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> but this couldn't have happened to a nicer person. I think maybe you meant "couldn't have happened to a more deserving person"? The way you phrased it impli
by gpanders 7y ago
> but this couldn't have happened to a nicer person.
I think maybe you meant "couldn't have happened to a more deserving person"?
The way you phrased it implies you think ESR is actually quite a nice person who didn't deserve what he got, while the remainder of your post clearly shows that's not what you mean.
- btilly 7y agoThat is what I meant, and that is what the idiom usually means. See https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/couldn%27t+have+happened+to+a+nicer+person https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/couldn%27t+have+happene... for verification.
- gpanders 7y ago> Sometimes used sarcastically when referring to a negative event happening to an unpleasant person. Interesting! I've never heard this used in a sarcastic way. My mistake.