Lost (and Found) Memes 2005-09-03T21:20:24Z This is for memes that I've found that seem to have lost their orginal home.If anyone knows their original source, I would gladly link to them instead. tag:thedailymeme.com,2009:/lost//6 Movable Type Copyright (c) 2005, Gary LaPointe 8-15 questions for Meme Propopgation 2005-09-03T21:20:24Z 2005-03-25T09:03:10-05:00 tag:thedailymeme.com,2005:/lost//6.1115 2005-03-25T14:03:10Z To add your blog to this experiment, copy this entire posting to your blog, and then answer the questions below, substituting your own information, below, where appropriate. Other than answering the questions below, please do not alter the information, layout... Gary LaPointe http://garysaid.com/ About You To add your blog to this experiment, copy this entire posting to your blog, and then answer the questions below, substituting your own information, below, where appropriate. Other than answering the questions below, please do not alter the information, layout or format of this post in order to preserve the integrity of the data in this experiment (this will make it easier for searchers and automated bots to find and analyze the results later).

REQUIRED FIELDS (Note: Replace the answers below with your own answers)

(1) I found this experiment at URL: http://thedailymeme.com/ The Daily Meme.

(2) I found it via "Newsreader Software" or "Browsing the Web" or "Searching the Web" or "An E-Mail Message":

(3) I posted this experiment at URL:

(4) I posted this on date (day, month, year):

(5) I posted this at time (24 hour time):

(6) My posting location is (city, state, country):

OPTIONAL SURVEY FIELDS (Replace the answers below with your own answers):

(7) My blog is hosted by:

(8) My age is:

(9) My gender is:

(10) My occupation is:

(11) I use the following RSS/Atom reader software:

(12) I use the following software to post to my blog:

(13) I have been blogging since (day, month, year):

(14) My web browser is:

(15) My operating system is:

]]> Meme Propagation In Blogspace: Add Your Blog!

This posting is a community experiment that tests how a meme, represented by this blog posting, spreads across blogspace, physical space and time. It will help to show how ideas travel across blogs in space and time and how blogs are connected. It may also help to show which blogs are most influential in the propagation of memes. The dataset from this experiment will be public, and can be located via Google (or Technorati) by doing a search for the GUID for this meme (below).

The original posting for this experiment is located at: Minding the Planet
http://novaspivack.typepad.com/nova_spivacks_weblog/2004/08/a_sonar_ping_of.html
results and commentary will appear there in the future.

Please join the test by adding your blog (see instructions, below) and inviting your friends to participate -- the more the better. The data from this test will be public and open; others may use it to visualize and study the connectedness of blogspace and the propagation of memes across blogs.

The GUID for this experiment is: as098398298250swg9e98929872525389t9987898tq98wteqtgaq62010920352598gawst (this GUID enables anyone to easily search Google (or Technorati) for all blogs that participate in this experiment). Anyone is free to analyze the data of this experiment. Please publicize your analysis of the data, and/or any comments by adding comments onto the original post (see URL above). (Note: it would be interesting to see a geographic map or a temporal animation, as well as a social network map of the propagation of this meme.)

]]> Alphabet meme 2005-09-03T21:20:18Z 2004-11-12T20:36:15-05:00 tag:thedailymeme.com,2004:/lost//6.932 2004-11-13T01:36:15Z Press each letter in the address bar of your browser and list what the auto-complete function jumps to first. A few places I found this made sure it was a meme (if possible).... Gary LaPointe http://garysaid.com/ For Fun Press each letter in the address bar of your browser and list what the auto-complete function jumps to first. A few places I found this made sure it was a meme (if possible). Shut up dude.]]> 3 more things 2005-09-03T21:20:17Z 2004-10-16T16:33:55-05:00 tag:thedailymeme.com,2004:/lost//6.892 2004-10-16T21:33:55Z List 3 of each: Pet Peeves: Favorite Sounds: Favorite Candy: Biggest Fears: Biggest Challenges: Favorite Department Stores: Most Used Words: Favorite Pizza Toppings: Favorite Cartoon Characters: Movies Recently Watched: Favorite Fruits: Favorite Vegetables:... Gary LaPointe http://garysaid.com/ About You Pet Peeves:
Favorite Sounds:
Favorite Candy:
Biggest Fears:
Biggest Challenges:
Favorite Department Stores:
Most Used Words:
Favorite Pizza Toppings:
Favorite Cartoon Characters:
Movies Recently Watched:
Favorite Fruits:
Favorite Vegetables:

