• @[email protected]
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    2310 months ago

    No, they mean the same thing, at least in my familiarity with the phrases. “Cry me a river” means that I don’t care to hear about their complaints, even if their tears were enough to fill a river, because I think they’re not legitimate.

    • FuglyDuck
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      1810 months ago

      “Cry me a river, build a bridge, and get over it.” Is a favorite expression.

      • @waz
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        810 months ago

        I always liked the similar variation: “Cry me a river, build a bridge and jump off it.”

        • FuglyDuck
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          310 months ago

          Ooo.

          I’m going to to have to steal this. For variation,