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April 11, 2008
I hate memes
Chrissie tagged me with the "memoir" meme (and no, I won't kill you this time), she got hit by our friend Deltsman. You're supposed to write a six word memoir about yourself. I confess, when it comes to memes, my usual M.O. is to just ignore them, mostly because they are either too personal or too corny. I got curious though, about what other people said, and I followed it back through quite a few linkies.
Surprise! It was at least a little interesting, especially how different people viewed the "assignment." Some people wrote more of an epitaph, others, like Chrissie, just used six words that described either themselves or their lives or their loves, and others summed up what could only be called their philosphy of life.
If I went with the epitaph thingie, well, it occured to me that I already had something similiar posted in my sidebar:
"an ignorant Jewish girl from Brooklyn"
I've received a lot of comments about that over the years, but I keep it there anyways, because, like the name of my blog, it means something to me. The line was thrown at me in my youth, and I'll repeat now what I said back then: hey, I'd much rather be ignorant than stupid, you can cure ignoranace with a library card but alas, there is no cure for stupidity.
The name of my blog, "Something... and Half of Something" is a literal translation from the Talmud, it is one of the few instances of sarcasm to be found there. In context, to say someone knows "something and half of something" is to say they know nothing.
Both statements are really about the same thing, seeking knowledge. If the meme were three words instead of six, it would be easier for me, I would sum up by saying:
I wanna know.
Okay, so, the meme is six words, not three, but if I add another aspect of my personality, it would fit:
I wanna know it all now
Yes, I am impatient. Very impatient. Along with always being just a little late... its one of my character defects.
Okay, then. Now I'm supposed to inflict this meme upon five others, that's the hard part. This kind of thing doesn't fit on the kinds of blogs I generally read, which tend to focus more on politics and snark than mushy memes.
So... hmmm... I guess I'll torture GothGuy (hey, you wanted to be a blogger!), Vilmar, and Nigel (revenge for beavis and butthead!!!), and... oh wait... I'll hit Rose! and... OceanGuy!
There! I did my internet meme for the year. I can now ignore all the rest with a clean conscience.
Posted by LindaSoG at April 11, 2008 06:28 AM
Comments
Man... I have to think about this one.
Posted by: oceanguy at April 11, 2008 09:07 AM
What's a meme, ma'am?
I never really grasped the whole meme concept. It sounds to me like a recently made up word, of which I am very suspicious.
Look that up in your blatzfargen. What? You don't have one of those? Heh. Whose backerds now?
Double Naught Eight
Posted by: Elvis at April 11, 2008 09:20 AM
Actually, I'm honored by your "tag"...
Heh...heh...heh...
You can bet my follow up will have your favorite comedians. You must watch...
Posted by: Nigel at April 11, 2008 09:33 AM
Well Elvis... the official definition:
A meme consists of any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that gets transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another. Examples include thoughts, ideas, theories, practices, habits, songs, dances and moods and terms such as race, culture, and ethnicity. Memes propagate themselves and can move through a "culture" in a manner similar to the behavior of a virus.
Posted by: LindaSoG at April 11, 2008 09:37 AM
Come on Ocean Guy! You can do it!
and Nigel...
Oh goodie! I will be watching!
Posted by: LindaSoG at April 11, 2008 09:41 AM
How's about?
For want of a good woman.
Posted by: Elvis at April 11, 2008 09:51 AM
Well, my 80% effort is up... I may have to edit it as I have more time to think about it...
Posted by: oceanguy at April 11, 2008 03:36 PM
Hey Linda...thanks for remembering me:)
And thanks for all your help in my blogging endeavor.
Posted by: Gothguy at April 13, 2008 10:02 PM
hey! you spelled philosophy wrong!
haha!
Posted by: me-sarge at April 15, 2008 07:29 PM
Congratulations Sarge, you're right.
ooops.
Posted by: LindaSoG at April 15, 2008 07:35 PM
Hi there! I played along down the line on this tag in a direct descendent from your post. You can find my memoir here. Stop by and leave a comment if you'd like.
I also traced the geneology of the tag. It goes back many, many generations by now.
All the best,
K T Cat
Posted by: K T Cat at April 15, 2008 11:21 PM