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[slobbit]

I'm writing a rant for Facebook this morning

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[bonniers]

I tend to see a meme as a online version of a bumper sticker or TV sound bite. It's a shorthand way of expressing an opinion. Some are witty, some are silly, some concisely represent a well thought out opinion -- and most, probably the vast majority, are regurgitation. I have the depressing suspicion that in many cases, the person posting the meme *thinks* that they've done some serious reading and thinking...

[slobbit]

There are bumper stickers that express serious thought, such as the bake sales for bombers one.

But ultimately, I guess it's in the eye of the beholder.

[bonniers]

I don't think I'd go that far. Huge piles of it are trash by any definition...

[slobbit]

Well, look a what I did with that trash. ;-)

[bonniers]

Does that prove that even trash can be recycled to make beautiful and original thoughts? Or just that an original and creative mind can find truth most anywhere?

[slobbit]

Your pick. ;-)