Pax Nortona – A Blog by Joel Sax
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Bag-O-Meme
Posted on November 7, 2002 in Memes
I don’t normally do memes, but this fellow did my seagull meme, so I feel obligated. This comes from Bag-o-Wicks:
- Do you believe in the, so called, ChickFlick?
My good friend Zeno- does and she refuses to attend them. Her definition of ChickFlick seems to be any film in which no blood is shed. This sounds like my kind of film, frankly. She won’t, for example, go to see Magnolia, one of my all-time favorites, because it is a “chick flick”. Zeno- also believes that good liberals tote guns.
- Do you believe in Christmas?
I have seen it with my own eyes, so I believe it exists, yes.
- Do you believe in Love?
Yes, in all three classic forms: eros, agape, and caritas. Each has it’s merits and demerits. A true friend offers plenty of opportunities for all three, though as I get older and Prozac-castrated, I have to lean more heavily on agape and caritas. Thank the universe for a patient and understanding wife!
- Do you believe that Men will ever be equal to women?
OK, time now for a serious answer. I believe that in one respect, we are all equal: we have an equal right to Dignity. Otherwise we aren’t equal in talents, physical strengths, experiences, etc. None of these gives anyone the right to claim power over another.
- Do you believe that Humanity will ever roam among the stars?
No, because the stars in Beverly Hills have big walls around their houses and the police key on prowlers. More seriously: the most disappointing year of my life was 2001. From its first release, I’ve been a major fan of 2001: A Space Odyssey. The year rolls around and what has happened? We aren’t anywhere near sending a manned flight to Jupiter; we haven’t even been to the Moon since the mid-seventies. If that big black block is up there, it’s still waiting to rupture our eardrums.
- Do you believe our greatest gift is the ability to tell stories?
It can be a blessing and a curse. When Fundamentalists get obsessed with proving the Creation, our storytelling ability takes on pathological overtones. On the other hand, I love to tell stories and love to read them. Our greatest gift? If I was not alive, I could not tell stories.
- Do you believe in George Bush?
I keep hoping he is a hallucination. I’ll let you know if he’s still there when the effexor takes effect.
- Do you believe in your country, right or wrong?
If you finish the sentence as it was originally stated, yes: when in the right, it is my duty as a citizen to keep it in the right. When it is in the wrong, it is my duty to set it right again.
- Do you believe Memes are Fun?
I shall demur on this one. If you ask Crazy Tracy her opinion, though, you will get an interesting answer. Especially if you include a question about Tupperware.
“Do you believe….?” “Do you believe….?” “Do you believe….?” What’s Kevin trying to do? Give me religion?