]]> Original source unknown. ]]> First Last Now 2005-09-03T21:20:17Z 2004-10-16T10:16:44-05:00 tag:thedailymeme.com,2004:/lost//6.890 2004-10-16T15:16:44Z

Copy it from here: First First job: First screen name: First funeral: First pet: First piercing: First tattoo: First credit card: First kiss: First enemy: Last Last car ride: Last kiss: Last movie watched: Last beverage drank: Last food... Gary LaPointe http://garysaid.com/ About You First
  • First job:
  • First screen name:
  • First funeral:
  • First pet:
  • First piercing:
  • First tattoo:
  • First credit card:
  • First kiss:
  • First enemy:
Last
  • Last car ride:
  • Last kiss:
    • ]]> Last movie watched:
  • Last beverage drank:
  • Last food consumed:
  • Last phone call:
  • Last time showered:
  • Last CD played:
  • Last website visited:
Now
  • Single or taken:
  • Gender:
  • Birthday:
  • Sign:
  • Siblings:
  • Hair color:
  • Eye color:
  • Shoe size:
  • Height:
  • Wearing:
  • Drinking:
  • Thinking about:
  • Listening to:
Tried to track it back but...]]> Fans... 2005-09-03T21:20:17Z 2004-10-11T23:14:19-05:00 tag:thedailymeme.com,2004:/lost//6.881 2004-10-12T04:14:19Z 1. Who or what is on your computer's wallpaper? 2. Go through your DVD/pre-bought video collection. Which three actors or actresses feature the most in them? 3. Go through your book shelves. Which three authors have written the majority of... Gary LaPointe http://garysaid.com/ For Fun 1. Who or what is on your computer's wallpaper?
2. Go through your DVD/pre-bought video collection. Which three actors or actresses feature the most in them?
3. Go through your book shelves. Which three authors have written the majority of the books?
4. And what about CDs?
5. Open up the picture folder(s) on your hard drive. Of which actor/actress/movie/tv series/musician do you have the most pictures?
6. And what about your Live Journal user pictures?

Found at Lisa's.

]]> Have you ever... 2005-09-03T21:20:16Z 2004-09-29T01:50:02-05:00 tag:thedailymeme.com,2004:/lost//6.850 2004-09-29T06:50:02Z Bold the ones you've done... 01. Bought everyone in the pub a drink 02. Swam with wild dolphins 03. Climbed a mountain 04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive 05. Been inside the Great Pyramid 06. Held a tarantula.... Gary LaPointe http://garysaid.com/ About You Bold the ones you've done...

01. Bought everyone in the pub a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula.
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone

