Memeber.

Thursday July 20, 2006 @ 3:17pm

(15:07:26) sbg: apropo of nothing. Memeber n. The belief that you belong to a group.

(15:07:58) ML: pron Meem-ber?

(15:08:09) sbg: yus

(15:08:28) sbg: mEEm buh

(15:09:17) ML: does the belief have to be memetic in nature?

(15:10:04) ML: I think a 'memeber' would be a better word for a member of a group who all carry the one meme

(15:10:15) sbg: you think it should be: The belief that others believe that you belong in their group?

(15:10:58) ML: no that's another level of indirection

(15:11:24) sbg: The belief that other people are telling people you belong in their group?

(15:11:56) ML: i'm just juggling the object-predicate order: it could be a) the belief that you belong to a group or b) having a belief by virtue of which you belong to a group...

(15:12:08) ML: although for some groups (most religions) a) and b) overlap

(15:12:52) ML: I'm thinking that a memeber should be a word for a new member of a meme

(15:13:10) ML: where member == carrier, host

(15:13:19) ML: if that makes sense

(15:13:28) sbg: yeah.. I know where you're trying to take it.. but mine's funnier.

(15:13:37) ML: yes, I think it is

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