• @dave@feddit.uk
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    1011 months ago

    All good points—did you mean “tiny violin mode”, or have I been misunderstanding that song for a long time?

    • @SatanicNotMessianic@lemmy.ml
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      2311 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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        1811 months ago

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

        • @waz@lemmy.world
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          811 months ago

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

          • FuglyDuck
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            311 months ago

            Ooo.

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