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Memes

The Asker
Memes are basically self-replicating ideas or behaviors. The notion was conceived by Richard Dawkins in the appendix of "The Selfish Gene".

Theres actually a whole pseudo-science now based on memes called memetics.

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Pseudo-Scientists
There sure is, and we're making great advances in the field!

Pseudo-Scientists
We've nearly tracked down the "memeon", the hypothetical fundamental particle of meme transmission.

Pseudo-Scientists
I still think we should have called it the "memeiad".

Pseudo-Scientists
Well my idea caught on and yours didn't, so there.

Pseudo-Scientists
Stupid pseudo-science.

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