What’s a Meme? (updated)

 (here’s the answer to the question “What’s a Meme?“)

Well, I still don’t know what a “meme” is, but I’ll go ahead and follow through with this little game of tag from my friend Wickle. Here’s what I’m suppose to do:

• Pick up the nearest book of 123 pages or more. No cheating!
• Find Page 123.
• Find the first 5 sentences.
• Post the next 3 sentences.
• Tag 5 people.

Without moving, there are two books within equal distance to me, so at the risk of breaking a rule somewhere, I am going to give the “next 3 sentences” on page 123 for both of them.

The first is “The World of Pooh” by A. A. Milne:

p.123, sentences 6 – 8: “So now,” he thought, “somebody else will have to do something, and I hope they will do it soon, because if they don’t I shall have to swim, which I can’t, so I hope they do it soon.” And then he gave a very long sigh and said, “I wish Pooh were here. It’s so much more friendly with two.” (Piglet, caught in a flood)

The second book is “The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association:

p.123, sentences 6 – 8: Place the footnote number at the end of the quotation, after any punctuation. Enclose a copy of the letter of permission with the final version of the manuscript.

The general rule governing APA style on the use of numbers is to use figures to express numbers 10 and above and words to express numbers below 10.

OK, it is not like me at all to pass these types of things along, but it is kind of fun to see what book people have nearby, so here’s my tag list:

• Ronnica at Tale of a Kansas Girl
• Larry at My Take
• Ryan at Grand Rapids 4 Huckabee
• Lisa at Massachusetts for Huckabee
• Chris & Esther at Hilling Highlights

We will now return to our regularly scheduled blogging …

(thanks Wickle for the diversion).

Kerry