Hacker-standard way of suggesting that the person to whom it is
directed has succumbed to terminal geekdom (see {geek}). Often heard
on {Usenet}, esp. as a way of suggesting that the target is taking
some obscure issue of {theology} too seriously. This exhortation was
popularized by William Shatner on a 1987 Saturday Night Live episode
in a speech that ended "Get a life!", but it can be traced back at
least to `Valley Girl' slang in 1983. It was certainly in wide use
among hackers for years before achieving mainstream currency via the
sitcom Get A Life in 1990.
[glossary]
[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {Amiga Persecution Complex}{life}{religious issues}]