meme seepage

[paul_r]

Originally Posted by Mattt

anyone find themselves saying Keith or Chemda isms.

..okay, well, that quite surprising.

Wednesdays are a problem, i've found myself saying
"oh, it's Wednesday a few times at work"

[JoeB]

I've been known to say "tanks" every now and then.

[spooky]

please google what a meme is if youre unfamiliar with the term. (or read the book FLUKE by Christopher Moore for a solid introduction) and if you find yourself parroting keith, it might be possible, depending on your school of psychology, youre just emulating a perceived alpha male, which usually is a subconscious gesture of recognition. i use it to manipulate people i want to like me or hire me in the business world, mimicking gestures usually subconsciously appeals to their ego, and people like whats good for their ego. i suppose you just have to ask yourself if its the man or the idea he conveys that you appreciate more. if its the idea, its a meme, if its keith, its just a behavior hard wired into your brain stem that compels you. /shrug

[paul_r]

Originally Posted by spooky

please google what a meme is if you're unfamiliar with the term. (or read the book FLUKE by Christopher Moore for a solid introduction) and if you find yourself parroting Keith, it might be possible, depending on your school of psychology, you're just emulating a perceived alpha male, which usually is a subconscious gesture of recognition. i use it to manipulate people i want to like me or hire me in the business world, mimicking gestures usually subconsciously appeals to their ego, and people like what's good for their ego. i suppose you just have to ask yourself if its the man or the idea he conveys that you appreciate more. if its the idea, its a meme, if its Keith, its just a behaviour hard wired into your brain stem that compels you. /shrug

have you read the naked ape by Desmond Morris?

I saw him on a chat show saying how he'd never got a ticket by showing the cop submissive body language, I've used it and it works.

[Cubby]

I don't know what this one is, because I associate this saying with Chemda (not QUITE an alpha male) but I find myself saying "balls to you" a lot. That's kind of like saying "Snakes on a Plane," I guess. By the way... how do you pronounce "meme" out loud? I have seen it written out countless times, but never heard it pronounced. urbandictionary.com does not include pronunciation so I am assed out.

[zwa]

Originally Posted by Cubby

I don't know what this one is, because I associate this saying with Chemda (not QUITE an alpha male) but I find myself saying "balls to you" a lot. That's kind of like saying "Snakes on a Plane," I guess. By the way... how do you pronounce "meme" out loud? I have seen it written out countless times, but never heard it pronounced. urbandictionary.com does not include pronunciation so I am assed out.

the 'm's are silent

[Cubby]

Originally Posted by zwa

the 'm's are silent

Ee! Ee! Ee!

[spooky]

Originally Posted by Cubby

By the way... how do you pronounce "meme" out loud?

http://www.answers.com/topic/meme

click on the little speaker.

[Cubby]

Originally Posted by spooky

http://www.answers.com/topic/meme

click on the little speaker.

Gracias, spooky. I'll add it in with blogosphere and lolrsk8s for ridiculous internet lingo to use in normal, spoken conversation now that I can say it out loud.

[spooky]

Originally Posted by Cubby

Gracias, spooky. I'll add it in with blogosphere and lolrsk8s for ridiculous internet lingo to use in normal, spoken conversation now that I can say it out loud.

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what do you find silly about memes? is evolution in there too with your list of buzzwords? and how is it internet lingo? i dont think you quite grasp it yet. but keep digging, it was an 'ah ha' moment for me when i applied it to the study of anthropology, then extended it to evolution.