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katakowsj  ·  3583 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: A Case Against The Phrase "No Problem"

I tend to prefer "No problem", in the sense of "You now owe me immensely, and I will see that you repay this debt, when I find the right time and place for you to take the fall for one of my mistakes."

I also tend to be very sarcastic.

Seriously, I've never put much thought to this phrase, although it rolls of my tongue all too easily. I do though, like the sound of "no problem" paired with, "I'm glad to help a friend like you, and am glad to be helpful as you've been to me."

Something like that.