Comments on: Memetics of Meaning, Memory and Me: The minefield of the annoying or endearing mannerism

By: Nathan Myers

Nathan Myers — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:36:59 +0000

“It needs washed”. Ha. “It’s too hot any more”. Double ha.

By: Stephanie Z

Stephanie Z — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:58:51 +0000

Oh, you two are so cute. You crack me up.

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:53:20 +0000

Yeah, right, well, so, you Minnesotans! You say “shall I come with” or “shall we bring him with” or “I’ll be going with” and so on and so on.

Makes me laugh.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:27:59 +0000

Greg has an interesting phrase that he uses as well. I remember when we first started dating and he said he would drop me at the coffee shop. I’m glad he wasn’t being literal or I would have had a broken bone or two!

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:18:17 +0000

I just want to note for the record that when Lizzie read all this and something I wrote just for her she told me “Greg, you crack me up”

By: The Dude

The Dude — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:48:37 +0000

I wonder if the expression “in process” is a Massachusetts thing? I’ve heard it from two different people since moving to the area. It’s used like others use “in progress”. “in progress” sounds ok to me as does “in the process of”, but “in process” sounds odd.

By: Liz

Liz — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:30:21 +0000

I quickly learned that Minnesotans, uniquely and to the exclusion of Wisconsinites, reversed the meaning of “yet” and “still” compared to people on the east coast.

As we reverse as well the meaning of “salad” and “Jello”

By: Aussie kid

Aussie kid — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:27:48 +0000

Funny how facebook is more friendly, with the whole ‘friend’ thing, even if you have never met one of the friends.

By: Queef

Queef — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:22:29 +0000

Not so, Nathan, but that makes me laugh.

By: Nathan Myers

Nathan Myers — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:38:32 +0000

“Meme” might better describe language itself, or religion, or various other technologies whose laggard adopters and discontents are left at a competitive disadvantage. (Yes, I’m listing religion as a technology.) Military tactics qualify, as do agricultures. How and where they originate has less effect than how, and how widely, they are copied.