Advances in fuckometry
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(1/2) For those of you keeping score at home, I gave exactly 18 f*cks about my Pats. Upon reflection, 12 probably would have been sufficient
— Ben Affleck (@BenAffleck) June 23, 2016
(2/2) We Boston fans have always been known for our subtlety. One of my favorite interviews; hope you get to see the entire episode. #GoPats
— Ben Affleck (@BenAffleck) June 23, 2016
Tim Kenneally, "Ben Affleck Has a F-ing Thing or 18 or Say About His Bill Simmons Interview", The Wrap 6/23/2016.
Previous LLOG coverage of minimal-object reification includes
"Negation by association", 7/13/2004
"The number of fucks you need to not give", 2/11/2015
"Hyperbolic scalar indifference", 7/14/2015
"Expletive deficits", 7/18/2015
[h/t Ben Zimmer, who notes that the next installment of "Among the New Words" in American Speech will have an entry for "zero fucks given"/"ZFG" based on its ADS WOTY nomination]
Tim Leonard said,
June 24, 2016 @ 9:48 am
I was more taken by this construction: “This is a conspiracy of people working inside the NFL, who all come from organizations that Tom Brady whipped their ass over the last 10 or 15 years.”
David L said,
June 24, 2016 @ 9:58 am
It would be strangely formal to say "… who all come from organizations the asses of which were whipped by Tom Brady over the last 10 or 15 years."
Gregory Kusnick said,
June 24, 2016 @ 10:06 am
"…whose asses Tom Brady has whipped…" seems perfectly fine. Although whupped might be more idiomatic.
Francois Lang said,
June 24, 2016 @ 10:30 am
@ Tim Leonard: Great resumptive pronoun!
Martha said,
June 25, 2016 @ 12:35 pm
David L.: It would be strangely formal to say "… who all come from organizations the asses of which were whipped by Tom Brady over the last 10 or 15 years."
Yeah, but "…organizations whose asses were whipped…" wouldn't be. Not that I have a problem with what he originally said.