Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id SAA15867 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Sat, 2 Mar 2002 18:44:43 GMT Message-ID: <001001c1c221$7aadbbc0$5e2ffea9@oemcomputer> From: "Philip Jonkers" <philipjonkers@prodigy.net> To: <memetics@mmu.ac.uk> References: <B8A6AD4F.281%srdrew_1@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: Example of an aggresive irrational meme Date: Sat, 2 Mar 2002 10:35:00 -0900 Organization: Prodigy Internet Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
Hi Steve,
> > IMHO: In My Humble Opinion;
> > IMO: In My Opinion;
> > IIRC: If I Recall (Remember or perhaps Retrieve) Correctly;
> > LOL: Lots of Laughs;
> > FUBAR: Go See `Saving Private Ryan';
> I've seen Saving Private Ryan, but don't recall FUBAR
That's weird, because the acronym was used repeatedly and was
even elaborated upon by corporal Upham. Anyway, I'll quit playing around:
FUBAR: Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition...
Ring a bell?
> > ps. As for not passing on: yes it is... perhaps not to everyone but it
still
> > winded up in
> > my mailbox.
Steve:
> Many things have transmission potential, but die due to the environment
they
> find themselves in. This one died in my environment (my brain) as i refuse
> to pass it on.
It only `died out' in your mind, not in many (less rational) others....
Steve:
> Also IMO memes don't have traits such as aggressive or irrational any more
> than they have a colour, as the meme is the behaviour, rather than a
> possessor of the behaviour.
Of course, qualifiers like `aggressive', 'nice' or 'selfish' pertain only to
decision making
entities. In memetics when we say a meme is aggressive, selfish we mean that
in a metaphorical
not literal way. An aggressive meme is a meme that is designed to emphasize
on transmission
rather than virtue.
Philip.
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