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man4allcats Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-14-07 11:51 PM
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What's a meme?
"A Poem: On Richard Dawkins's Concept of the Meme"

Mental habits
Breed like rabbits


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Richard Steele Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-14-07 11:55 PM
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1. A "theme" with a college degree.
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azurnoir Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-14-07 11:58 PM
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2. According to Merriam-Webster
an idea or behavior that spreads through a culture
http://209.161.33.50/dictionary/meme
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Swamp Rat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-14-07 11:58 PM
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3. A self-centered person?
:D



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npincus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-15-07 09:28 AM
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10. here's something else to stick in that bubble...
http://dir.salon.com/story/politics/feature/2000/09/04/cuss_word/index.html

Though he's done a decent job of hiding it in this election cycle, Bush has been known to use salty language. At the Republican National Convention in 1988, he was asked by a Hartford Courant reporter about what he and his father talked about when they weren't talking about politics.

"Pussy," Bush replied.


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Kutjara Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-14-07 11:59 PM
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4. A meme is something that Richard Dawkins...
Edited on Wed Mar-14-07 11:59 PM by Kutjara
...now rather wishes he hadn't invented. It's taken on a life of its own, quite removed from the original context in which Dawkin's formulated it. It's become a meme, really.
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man4allcats Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-15-07 12:05 AM
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5. Ha ha!
Edited on Thu Mar-15-07 12:11 AM by anotheryellowdog
I hope Dawkins doesn't see your post. Its truth might drive him crazy! ;-)

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driver8 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-15-07 01:09 AM
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6. A word that I absolutely, f*cking hate!!
Don't ask me why...I couldn't tell you.
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The Straight Story Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-15-07 01:10 AM
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7. My X GF was named MiMi - so maybe MeMe is the male version?
:rofl:
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Syrinx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-15-07 01:25 AM
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8. I think it's kind of a dumb word
But I think it means a viral-like theme. I could be wrong.
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Poiuyt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-15-07 08:59 AM
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9. One of these?
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