Taken from Wikipedia – "A meme (/ˈmiːm/ meem)1 is “an idea, behavior, or style that spreads from person to person within a culture.”2 A meme acts as a unit for carrying cultural ideas, symbols, or practices that can be transmitted from one mind to another through writing, speech, gestures, rituals, or other imitable phenomena with a mimicked theme. Supporters of the concept regard memes as cultural analogues to genes in that they self-replicate, mutate, and respond to selective pressures.3
The word meme is a shortening (modeled on gene) of mimeme (from Ancient Greek μίμημα Greek pronunciation: [míːmɛːma] mīmēma, “imitated thing”, from μιμεῖσθαι mimeisthai, “to imitate”, from μῖμος mimos “mime”)4 and it was coined by the British evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins in The Selfish Gene (1976)15 as a concept for discussion of evolutionary principles in explaining the spread of ideas and cultural phenomena. Examples of memes given in the book included melodies, catch-phrases, fashion, and the technology of building arches.6"
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Retired Dude about 10 years ago
Before she was “Aunt Jess” she was “Auntie Mame”.
Stephen Gilberg about 10 years ago
You learn the correct pronunciation and ask what the difference is?
Michael Beeson Premium Member about 10 years ago
I’m used to having to google to understand this strip, but today that didn’t help. Somebody give me a hint!
bcathey1960 about 10 years ago
Taken from Wikipedia – "A meme (/ˈmiːm/ meem)1 is “an idea, behavior, or style that spreads from person to person within a culture.”2 A meme acts as a unit for carrying cultural ideas, symbols, or practices that can be transmitted from one mind to another through writing, speech, gestures, rituals, or other imitable phenomena with a mimicked theme. Supporters of the concept regard memes as cultural analogues to genes in that they self-replicate, mutate, and respond to selective pressures.3
The word meme is a shortening (modeled on gene) of mimeme (from Ancient Greek μίμημα Greek pronunciation: [míːmɛːma] mīmēma, “imitated thing”, from μιμεῖσθαι mimeisthai, “to imitate”, from μῖμος mimos “mime”)4 and it was coined by the British evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins in The Selfish Gene (1976)15 as a concept for discussion of evolutionary principles in explaining the spread of ideas and cultural phenomena. Examples of memes given in the book included melodies, catch-phrases, fashion, and the technology of building arches.6"
Remember that Wikipedia can be ‘updated’ by anyone, so it’s content isn’t necessarily correct.
ChessPirate about 10 years ago
So that would be a Mame Meme… And taking it further… A MiniMe Meme.Pavarotti warming up for a performance… A Mimimimimimimimimi Meme.
TheBigPickle about 10 years ago
Here it is: http://memecrunch.com/meme/136TV/fabulous-angela-lansbury/image.png
neverenoughgold about 10 years ago
I will wait for it to be published in the Encyclopædia Britannica…