Re: Example of an aggresive [sic] irrational meme

From: Steve Drew (srdrew_1@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Mar 05 2002 - 22:18:19 GMT

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Subject: Re: Example of an aggresive [sic] irrational meme
From: Steve Drew <srdrew_1@hotmail.com>
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    > Date: Sat, 2 Mar 2002 15:08:41 -0500
    > From: "Wade T.Smith" <wade_smith@harvard.edu>
    > Subject: Re: Example of an aggresive [sic] irrational meme
    >
    > 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

    Sorry Wade

    I'm in the wider camp rather than behaviour only, though it is a major part
    I'll grant you.

    The version i would think of suggests that your father is very polite:-)

    Regards

    Steve

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