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08. Said 'I love you' and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Done a striptease
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Stayed up all night long, and watch the sun rise
15. Seen the Northern Lights
16. Gone to a huge sports game
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
19. Touched an iceberg
20. Slept under the stars
21. Changed a baby's diaper
22. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
23. Watched a meteor shower
24. Gotten drunk on champagne
25. Given more than you can afford to charity
26. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
27. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
28. Had a food fight
29. Bet on a winning horse
30. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
31. Asked out a stranger
32. Had a snowball fight
33. Photocopied your bottom on the office photocopier
34. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
35. Held a lamb
36. Enacted a favorite fantasy
37. Taken a midnight skinny dip
38. Taken an ice cold bath
39. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
40. Seen a total eclipse
41. Ridden a roller coaster
42. Hit a home run
43. Fit three weeks miraculously into three days
44. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
45. Adopted an accent for an entire day
46. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
47. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
48. Had two hard drives for your computer
49. Visited all 50 states
50. Loved your job for all accounts
51. Taken care of someone who was shit faced
52. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
53. Had amazing friends
54. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
55. Watched wild whales
56. Stolen a sign
57. Backpacked in Europe
58. Taken a road-trip
59. Rock climbing
60. Lied to foreign government's official in that country to avoid notice
61. Midnight walk on the beach
62. Sky diving
63. Visited Ireland
64. Been heartbroken longer then you were actually in love
65. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger's table and had a meal with them
66. Visited Japan
67. Benchpressed your own weight
68. Milked a cow
69. Alphabetized your records
70. Pretended to be a superhero
71. Sung karaoke
72. Lounged around in bed all day
73. Posed nude in front of strangers
74. Scuba diving
75. Got it on to "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye
76. Kissed in the rain
77. Played in the mud
78. Played in the rain
79. Gone to a drive-in theater
80. Done something you should regret, but don't regret it
81. Visited the Great Wall of China
82. Discovered that someone who's not supposed to have known about your blog has discovered your blog.
83. Dropped Windows in favor of something better
84. Started a business
85. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
86. Toured ancient sites
87. Taken a martial arts class
88. Sword fought for the honor of a woman
89. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
90. Gotten married
91. Been in a movie
92. Crashed a party
93. Loved someone you shouldn't have
94. Kissed someone so passionately it made them dizzy
95. Gotten divorced
96. Had sex at the office
97. Gone without food for 5 days
98. Made cookies from scratch
99. Won first prize in a costume contest
100. Ridden a gondola in Venice
101. Gotten a tattoo
102. Found that the texture of some materials can turn you on
103. Rafted the Snake River
104. Been on television news programs as an "expert"
105. Got flowers for no reason
106. Masturbated in a public place
107. Got so drunk you don't remember anything
108. Been addicted to some form of illegal drug
109. Performed on stage
110. Been to Las Vegas
111. Recorded music
112. Eaten shark..
113. Had a one-night stand
114. Gone to Thailand
115. Seen Siouxsie live
116. Bought a house
117. Been in a combat zone
118. Buried one/both of your parents
119. Shaved or waxed your pubic hair off
120. Been on a cruise ship
121. Spoken more than one language fluently
122. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone
123. Bounced a check
124. Performed in Rocky Horror..
125. Read - and understood - your credit report
126. Raised children.
127. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy.
128. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
129. Created and named your own constellation of stars
130. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
131. Found out something significant that your ancestors did
132. Called or written your Congress person
133. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
134. ...more than once? - More than thrice?
135. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
136. Sang loudly in the car, and didn't stop when you knew someone was looking
137. Had an abortion or your female partner did
138. Had plastic surgery
139. Survived an accident that you shouldn't have survived.
140. Wrote articles for a large publication
141. Lost over 100 pounds
142. Held someone while they were having a flashback
143. Piloted an airplane
144. Petted a stingray
145. Broken someone's heart
146. Helped an animal give birth
147. Been fired or laid off from a job
148. Won money on a T.V. game show
149. Broken a bone
150. Killed a human being
151. Gone on an African photo safari
152. Ridden a motorcycle
153. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100 mph
154. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
155. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
156. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
157. Ridden a horse
158. Had major surgery
159. Had sex on a moving train
160. Had a snake as a pet
161. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
162. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing
163. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
164. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
165. Visited all 7 continents
166. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
167. Eaten kangaroo meat
168. Fallen in love at an ancient Mayan burial ground
169. Been a sperm or egg donor
170. Eaten sushi
171. Had your picture in the newspaper
172. Had 2 (or more) healthy romantic relationships for over a year in your lifetime
173. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about
174. Gotten someone fired for their actions
175. Gone back to school
176. Parasailed
177. Changed your name
178. Petted a cockroach
179. Eaten fried green tomatoes.
180. Read The Iliad
181. Selected one "important" author who you missed in school, and read,
182. Dined in a restaurant and stolen silverware, plates, cups because your apartment needed them
183. ...and gotten 86'ed from the restaurant because you did it so many times, they figured out it was you
184. Taught yourself an art from scratch
185. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
186. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
187. Skipped all your school reunions (not on purpose)
188. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
189. Been elected to public office
190. Written your own computer language
191. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
192. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
193. Built your own PC from parts
194. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
195. Had a booth at a street fair
196: Dyed your hair
197: Been a DJ
198: Found out someone was going to dump you via LiveJournal
199: Written your own role playing game
200: Been arrested.

