*Disclaimer: I am guilty of BOTH of these. I am not bitter at all about any of this, I just want to point out funny things.
Hi, how are you?
Good, how are you?
Tired.
How many times have we all had THIS conversation? I've been trying to figure out what it means. Here are my theories.
1. LONERS: Inserting "tired" into the conversation can just nip the whole conversation in the bud. Therefore, if they are doing something else, they can just continue on with what they are doing and ignore you because they are "tired". IM TIRED TOO, STUPID DICKS.
2. IN PASSING: If you can only say "tired" when you don't even have to continue on with the conversation (since this is all just in passing), your name should be Karen/your theme song should be the wompwompwomp sound.
3. ONE UPPERS: Seeing that the majority of people that I encounter using the "tired phrase" (yes, pun intended) are UVA students, this is more than likely the most legitimate theory. If the person in question is not a loner, they are probably going to engage in a pattern of dialogue much like that of "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie"...if you ask a "one upper" why they are tired, they are gonna blab about their busy schedule, but probably not before they are sure it is more than what you are doing with your life.
4. Anomalies: Maybe I am just doing this so I don't piss off the people who I like that always do this. But there do seem to be some people who maybe engaged in one of the first three options at some point in their lives that now use the "tired phrase" out of habit...with no real intention to brag, complain, or cut short conversation. Maybe this is a 4th year anomaly. I am not too sure, really.
BTW, in the time that I was writing this, I encountered three instances of the "tired phrase"...hahahaha!
Double Majors...
It really does seem like being a liberal arts major goes hand in hand with double majoring at UVA. Once people give up on pre-med, don't get accepted into Comm school, and have given up on majoring in science/math, they must reify their high school scholarly, competitive drive by becoming a double major. Now don't get me wrong, sometimes people really do have two legitimate interests that they want to pursue by double majoring. However, I think if Freud could analyze the double major phenomena at UVA, he would add Double Majoring to a list of Defense Mechanisms.
...I mean, its ok that I am graduating with a BA cause I'm a double major...and I'm going to grad school after I take a year off.
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I use the "tired" for a very select few people. Usually, it's when I have no interest in talking to this person, or an "Oh shit, now I have to talk to you, even though conversation tends to not be good with you." Others, I am busy and don't want to be rude. But now, I guess I should find another answer. =)
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