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Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown. (????)

posted 8 months ago by Zarkoff (1918)
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How you going to forget that shit, though? Like, for real.

[–] Where (1524) 2 months ago

You don’t forget it, but you forget thinking you can do anything to change it. Futility

[–] Zarkoff (1918) 2 months ago

Yeah, he must have meant it in the sense of let it go. Move on with your life. Nothing to be done.

[–] Narwhale37 (1237) 2 months ago

WOWIE LE BAD GUYS WON THIS IS HECKIN CINEMA

[–] ak47wong (578) 2 months ago

forget it
- used to tell someone that what they want is impossible
- used to tell someone that something is not important and not to worry about it

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/forget-it

As opposed to literally not remembering it.