentionally well timed and trying to peddle something to you. Doesn't matter though; still fun.

Re: “Zero fucks given” in other languages

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Post by sodimel »

jmnicolas wrote: post #24

I'm French and while the first one he's mentioning is very common, I never heard the second one.

I found a 2007 quote on the french equivalent of bash.org [0], and the only source on wiktionary is a post on the Dofus forum from 2016 [1].

[0]: https://danstonchat.com/5948.html

[1]: https://www.dofus.com/fr/forum/1003-divers/2178644-avis-sabr...

Re: “Zero fucks given” in other languages

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Post by riffraff »

As an italian from (near) Rome, I feel offended we're not getting the recognition we deserve for this!

The expression for variations of "who cares" would be "Sticazzi" (~= "these dicks") and is a particularly important expression in roman culture! "Not caring" is core to our being, in most bad and good ways :)

There's even a short story whose origin I can't recall:

When God finished making the world, God was looking at his creation and some people showed up:

- Lord, we'd like to ask for Power - Let it be granted - said the Lord, and those became the Kings and Queens and Emperors

Then some more people showed up:

- Lord, we'd like to ask for Power - The Powerful already have that - Well, we'd like to ask for the Wealth then - Let it be granted - said the Lord, and those became the rich people.

Then God saw the Romans walk by and yelled at them

- Hey folks, I'm sorry, there's neither Power nor Wealth left!

The romans looked at each other in confusion, and replied "sticazzi?"

God thought about it a bit:

- Let it be granted!

Re: “Zero fucks given” in other languages

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Post by jbverschoor »

tluyben2 wrote: post #30
rich_sasha wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is that the “oxidise in anus” bit? What a curiously delightful curse.

Yes ; 'roest' means rust so oxidising. Also I think 'reet' means more crack (literal meaning of reet is is tear as in the crack, not the hole) or butt than anus. Which is why it would be nice to have the original sentences there so they can be dissected.

"reet" means ass.

It shall rust to my ass.

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