memes

[luciab]

Nikulai says these aren't really memes, but I have no idea what else to call them.

Socialist You scored 68% Personal Liberty and 19% Economic Liberty!

A socialist believes in little to moderate government intervention on personal matters and extremely high government intervention on economic matters. They are strongly opposed to capitalism as an economic system and try to uphold personal liberty at the same time. Socialist thought is economically collectivist and egalitarian in nature.

My test tracked 2 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 99% on Personal You scored higher than 99% on Economic

Link: The Politics Test written by brainpolice on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the The Dating Persona Test

And now the really fun one, snitched from syaldia:
Post the first sentences from ten of your favorite books and have your friends guess what they are from. If the intro/prologue seemed part of the book, instead of just an introduction, I used it. Otherwise, I went to chapter one.

1. Marco da Cola, gentleman of Venice, respectfully presents his greetings. An Instance of the Fingerpost-- Iain Pears

2. Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendia was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice. One Hundred Years of Solitude-- Gabriel Garcia-Marquez island42

3. The six notes that were spread out on my desk next to last month's Billboard article and the gossip-column radiated a strange and threatening quality. The Broken Promise Land-- Marcia Muller

4. "I've watched through his eyes, I've listened through his ears, and I tell you he's the one." Ender's Game- Orson Scott Card island42

5. Two seemingly unconnected events heralded the summons of Mr. George Smiley from his dubious retirement. Smiley's People-- John Le Carre

6. Lately, I've been spending a lot of time rolling on the ground with men who think a stiffy represents personal growth. Hard Eight-- Janet Evanovich

7. It begins, as most things begin, with a song. Anansi Boys- Neil Gaiman syaldia

8. Nora Bonesteel was the first one to know about the Underhill family. The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter-- Sharyn McCrumb margaretc

9. When the cat came through the little trapdoor at the bottom of the screen it made a clack, clack sound. Skinwalkers-- Tony Hillerman

10. Five hours New York jet lag and Cayce Pollard wakes in Camden Town to the dire and ever-circling wolves of disrupted circadian rhythm. Pattern Recognition-- William Gibson owlmoose

Bonus! 11. Just because I know how to change a guy's oil doesn't mean I want to spend the rest of my life on my back, staring up at his undercarriage. Metro Girl-- Janet Evanovich

Comments

[dragonazure.livejournal.com]

Nikulai is correct. A meme is a social or behavioral trait that is transmitted. Case in point. Not all cats stick their paws into the water dish. Our kittens didn't exhibit that trait until they learned it from our Himalayan, Minerva. Each new cat introduced into the house learns that behavior.

"Meme" is just the electronic shorthand name some lazy goober applied to taking quizzes and posting them in an online journal. Technically, you are exhibiting the Taking-A-Pop-Psychology-Online-Quiz-And-Posting-The-Results-In-Your-Online-Public-Journal meme.

There may be a more elaborate and scientific name for it, but I'm too lazy to look it up....

[luciab.livejournal.com]

Hmmmm....so it's a TAPPOQAPTRIYOPJM? No wonder they call it a meme.

[syaldia.livejournal.com]

I don't think I know any of those. :(

[luciab.livejournal.com]

They're a moderately wide selection. Some best sellers, some mysteries, a spy novel, some cyberpunk, some award winners.... all\ excellent, though. I'll post the titles.

[ealdthryth.livejournal.com]

I love the "first lines" one. I'll have to do that when I get some time, possibly this weekend. I don't recognize any of the books although I recognize the character in #5.

[luciab.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's kind of a biggish clue, huh?

[island42.livejournal.com]

Is #4 a fantasy? Spying through one's soul sort of thing? :P

[luciab.livejournal.com]

You could say that.... it's one that I'd bet 90% of you have read. Unlike many of the others, I admit. But that one.... heh.

[luciab.livejournal.com]

Or at least the fantasy part. Spying through the soul isn't a major story line.

[island42.livejournal.com]

Ender's Game then! :)

[island42.livejournal.com]

#2 is 'One Hundred Years of Solitude'

[margaretc.livejournal.com]

#8 is a Sharyn McCrumb novel, The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter.
And that's the only one I can get, and I even had to look up the title. How sad is that?

[luciab.livejournal.com]

Hell, that's not sad at all.... I sure would have had to look it up. I'm glad to know you recognized the author and knew where to start looking. After I posted these I decided some of them were too obscure and no one would ever get them.

[luciab.livejournal.com]

Very good! I was afraid this had gone out of style completely and no one would know it. Which would have been very sad.

[soucyn.livejournal.com]

I would appear that Iacopo managed to rub off on your political veiwpoint...

[luciab.livejournal.com]

Hey, I can have my own damn political viewpoint, thankyouverymuch. ;> I'm actually much more moderate than he was, but it's true that 23 years living with someone has an effect.

[syaldia.livejournal.com]

Oddly enough, I've not read it. Sad, no?

[syaldia.livejournal.com]

Is #7 Anansi Boys?

[luciab.livejournal.com]

Okay, now I'd have to say, that IS sad. Read it!

[luciab.livejournal.com]

Yep!

[syaldia.livejournal.com]

Woo! The wording of it made it sound like I should know the author, and I knew the song bit sounded familiar...

[owlmoose.livejournal.com]

#10 is "Pattern Recognition" by William Gibson. I know this because I'm reading it right now! :)

[luciab.livejournal.com]

Isn't it great? It sent me back to read and re-read all his stuff. I do think I liked it best of them all, though.