Re: Example of an aggresive [sic] irrational meme

From: Wade T.Smith (wade_smith@harvard.edu)
Date: Sat Mar 02 2002 - 20:08:41 GMT

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    On Saturday, March 2, 2002, at 11:25 , Steve Drew wrote:

    > 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.

    Ah, a fellow behaviorally oriented memeist.

    > I've seen Saving Private Ryan, but don't recall FUBAR

    There are, of course, a whole slew of rank and file based acronyms,
    SNAFU being the most well-known, perhaps, and the one which my father
    most euphemistically told me meant Situation Normal, All Fouled Up. And
    so, I suppose, it could mean....

    - Wade

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