He's Lightyears ahead of....
Four times in the last month, and I can't count the times in the last several years, I've heard that expression on some movie or TV show. What they mean is someone or something is years ahead of the competition and they say "lightyears" to indicate a huge lead. Wouldn't it be great if someone in the media bothered to look up the definition of a lightyear? A light year is a measure of DISTANCE, not time. It's the distance light travels in one year.
If someone is lightyears ahead of the competition my interpretation would be "they're so far out there they aren't living in our world. Not even close". Maybe that's a good definition of much of our movie and media.
If someone is lightyears ahead of the competition my interpretation would be "they're so far out there they aren't living in our world. Not even close". Maybe that's a good definition of much of our movie and media.
posted by Fish-2 at 6:45 AM
7 Comments:
That could bring on a whole new meaning to the word: Light headed.
They have such lofty opinions of themselves. When I think of lightyears, it is usually something from beyond our galaxy, and how long it took for it to get here...
and by the time it did, the star was dead.
A good observation, Fish, and especially apt re those in the entertainment industry.
LOL! It seems to me most people in the entertainment industry aren't too awfully bright! I constantly catch them in mistakes, even on Fox News. :)
Uh.... maybe it's because the media is light years in the past, and everyone else is in the present.
Well...I always use 'lightyears ahead' because it's easier than
saying 5,865,696,000,000 miles ahead...:)
Idaho, you crack me up.
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