]]> International Dating 2005-09-03T21:20:16Z 2004-09-29T01:46:33-05:00 tag:thedailymeme.com,2004:/lost//6.849 2004-09-29T06:46:33Z 1. How many people have you dated that were not naturalised citizens of your country? 2. Have you ever dated someone that was not of your race? How did that work out? 3. How many different countries have you visited?... Gary LaPointe http://garysaid.com/ About You 1. How many people have you dated that were not naturalised citizens of your country?
2. Have you ever dated someone that was not of your race? How did that work out?
3. How many different countries have you visited?
4. If you could go to a specific country of your choice ... no expenses spared ... where would go visit, and why?
5. What is your favourite international flavour?
6. I love French and Indian movies. What other countries' movies do you enjoy?
7. How many other languages do you speak besides your native language?
8. Do you have international friends, and what countries do they come from?

Found at http://www.dizzy-girl.net/

]]> The Longest Meme in the World 2005-09-03T21:20:13Z 2004-08-14T13:47:17-05:00 tag:thedailymeme.com,2004:/lost//6.735 2004-08-14T18:47:17Z This is the LONGEST meme in the history of the world! Found at Dina's BASICS - Your full name - Age - Height - Natural hair colour - (Only 300 more to go!)... Gary LaPointe http://garysaid.com/ About You Dina's BASICS - Your full name - Age - Height - Natural hair colour - (Only 300 more to go!)]]> Eye colour - Number of siblings - Glasses/contacts - Piercings - Tattoos - Braces - FAVOURITE Colour - Band - Song - Stuffed animal - Video game - TV show - Movie - Book - Food - Game on a cell phone - CD cover - Flower - Scent - Animal - Comic book - Cereal - Website - Cartoon - DO YOU Play an instrument? Watch TV more than 60 hours a week? Like to sing? Have a job? Have a cell phone? Like to play sports? Have a boyfriend/girlfriend? Have a crush on someone? Live somewhere NOT in the united states? Have more than 5 TVs in your house? Have any special talents/skills? Excercise daily? Like school? Sing the alphabet backwards? Stand on your tip toes without wearing shoes? Speak any other languages? Go a day without food? Stay up for more than 24 hours? Read music, not just tabs? Roll your tongue? Eat a whole pizza? – HAVE YOU EVER Snuck out of the house? Cried to get out of trouble? Gotten lost in your city? Seen a shooting star? Been to any other countries besides the united states? Had a serious surgery? Stolen something important to someone else? Solved a rubiks cube? Gone out in public in your pajamas? Cried over a girl? Cried over a boy? Kissed a random stranger? Hugged a random stranger? Been in a fist fight? Been arrested? Done drugs? Had alcohol? Laughed and had milk come out of your nose? Pushed all the buttons on an elevator? Gone to school only to find you had the day off because of a holiday/etc? Swore at your parents? Been to warped tour? Kicked a guy where it hurts? Been in love? Been close to love? Been to a casino? Ran over an animal and killed it? Broken a bone? Gotten stitches? Had a waterballoon fight in winter? Drank a whole gallon of milk in one hour? Made homemade muffins? Bitten someone? Been to disneyland/disneyworld? More than 5 times? Been to niagra falls? Burped in someones face? Gotten the chicken pox? WHENS THE LAST TIME YOU Brushed your teeth - Went to the bathroom - Saw A Movie In Theaters - Read a book - Had a snow day - Had a party - Had a slumber party - Made fun of someone - Tripped in front of someone - Went to the grocery store - Got sick - Cursed – PICK ONE Fruit/vegetables - Black/white - Lights on/lights off - TV/movie - Car/truck - Body spray/lotion - Cash/check - Pillows/blankets - Headache/stomach ache - Paint/charcoal - Chinese food/mexican food - Summer/winter - Snow/rain - Fog/misty - Rock/rap - Meat/vegetarian - Boy/girl - Chocolate/vanilla - Sprinkles/icing - Cake/pie - French toast/french fries - Strawberries/blueberries - Ocean/swimming pool - Hugs/kisses - Cookies/muffins - p33n/bewbz - Wallet/pocket - Window/door - Emo/goth - Pink/purple - Cat/dog - Long sleeve/short sleeve - Pants/shorts - Winter break/spring break - Spring/autumn - Clouds/clear sky - Moon/mars - FRIENDSHIP How many friends do you have? What are their names? Do you have a best friend? Have you ever liked one of your friends? Do you have more guy friends or more girl friends? Have you ever lost a friend? Have you ever gone to an amusement park with a friend? Whats an inside joke between you and a friend? Have you ever gotten in a big arguement with a friend? Whats the nicest