Life?

[lnr]

Yay, I've just had the first instance of someone following up to a usenet post, quoting my LJ URL, and telling me to get a life. I wonder if they actually read it?

Comments

[ptc24.livejournal.com]

'get a life' seems to be one of those phrases only used by people with sufficiently narrow viewpoints. Another common example is 'self-loathing' (you can tell I've been reading too many letters to papers and the like...)

[senji.livejournal.com]

'get a life' seems to mean 'you have too much fun doing something I wouldn't want to do'.

Re: Aye

[k425.livejournal.com]

Or, for that matter "you have too much fun doing something I'd like to do but haven't the courage".

Re: Aye

[(Anonymous)]

Or, possibly, you seem to be making a lot of effort to have fun, but spending too much time worrying about it, and therefore not having fun, and ...

Re: Aye

[lnr]

Well, despite the worries I seem on balance to be having fun anyway. Most definitely.

[j4.livejournal.com]

You think they can read?

Re: Aye

[(Anonymous)]

That's good. Don't worry about the criticisms of people who don't know you. They aren't in a position to judge. But then, I didn't have the impression you were worrying about it.

[damerell.livejournal.com]

"god you's ugly" is the canonical one, isn't it?

[lnr]

Wow, that takes me back.

Last person who randomly mailed me about my photos just said they liked the pink streak, weirdos are getting nicer as I get old or something.