Example of an aggresive irrational meme

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    Hi guys, this meme was send to me by a less enlightended friend. I have to admit it is quite
    well thought through. I think its success lies in the manipulation of easily retrievable
    personal knowledge (about friends and family) combined with an aggresive (but irrational)
    means of transmission.

    `Try it... you might like it'... ;-)

    Cheers from an already very sunny Cali,

    Philip.

    ps. This is the first time in my Dutch life that I get sunburnt in february!

    >CHINESE HOROSCOPE-TRY THIS I don't like these things but I got a kick out
    >of the funny answers I got, maybe you will too. DS
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    >THIS IS AMAZINGLY ACCURATE......THE YEAR OF THE IRON DRAGON, WISHING YOU
    >PROSPERITY AND GOOD FORTUNE
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    >FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS DO NOT CHEAT OR IT WON'T WORK AND YOU WILL WISH YOU
    >HADN'T.
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    >TAKE 3 MINUTES AND TRY THIS IT WILL FREAK YOU OUT.
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    >THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS SAID HER WISH CAME TRUE 10 MINUTES AFTER THEY READ
    >THE EMAIL. BUT NO CHEATING!!!!
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    >THIS GAME HAS A FUNNY / CREEPY OUTCOME.
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    >DON'T READ AHEAD JUST DO IT.IT TAKES ABOUT 3 MINUTES WORTH A TRY
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    >FIRST GET PEN AND PAPER
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    >WHEN YOU FINALLY CHOOSE NAMES, MAKE SURE IT'S PEOPLE YOU ACTUALLY KNOW, AND
    >GO WITH YOUR FIRST INSTINCTS!!!!
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    >SCROLL DOWN ONE LINE AT THE TIME
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    >DON'T READ AHEAD OR YOU'LL RUIN THE FUN.
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    >1. FIRST, WRITE NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 11 IN A COLUMN
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    >2. THEN, BESIDE NUMBERS 1 AND 2, WRITE DOWN ANY 2 NUMBERS YOU WANT.
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    >3. BESIDES THE 3 AND 7, WRITE DOWN THE NAMES OF MEMBERS OF THE OPPOSITE
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    >DON'T LOOK AHEAD OR IT WON'T TURN OUT RIGHT
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    >4. WRITE ANYONE'S NAME ( LIKE FRIENDS OR FAMILY.....) THE 4TH, 5TH, AND 6TH
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    >DON'T CHEAT OR YOU'LL BE UPSET THAT YOU DID
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    >5. WRITE DOWN FOUR SONG TITLES IN 8, 9, 10, AND 11
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    >6. FINALLY MAKE A WISH
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    >AND THERE IS THE KEY OF THE GAME
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    >1. YOU MUST TELL (THE NUMBER IN SPACE 2) PEOPLE ABOUT THIS GAME.
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    >2. THE PERSON IN SPACE 3 IS THE ONE YOU LOVE
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    >3. THE PERSON IN 7 IS ONE YOU LIKE BUT CAN'T WORK OUT
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    >4. YOU CARE MOST ABOUT THE PERSON YOU PUT IN 4
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    >5. THE PERSON YOU NAME IN NUMBER 5 IS THE ONE WHO KNOWS YOU VERY WELL.
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    >6. THE PERSON YOU NAMED IN 6 IS THE YOUR LUCKY STAR
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    >7. THE SONG IN 8 IS THE SONG THAT MATCHES WITH THE PERSON IN NUMBER 3
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    >8. THE TITLE IN 9 IS THE SONG FOR THE PERSON IN 7
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    >9. THE 10TH SPACE IS THE SONG THAT TELLS YOU MOST ABOUT YOUR MIND
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    >10. AND 11 IS THE SONG TELLING HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT LIFE
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    >SEND THIS TO 10 PEOPLE WITHIN THE HOUR YOU READ THIS. IF YOU DO, YOUR WISH
    >WILL COME TRUE. IF YOU DON'T IT WILL BECOME THE OPPOSITE BLOODY STRANGE BUT
    >IT SEEMS TO WORK

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