thing youve ever done for a friend? Whats the nicest thing a friend has ever done for you? Do you miss any of your old friends? What friend have you known the longest? Do you regret anything youve done to a friend? If so, what is it? How often do you spend time with your friends? Do any of your friends drive? Has a friend of yours ever died? Whats the dumbest thing you've done with a friend? What do you think your friends think of you? Have you ever been in love? If you have, with who? Are you single? Are you in a relationship? If so, for how long? Do you believe there is someone for everyone? What is your idea of the best date? What was your first kiss like? How old were you when you got your first kiss? Do you think love is a load of shit? Whats the best experiance you've ever had with the opposite sex? Have you ever been dumped? Have you ever dumped someone? Whats the most sexual thing youve done with the opposite sex? WORD ASSOCIATION Slippers - Hat - Hard - Free - Space - Taste - Good charlotte - Red - Deep - Heart - Cord - Cheese - Rain - Work - Pedal - Head - Bed - Fluff - Hardcore - Race - Knife - Jump I.... am - want - need - crave - love - hate - did - feel - miss - am annoyed by - would rather - am tired of - will always SILLY STUFF What is your favourite genre of music? What time is it now? What day is it? Whens the last time you called someone? How much money do you have right now? Are you hungry? Whatcha doin? Do you like parades? Do you like the moon? What are you going to do when youre done with this? Isnt cup a funny word when you repeat it over and over? If you could have any magical power what would it be? Have you ever had a picnic? Did you ever have one of those skip-its when you were young? What about sock em boppers? Are you wearing any socks right now? DO YOU THINK YOU ARE funny? pretty? sarcastic? lazy? hyper? friendly? evil? smart? strong? talented? dorky? FOR OR AGAINST: suicide - love - drunk drivers - airplanes - war - canada - united states - rock music - gay marriage - school - surveys - parents - cars - killing - britney spears - coffee - pants - WOULD YOU EVER: Sky dive? Play strip poker? Run away? Curse at a teacher? Not take a shower for a week? Ask someone out? Lie to someone to make them think better of you? Visit a foreign country for more than a month? Go scuba diving? Write a book? Become a rockstar? Have casual sex? LAST QUESTIONS: What shampoo do you use? Whens the last time you did something sexual with the opposite sex? What kind of computer do you have? What grade are you in? Do you like to throw popcorn at people in the movies? Or just make out? How many posters do you have in your room? How many cds do you have? What time is it now? 8-15 questions for Meme Propogation 2005-12-18T03:02:39Z 2004-08-02T13:12:30-05:00 tag:thedailymeme.com,2004:/lost//6.701 2004-08-02T18:12:30Z To add your blog to this experiment, copy this entire posting to your blog, and then answer the questions below, substituting your own information, below, where appropriate. Other than answering the questions below, please do not alter the information, layout... Gary LaPointe http://garysaid.com/ Quick Lists To add your blog to this experiment, copy this entire posting to your blog, and then answer the questions below, substituting your own information, below, where appropriate. Other than answering the questions below, please do not alter the information, layout or format of this post in order to preserve the integrity of the data in this experiment (this will make it easier for searchers and automated bots to find and analyze the results later). (Note: Replace the answers below with your own answers)

REQUIRED FIELDS-
(1) I found this experiment at URL: http://thedailymeme.com/
(2) I found it via "Newsreader Software" or "Browsing the Web" or "Searching the Web" or "An E-Mail Message": Browsing the web
(3) I posted this experiment at URL: http://thedailymeme.com/#000701
(4) I posted this on date (day, month, year): 2 Aug, 2004
(5) I posted this at time (24 hour time):
(6) My posting location is (city, state, country): Dearborn, MI

OPTIONAL SURVEY FIELDS-

]]> (7) My blog is hosted by: 1and1.com
(8) My age is: 38
(9) My gender is: Male
(10) My occupation is: Director of Technology for a School District
(11) I use the following RSS/Atom reader software: No
(12) I use the following software to post to my blog: Ecto http://ecto.kung-foo.tv/
(13) I have been blogging since (day, month, year): 12 Dec 2004
(14) My web browser is: Safari
(15) My operating system is: Macintosh OS X

Meme Propagation In Blogspace: Add Your Blog!

