why do people call their interests a "past time"????

Question

I do not get it. a past time for what?
what are they waiting for?
please explain this to me.
its like saying taht our hobbies are "just for now" or something
so what does this mean

I meant pass time
haha yeah I am sorry about that spelling
I was not paying attention to that. man some people are rude or what??
people are rude cause they have low self esteem am I right?

no I am afraid I do not know who Miss Emily Litella's . why do I remind you of her. plese elaborate for my amusement

Answer 1

It's "pastime," and it means, a way to pass the time.


**Emily Litella was one of Gilda Radner's many characters in the original Saturday Night Live shows... she would offer her commentaries on current issues, but would usually have the issue wrong. Example: What's all this I hear about endangered feces?

Then she'd go on to rant on and on about why anyone would even care about saving feces..

Then, after she got all upset, the news anchor, would say, Emily.. that's SPECIES! Endangered SPECIES, not feces..

And EMily would say, "Ooooh. Well that's very different." Then she'd look at the audience and very meekly say, "Nevermind."

ANother good one was her "What's all this I hear about "Eagle" rights?" rant... and go on about why not rights for canaries and parrots, too.

Your question remind me of Emily, because you ranted about interests being called "past time". That it's pastime, a way to pass the time, makes the rant obsolete, since it actually DOES make sense.

I meant it good-naturedly... not trying to be rude... :-)
Here's the only Emily Litella clip I could find on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxULYcZlEuM

Answer 2

A PASS TIME.
Not past time.
It's how you best enjoy passing your time.

My boyfriend always says he loves sharing his time with me...not spending it...cos spending presumes there is a cost involved and he says of course there isn't one.

All the best, xoxo candy

Answer 3

Actually, it's "pastime", from the words "pass time", the way you pass your time.