What's a meme? - Democratic Underground

man4allcats

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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

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Wed Mar-14-07 11:55 PM
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1. A "theme" with a college degree.

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azurnoir

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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

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Wed Mar-14-07 11:58 PM
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3. A self-centered person?

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npincus

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Thu Mar-15-07 08:59 AM
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9. One of these?

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