This posting is a community experiment that tests how a meme, represented by this blog posting, spreads across blogspace, physical space and time. It will help to show how ideas travel across blogs in space and time and how blogs are connected. It may also help to show which blogs are most influential in the propagation of memes. The dataset from this experiment will be public, and can be located via Google (or Technorati) by doing a search for the GUID for this meme (below).

The original posting for this experiment is located at: Minding the Planet
http://novaspivack.typepad.com/nova_spivacks_weblog/2004/08/a_sonar_ping_of.html
results and commentary will appear there in the future.

Please join the test by adding your blog (see instructions, below) and inviting your friends to participate -- the more the better. The data from this test will be public and open; others may use it to visualize and study the connectedness of blogspace and the propagation of memes across blogs.

The GUID for this experiment is: as098398298250swg9e98929872525389t9987898tq98wteqtgaq62010920352598gawst (this GUID enables anyone to easily search Google (or Technorati) for all blogs that participate in this experiment). Anyone is free to analyze the data of this experiment. Please publicize your analysis of the data, and/or any comments by adding comments onto the original post (see URL above). (Note: it would be interesting to see a geographic map or a temporal animation, as well as a social network map of the propagation of this meme.)

]]> Questions about the blogger 2005-09-03T21:20:12Z 2004-07-04T11:58:23-05:00 tag:thedailymeme.com,2004:/lost//6.652 2004-07-04T16:58:23Z A quizer about the blogger and their blogging "habiti". Found at Manic Girl but I know it didn't start there... 1. Do you try to look hot when you go to the grocery store just in case someone recognizes you... Gary LaPointe http://garysaid.com/ About You Manic Girl but I know it didn't start there... 1. Do you try to look hot when you go to the grocery store just in case someone recognizes you from your blog? 2. Are the photos you post Photoshopped or otherwise altered? 3. Do you like it when creeps or dorks email you?]]> 4. Do you lie in your blog? 5. Are you passive-aggressive in your blog? 6. Do you ever threaten to quit writing so people will tell you not to stop? 7. Are you in therapy? If not, should you be? If so, is it helping? 8. Do you delete mean comments? Do you fake nice ones? 9. Have you ever rubbed one out while reading a blog? How about after? 10. If your readers knew you in person, would they like you more or like you less? 11. Do you have a job? 12. If someone offered you a decent salary to blog full-time without restrictions, would you do it? 13. Which blogger do you want to meet in real life? 14. Which bloggers have you made out with? 15. Do you usually act like you have more money or less money than you really have? 16. Does your family read your blog? 17. How old is your blog? 18. Do you get more than 1000 page views per day? Do you care? 19. Do you have another secret blog in which you write about being depressed, slutty, or a liar? 20. Have you ever given another blogger money for his/her writing? 21. Do you report the money you earn from your blog on your taxes? 22. Is blogging narcissistic? 23. Do you feel guilty when you don't post for a long time? 24. Do you like John Mayer? 25. Do you have enemies? 26. Are you lonely? 27. Why bother? Cult TV 2005-09-03T21:20:10Z 2004-06-09T20:33:32-05:00 tag:thedailymeme.com,2004:/lost//6.583 2004-06-10T01:33:32Z Untouched means I've never seen it. Italics means I've seen it at least once. ("I" tag) Bold means I watched it a lot or watched it religiously. ("B" tag) Struck out means I've seen it but didn't like it. ("strike"... Gary LaPointe http://garysaid.com/ Music Books Movies Untouched means I've never seen it. Italics means I've seen it at least once. ("I" tag) Bold means I watched it a lot or watched it religiously. ("B" tag) Struck out means I've seen it but didn't like it. ("strike" tag) 30. Square Pegs 29. Rags to Riches 28. Wonderfalls 27. The Daily Show 26. Firefly 25. Freaks and Geeks ShyLux but it didn't originate there (and I couldn't track it back very far).]]> A, B, C, D, E, F . . . 2005-09-03T21:20:09Z 2004-05-31T15:51:13-05:00 tag:thedailymeme.com,2004:/lost//6.537 2004-05-31T20:51:13Z Sing play along now. A - Age: B - Band listening to right now: C - Career future: D - Dad's name: E - Easiest person to talk to:... Gary LaPointe http://garysaid.com/ Quick Lists Sing play along now.

