# Ask the Apathetic Guy **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 27, 2000, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-apathetic-guy/26997 "2000-07-27T02:16:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Osip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4491bb/32.png) [@Osip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Osip)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-apathetic-guy/26997/1 "2000-07-27T02:16:27Z")
Ok Don’t. I care not. Osip ---
**Author:** ![tubagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b77776/32.png) [@tubagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tubagirl)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-apathetic-guy/26997/2 "2000-07-27T02:19:24Z")
neither do I -sigh- ---
**Author:** ![soulsling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@soulsling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulsling)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-apathetic-guy/26997/3 "2000-07-27T02:23:12Z")
Hey can you…? -nah, never mind- doesnt’ matter… forget I asked… -deep sigh- ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-apathetic-guy/26997/4 "2000-07-27T06:48:35Z")
Whoever-you-are guy- Why don’t I care? I don’t care if you answer me. signed, whatever. ---
**Author:** ![techchick68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@techchick68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/techchick68)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-apathetic-guy/26997/5 "2000-07-27T06:54:40Z")
Osip, If I didn’t care about you so much I would flame you in The Pit for the title. ---
**Author:** ![Bluepony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Bluepony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bluepony)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-apathetic-guy/26997/6 "2000-07-27T06:58:43Z")
Hey Apathetic Guy, I think this thread’s crashing and burning. Anybody got a fire extinguisher? …warm spit in a Dixie cup? … a really worthless comment unrelated to this thread? ---
**Author:** ![techchick68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@techchick68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/techchick68)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-apathetic-guy/26997/7 "2000-07-27T06:58:47Z")
damnit 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Zoing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecccb3/32.png) [@Zoing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoing)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-apathetic-guy/26997/8 "2000-07-27T07:23:50Z")
Huh. ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-apathetic-guy/26997/9 "2000-07-27T07:26:23Z")
Yawnnnnn… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-apathetic-guy/26997/10 "2000-07-27T14:32:29Z")
And now, for something completely indifferent. ---
**Author:** ![Satan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satan)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-apathetic-guy/26997/11 "2000-07-27T14:42:39Z")
Well, we won’t see Osip back in these parts again. As such, this would be a perfect opportunity to talk about him! 😃 * * * Yer pal, Satan _I HAVE BEEN SMOKE-FREE FOR: Three months, two weeks, four days, 12 hours, 43 minutes and 10 seconds. 4381 cigarettes not smoked, saving $547.65. Life saved: 2 weeks, 1 day, 5 hours, 5 minutes._ Visit [The Fabulous Forums of Fathom](http://fff.fathom.org/cgi-bin/Ultimate.cgi?) ---
**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-apathetic-guy/26997/12 "2000-07-27T14:45:35Z")
Does this weeping skin infection look serious to you? _begins to undo fly_ ---
**Author:** ![Sealemon88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Sealemon88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sealemon88)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-apathetic-guy/26997/13 "2000-07-27T14:51:03Z")
Who gives a shit? ---
**Author:** ![Trout\_Mask\_Replica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a88e57/32.png) [@Trout\_Mask\_Replica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trout_Mask_Replica)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-apathetic-guy/26997/14 "2000-07-27T15:01:59Z")
Whatever. ---
**Author:** ![Myron\_Van\_Horowitzski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@Myron\_Van\_Horowitzski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myron_Van_Horowitzski)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-apathetic-guy/26997/15 "2000-07-27T15:20:36Z")
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ… ---
**Author:** ![tiggeril](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tiggeril/32/7234_2.png) [@tiggeril](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiggeril)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-apathetic-guy/26997/16 "2000-07-27T23:26:14Z")
I suppose replying would take away from my apathetic nature? oh well… not like it matters. whatever. ::wanders off:: ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2000, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-apathetic-guy/26997/17 "2000-07-27T23:40:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by tiggeril \* ---
**Author:** ![Mu\_Mu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Mu\_Mu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mu_Mu)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2000, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-apathetic-guy/26997/18 "2000-07-28T02:47:55Z")
What a waste. ---
**Author:** ![Tisme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f0a364/32.png) [@Tisme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tisme)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2000, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-apathetic-guy/26997/19 "2000-07-28T02:59:01Z")
I was going to post a reply, then I thought, why bother. ---
**Author:** ![dpr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8797f3/32.png) [@dpr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dpr)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2000, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-apathetic-guy/26997/20 "2000-07-28T06:23:28Z")
To any apathetic person who may answer, Do you have any difficulties differentiating between prcrastination and apathy? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-apathetic-guy/26997.md?page=2)