2006-11-29 00:21:10 · 11 answers · asked by igottanoe 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
usually something that the person telling you feels is worthy of being practiced. i.e. I may like playing video games and talking to people online, and consider that a pretty fun way to spend a friday night, but someone else might tell me to "get a life" and then run off to a party to get sh*tfaced and sleep with someone, and think they have a life.
So it's all really subjective, and based on what the person who tells you to "get a life" thinks is worthy of doing.
2006-11-29 00:26:22 · answer #1 · answered by Terry W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not possible to provide a definition as the phrase is meaningless cant. It was said by someone, or printed somewhere and started to be repeated ad nauseam like so many other common sayings 'a ball park figure', 'think outside the envelope' 'glass ceilings' etc etc
2006-11-29 01:08:18 · answer #2 · answered by rdenig_male 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The person who says it is usually being critical or the person he/she is speaking to, making the judgment about how the person is spending their time -- on the Net, playing games, watching TV, worrying about others' business, for some examples -- things the speaker feels aren't worthy of the time spent.
Obviously, we each make those choices. I'd rather watch birds and read books than watch TV (I no longer have TV service here) or read depressing newspapers. That's the life *I* choose. And no one else pays my bills or takes care of me, so I have that freedom without burdening another person.
2006-11-29 00:44:20 · answer #3 · answered by joanmazza 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a soul-killing job and a wife and 2.3 kids, just like the guy telling you, "get a life." He can't stand it that you might have managed to hang on to the dream of not having to work, living in your parents' basement and watching "Star Trek" reruns for so long!
2006-11-29 00:33:07 · answer #4 · answered by Black Dog 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Life in this sense means a unique purpose, as in the phrase, "Follow your bliss."
2006-11-29 00:57:50 · answer #5 · answered by sabor69 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a life means, find yourself.
2006-11-29 01:17:49 · answer #6 · answered by prabato 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont think people on yahoo answers can define that particular one
2006-11-29 00:36:07 · answer #7 · answered by Spiderpig 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
be involved in things that are not dependent upon others. have interest of your own.
2006-11-29 00:27:11 · answer #8 · answered by CindyLu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in tis context it means "find something normal to do".
2006-11-29 00:33:48 · answer #9 · answered by thievesstolemypolicecar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
purpose
2006-11-29 00:22:36 · answer #10 · answered by ladybird 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