Originally Posted by the-master:
“Probably because he has a life and has better things to do with his time rather than waste his life away counting down and wishing the time away re your post 221.”
Originally Posted by the-master:
“I view many threads throughout the sections and subsections of DS. But please refer me to my posts where I count down the precious months in almost girlish anticipation of another quiz or Christmas. Nope, didn't think so.”
I make a point never to involve myself in arguments on forums, but I think the above sad and unnecessary posts deserve a reply because it is not the first in the ‘get a life’ vein that has appeared in the annual RT cover countdown.
I have no idea what ‘the-master’s’ interests might be. Perhaps sport? Football? I really don’t know and it is not my business. In fact, it is irrelevant. But whatever his interests are, there’s an even chance that I will not share them. That doesn’t mean I would denigrate them or even comment on them.
This thread does absolutely no harm to anybody. I spend a few minutes every few days reading it, and sometimes a few minutes posting. It’s a bit of fun that many people enjoy. We all have lives. Perhaps busier than ‘the-master’s’ perhaps less so. In my view the people who really do need to ‘get a life’ in the sense that he means it, are those who feel the need to make comments on matters that are not of interest to them and are no concern of theirs.
You will never find me in, say, a football forum, but I wish the posters well and would not dream of commenting or giving my views on their interest. My views would be spurious, irrelevant and unwelcome.
It has taken me 3 minutes and 38 seconds to write and post this. Not too much time out of a life perhaps.