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Re:About the origins of the equals sign by thwarted on Sunday September 07, 2008 @04:50PM (#297715)
Getting a song stuck in your head (commonly called "earworm", but I think that's a terrible name for it. I think "memelody" makes more sense) when you hear the tune or someone says something that reminds you of it I think qualifies as a meme but not an idea, especially if there is some shared culture reference that makes multiple people think of the same tune from similar stimuli.
Re:About the origins of the equals sign by hhm on Sunday September 07, 2008 @11:27PM (#297965)
I see, thanks a lot for your reply.
Re:About the origins of the equals sign by thwarted on Monday September 08, 2008 @08:11AM (#298220)
I think certain kinds of celebrity gossip may qualify as memes also. I'm confident that gossip is definitely not "ideas".
Re:About the origins of the equals sign by hhm on Monday September 08, 2008 @10:42AM (#298358)
Thank you again, I should check strong definition of "idea" in use but anyway I see the point there.