What is a Hobby?

fromdownunder · **Posted:** Mon Mar 12, 2012 14:45:16 pm

This comes out of another thread, where it was suggested that my "Movie Hobby" was not a hobby (some would say it is an obsession).

I buy DVDs, watch movies in the theatre (not often these days), buy books about them, haunt IMDb when I am not here, get a product which has 16 dedicated Movie Channels, study, critique, analyse, check Box Office results, pester everybody to death about them, and make bad off topic Movie Puns on every thread where I can get away with it.

Like many things, Golf, Stamp Collecting, Movies, Fishiing, well, make your own list, it can be a Hobby or a Profession. I am just interested in anyone who agrees that my hobby (obsession) with Movies is not a hobby?

Norm

DJM · **Posted:** Mon Mar 12, 2012 14:47:11 pm

I always thought if you spent time and/or money on something other than work, and you earned no income from it, then it is a hobby.

D.

Allanswood · **Posted:** Mon Mar 12, 2012 15:20:48 pm

My wife would say that's a hubby not a hobby.

DJM · **Posted:** Mon Mar 12, 2012 15:25:33 pm

Quote:

My wife would say that's a hubby not a hobby

you don't spend too much on a hubby, a wife on the other hand ......

:roll:

Catweazle · **Posted:** Tue Mar 13, 2012 23:17:23 pm

"A soothing madness" according to G.K. Chesterton anyway.

DJM · **Posted:** Wed Mar 14, 2012 10:45:35 am

Quote:

"A soothing madness" according to G.K. Chesterton anyway.

A 'complete madness' is when you become a Stamp Dealer....

D.

:mrgreen:

nigelc · **Posted:** Wed Mar 14, 2012 11:06:10 am

Hobby:

Philanthropist · **Posted:** Wed Mar 14, 2012 11:13:24 am

A hobby is anything that you spend your money on,
BUT is still cheaper than maintaining either a Race horse...or a woman :roll:

sneaking off now :arrow:

mrboggler · **Posted:** Wed Mar 14, 2012 11:23:41 am

So all the money YOU spend on Eating is now classed as only a Hobby.

DJM · **Posted:** Wed Mar 14, 2012 12:05:29 pm

I'd class eating as a hobby - sucks all of your money but it's oh so GOOOOODD !!!

D.

Philanthropist · **Posted:** Wed Mar 14, 2012 14:17:00 pm

mrboggler wrote:

So all the money YOU spend on Eating is now classed as only a Hobby.

Drinking fine wine is a hobby,
the food is only an accompaniment. :roll:

mrboggler · **Posted:** Wed Mar 14, 2012 14:28:14 pm

Perhaps you should consider writing a G.O.M.C. Good Food Guide,

"Eating out on a Budget"

fromdownunder · **Posted:** Wed Mar 14, 2012 15:51:00 pm

mrboggler wrote:

Perhaps you should consider writing a G.O.M.C. Good Food Guide,

"Eating out on a Budget"

I can start this off... first select your lettuce.

Norm

Allanswood · **Posted:** Wed Mar 14, 2012 16:01:35 pm

First select your dumpster.

Catweazle · **Posted:** Wed Mar 14, 2012 18:31:27 pm

We ran over a sparrow the other day. It's in the freezer, waiting for Christmas, but I'd be happy to donate it to the G.O.M.C. :lol:

Philanthropist · **Posted:** Wed Mar 14, 2012 18:46:58 pm

Catweazle wrote:

We ran over a sparrow the other day. It's in the freezer, waiting for Christmas, but I'd be happy to donate it to the G.O.M.C. :lol:

"Sold", but only the left drum stick, leaving the rest for others :roll:

What will postage be, and could it come as a letter, if you place it under a Steam Roller to flatten it out :idea:

Catweazle · **Posted:** Thu Mar 15, 2012 18:39:16 pm

Philanthropist wrote:

Catweazle wrote:

We ran over a sparrow the other day. It's in the freezer, waiting for Christmas, but I'd be happy to donate it to the G.O.M.C. :lol:

"Sold", but only the left drum stick, leaving the rest for others :roll:

What will postage be, and could it come as a letter, if you place it under a Steam Roller to flatten it out :idea:

If you provide the steam roller, then yes - only 55¢ postage, and it's all yours! :lol:

Tassie_Stamps · **Posted:** Thu Mar 15, 2012 18:41:09 pm

60c postage I think. :wink:

Philanthropist · **Posted:** Fri Mar 16, 2012 13:09:02 pm

It is in the freezer,
so I will wait for the Christmas Card only cheaper mailing :?:

Just write a greeting onto it.
Will then fit perfectly into my
"How the Hell did this ever........" collection :wink:

fromdownunder · **Posted:** Fri Mar 16, 2012 17:21:59 pm

I wonder if collecting Roadkill could ever be classed as a hobby? It would not fit really well on Hagners, and would tend to smell a tad after a while. Keeping it all in a Freezer is not a hobby, it is hoarding.

Roadkill stew might be interesting, but, well, I would pass and wait for the sweets.

Norm

bathurst stamper · **Posted:** Fri Mar 16, 2012 18:33:38 pm

Makes you wonder what the 'sweets' would be :lol:

Philanthropist · **Posted:** Fri Mar 16, 2012 18:48:02 pm

Sweetbreads :wink:


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