RE: Words and memes

From: Lawrence DeBivort (debivort@umd5.umd.edu)
Date: Sat Feb 09 2002 - 14:00:10 GMT

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From: "Lawrence DeBivort" <debivort@umd5.umd.edu>
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Subject: RE: Words and memes
Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2002 09:00:10 -0500
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    Maybe this myth came about through a silly misunderstanding: the original
    comment really was some German guy criticising Austria's 'see-no-evil'
    policies in the Sahara in the late 19th century.

    Lawrence

    > >>Wade was referring to the ostrich's habit of putting its head
    > in the sand
    > >>when confronted by danger.
    > >
    > >Yup.
    > >
    > >Of course, the ostrich does no such thing.
    > >
    > >But, you understood this falsehood entirely culturally, as is the way I
    > >implied it.
    > >
    > >Through my behavior and the artefact of my email.
    > >
    > >What did I spread?
    > >
    > >- Wade
    > >
    > Thankx for that bit of trivia Wade. I always thought that they
    > did. It must
    > be one of those non-urban myths. And what did you spread? Respect for your
    > boundless font of knowledge.
    > Yours respectfully
    > Jeremy

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