Talk:Real life

Origins of the expression "in real life"

The very earliest mention of "in real life" (in connection to the Internet) that I've seen was in the output of the Unix "finger" command, cited in RFC 1194 (section 4.2 on page 10, 11/1990). "In real life" jokes were common in Unix circles in the early 90s, I wouldn't be surprised if it had spread to the Internet at large from there (since they share common roots). It was probably re-discovered independently of course, but I think the article should mention this possible source.

Get a life, William Shatner

Did William Shatner *really* invent that phrase? My mind is boggled.

The article says he popularised it on SNL, not that he invented it. Even so, I think it's quite an old phrase really. If anyone can find any instances of its earlier use, that would be a useful addition to this article. -PaulHammond 13:15, Feb 14, 2005 (UTC)

I had no idea such a thing existed as "not on the Internet". —User:ACupOfCoffee @ 01:03, 14 February 2006 (UTC) ;)[reply]

I have a hard time believing that there is such a thing as a "real life". ;) --Muna (talk) 02:05, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Confusing the Real and the Virtual

I've had to remind myself, several times, that the pillows in Morrowind cannot be given to my brother-in-law IRL for a Christmas present. Now THAT'S verisimilitude. --BlueNight 02:59, 29 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Verifiability capacitation?

Being new to the land of the wiki, I am still unaccustomed to this... place.

However, it seems as if the existence of the Real Life is unverifiable. This fact, to my knowledge, is in somethingorother to the Wikipethos. Can something be done? Gulanzon (talk) 23:23, 14 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Merge

Nominator left no explanation.

Disagree. "Real life" as a concept will always need some kind of contextualisation. Some sort of explanation. Making it a simple disambiguation page is counterproductive. The Real life article should be fixed, not added to a list of albums. - BalthCat 06:17, 2 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Merge. Merge Real world with Real life as the lead sections of both are saying that they are the same thing, and if there is any difference that is best discussed and explained just the once in the one article. SilkTork *SilkyTalk 23:02, 26 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Merge I am inclined to agree with the merge proposal as these are two sides of the same coin. Abtract (talk) 23:05, 26 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Disagree - Conceptually “real world” is a place (tangible), whereas “real life” is a non-tangible, personal concept. Confounding the two betrays a subjective, egocentric (not meant as insulting, but as purely conceptually descriptive) view of the two concepts. Something can exist in the real world (the CN Tower) and in the virtual world (in Second Life, in a CAD program, etc) having nothing to do with someone's real life. Msanford (talk) 21:24, 2 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]