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----- Original Message -----
From: Vincent Campbell <v.p.campbell@stir.ac.uk
| I'm ashamed to say I don't get it, but my computer industry friends
| creased up on hearing it. Anyway, it will be interesting to see how many
| more varients crop up. Jokes in general, I suppose, are very good
examples
| of memes.
I thought this one 'screamed' of memes, possibly because of the
'destruction' element. Replicate, then destroy all other knowledge.
A componet of so many 'religious memes', imho. But then, Vincent, (as your
'geeky' friends will tell you), anyone who 'understands' this virus, would
not, could not, follow it through, very much unlike the 'religious memes'.
--- Austin Docking Twickenham, UK"Talent is the ability to say things well, but genius is the ability to, well, say things." Steve Martin.
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