RE: A memebank - Elvis

From: havelock (havelock@tig.com.au)
Date: Tue May 09 2000 - 08:50:05 BST

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    it's not called a memebank but it does the same job:

    http://oldies.about.com/entertainment/oldies/library/blelvislegends.htm?rnk=
    r&terms=Elvis+lives

    and for more categories

    URL: http://oldies.about.com/library/blelvislegends.htm

    hope this helps

    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk [mailto:fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk]On Behalf
    > Of Chris Klopper
    > Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2000 5:01 PM
    > To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
    > Subject: Re: A memebank
    >
    >
    >
    > > In fact I believe that if you were to take the "Elvis lives" meme for
    > example
    > > and try to pinpoint it to the level of its accuracy you would probably
    > find
    > > that it is non-existent, when in fact it is probably only
    > getting stronger
    > > by the day (an interesting phenomena by itself), havent checked
    > lately on
    > > this meme....:-)
    >
    > Is there a case to be made for a memebank where circulating memes (the
    > 'Elvis lives' meme)
    > can be registered, their intensity (getting stronger) be tracked or
    > commented (checked lately)
    > upon, categories or classes be identified/assigned etc.? Or have I missed
    > the fact that it is
    > already in splendid existence? (point me there, then please).
    >
    > Chris K - Syntagm
    >
    >
    >
    >
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