A - Age:
B - Band listening to right now:
C - Career future:
D - Dad's name:
E - Easiest person to talk to:

]]> F - Favorite song:
G - Gummy Bears or Gummy Worms:
H - Hometown:
I - Instruments:
J - Job:
K - Kids:
L - Longest car ride ever:
M - Mom's name:
N - Number of people you slept with:
P - Phobia[s]:
Q - Quote:
R - Reason to smile:
S - Song you sang last:
T - Time you wake up:
U - Unknown fact about me:
V - Vegetable you hate:
W - Worst habit:
X - X-rays you've had:
Y - Yummy food:
Z - Zodiac sign:

]]> 20 Questions 2005-09-03T21:20:09Z 2004-05-31T15:49:00-05:00 tag:thedailymeme.com,2004:/lost//6.536 2004-05-31T20:49:00Z Twenty Questions again! And it's all about you. 1. When you buy a greetings card are the words or the picture more important to you? 2. What's your favourite kind of cake? 3. Do you ever make gifts for people,... Gary LaPointe http://garysaid.com/ About You Twenty Questions again! And it's all about you.

1. When you buy a greetings card are the words or the picture more important to you?
2. What's your favourite kind of cake?
3. Do you ever make gifts for people, if so what, or do you buy them?

]]> 4. What's your favourite holiday - i.e. Christmas?
5. Are you going on holiday this year? If so, where?
6. What was the best party you've ever been to?
7. If you are married, describe your wedding. If not, what would your ideal wedding be like?
8. What's the most romantic thing that's ever happened to you?
9. What's your favourite romantic song?
10. Which celebrity would you like a dream date with?
11. Which female celebrity do you find beautiful?
12. Which male celebrity do you think is attractive?
13. If you could be a fictional character from a book who would you choose?
14. If you could be in a television sit-com, which would you choose?
15. Which character would you like to be?
16. What's your favourite girl's name?
17. What's your favourite boy's name?
18. What's your supermarket of choice?
19. What is your best character trait?
20. What is your worst habit?

]]> Another (5) Book Meme 2005-09-03T21:20:06Z 2004-05-28T19:17:58-05:00 tag:thedailymeme.com,2004:/lost//6.513 2004-05-29T00:17:58Z 1. Take five books off your bookshelf. 2. Book #1 -- first sentence 3. Book #2 -- last sentence on page fifty 4. Book #3 -- second sentence on page one hundred 5. Book #4 -- next to the last... Gary LaPointe http://garysaid.com/ Music Books Movies 1. Take five books off your bookshelf.
2. Book #1 -- first sentence
3. Book #2 -- last sentence on page fifty
4. Book #3 -- second sentence on page one hundred
5. Book #4 -- next to the last sentence on page one hundred fifty
6. Book #5 -- final sentence of the book
7. Make the five sentences into a paragraph:

]]> Tracked this back through a dozen blogs, was hopeful to find the source, but no...

]]> Music Meme 2005-09-03T21:20:06Z 2004-05-23T19:20:03-05:00 tag:thedailymeme.com,2004:/lost//6.494 2004-05-24T00:20:03Z Here's how it works: 1. Grab the nearest CD. 2. Put it in your CD-Player (or start your mp3-player, I-tunes, etc.). 3. Skip to Song 3 (or load the 3rd song in your 3rd playlist) 4. Post the first verse... Gary LaPointe http://garysaid.com/ Music Books Movies Here's how it works:
1. Grab the nearest CD.
2. Put it in your CD-Player (or start your mp3-player, I-tunes, etc.).
3. Skip to Song 3 (or load the 3rd song in your 3rd playlist)
4. Post the first verse in your journal along with these instructions. Don’t name the band, nor the album-title.

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