No, No, No!
A few weeks (months??) ago this lovely blogger tagged me with a “Thinking Blogger Award.” While I adore Vicki, did I follow through? Uh, no. If you’re a long term reader of this blog then you know how I feel about Memes. I don’t believe in them. I fact, I really hope meme-ing is like the existence of fairies; if I stop believing in them they will die. Meanwhile, the blogosphere is running amok, clapping their hands together, saying, “We do believe in Memes, we do! We do!”
All I have to say to that is, “Stop it!” No, seriously, stop it with your infernal clapping racket! I know I said I didn’t care if you memed, but I lied. Yes, yes, it’s your blog and you truly are free to meme, but when you do, you keep those buggers alive and that won’t do. Just imagine me singing to you, “No, No, No!” a la Amy Winehouse singing “Rehab”. (They tried to make me write a meme, but I said, “no, no, no!”) Hand flicks and everything. Oh yes I did write this paragraph just to work in an Amy Winehouse reference.
I also didn’t do the meme because all the bloggers that really make me think had already been tagged several times and I was too lazy to scrounge up new thinking blogs to nominate. However, at that time, I wasn’t reading Happy Are We. If I had been, I’d still sing, “no, no, no”—but I would have at least tipped my hat in Stacey’s direction. Because, when she writes a post like this one, I can’t help but stop and think.
Now, the rest of you—seriously, you’re on my last nerve with the meme-ing. So, I’m declaring June the month of the non-meme. If I wasn’t so dang lazy, I’d craft a little button and cajole you all into joining the movement with some sweet little incentive like a prize. Yeah, like that’s going to happen. Instead, I just say… “no, no, no!”
(psst… and before you start sending me hate mail, go watch this in its entirety. Then come back and tell me how much you love me. Because you will. Oh yes you will. )
June 7th, 2007 at 6:25 am
LOL I’ve got to admit the meme thing is a bit over rated. I’ve been tagged several times over for the same one. I’ve done a few but I never post the rules or tag anyone
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Heh, I used to do the same. Now I just tell people, when they send me the follow up email asking why I didn’t do as asked, that, “Good girls don’t Meme and tell.”
~W
June 7th, 2007 at 6:54 am
Oh, I think this is funny. I’m still guilty, though, what with my Googled “Stacey needs…” post and my regular Wordless Wednesdays. Maybe I redeemed myself a tad with the post you mentioned, though.
And yes, thank you for the “Torn” link – I hadn’t seen that, and it made for a lovely start to my day!
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Oh, I like your wordless Wednesdays. The “torn” thing makes me happy!
~W
June 7th, 2007 at 7:33 am
I was too afraid I would hurt someone’s feelings by leaving them out with that meme. Thanks for the laugh….love the guy’s sign for “man”, lol.
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Yeah, I’m with you, Michelle. That is only one reason why I won’t Meme. They do make for built-in writing prompts—however, my life has always provided enough ammo for that! Heh. ~W
June 7th, 2007 at 1:58 pm
OMG! That was the best YouTube I think I’ve ever seen! I love that song and it was such a thrill to see it all come together at the end. Brilliant! And I still love you even though you’re Anti-Meme. Shall we just call you the Meminator? Meme-o-cop? Miss Meme Masher? Memus Hatus? ~A
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Heh, the rest of you need T-shirts that read, “Forgive me, Father, for I have Memed.” Ha! ~W
June 7th, 2007 at 4:09 pm
Please feed your spam filter. It’s eating my best comments! What I said, more or less, is that I laughed so hard I cried. And I wanted to tell you I love you. Yes, I do.
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You know, I have no idea why your comments always go to spam. Makes no sense. That video slays me, it truly does.
Glad you enjoyed it! ~W
June 7th, 2007 at 5:23 pm
I don’t do many memes, and if I do, I don’t tag anyone. On your behalf, I will try to be memeless in June. After all, I never liked it when the Borg collective claimed,”You will be assimiliated.” That’s how a meme feels to me sometimes.
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Yeah, it always feels a wee bit “high school” to me—at least if I do it on my blog. ~W
June 7th, 2007 at 7:22 pm
I think it’s ok to just say NO…plus, doesn’t it always leave someone out?
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Exactly!
~W
June 7th, 2007 at 9:15 pm
I did watch it and now of course i do love you – THE BEST !!
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Heh, all part of my evil plan.
Thanks for commenting. ~W
June 8th, 2007 at 7:45 am
I got roped into a meme myself, and didn’t know how to say no to my tagger (funny – in real life I’m great at saying no – in blog life, not so much). So I did my seven random things post and ended it there – no tag backs. I don’t like them, either – for so many reasons – but my biggest gripe with them is a picky one: for meme to sound the way that it’s said, it should be spelled meemee, or something like that. I hate poor phonetics! Death to the meme!
June 8th, 2007 at 10:41 am
Oh, you’re so right.
Now let’s all post on our blogs our top 5 least favorite memes!!
heather
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Ahem, I will not be tricked into this!
(good to see you here, btw. Hope all is well in the Sunny Bay Area) ~W
June 8th, 2007 at 6:55 pm
Just wanted you to know I tagged you with the “My 5 Favorite Memes of All Time” meme. Okay, yes, I’m just kidding. I feel about like everyone else, but I’ve played along a couple times and turned it into some fun–but, of course, I didn’t tag anyone. Bad karma. And I don’t pass on chain e-mails either!
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Sad thing is, I have that list!
~W
June 9th, 2007 at 5:12 pm
When I see one going around I hope and pray no one tags me!
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Let’s hope your prayers are answered.
~W
June 11th, 2007 at 12:50 pm
So, Wende, how do you REALLY feel?? tee hee Even tho you don’t meme, I love reading your blog. It’s better than any stinky old meme anyway.
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Well, I’m glad I rate better than memes!
~W