Is this thing on?

Anyone here familiar with meme theory? Anyone?

Basically, meme theory posits this: that just like DNA represents a chemical replicator that strives to spread duplicates of itself; ever evolving new & betters ways of doing so, there is recently evolved the capacity within human culture for a living unit of thought to exist as a replicator, actively striving against rival memes to gain prominence in the memepool: the minds of human beings!

Stay with me.

Tonight, I was making dinner and I spilt some ketchup. As I grabbed for a paper towel, I cried "Damn you to Christ!". Not one of the more threatening curses being bandied about in the world, is it? I mean, 'Damn you to Hell' is the big one, of course. But you've got endless derivatives of the themes: 'Damn you to Québéc', 'Damn you to store-brand cola' & 'Damn you to genital irregularities!' spring immediately to mind.

So suddenly I'm thinking about genes and memes and and what if: What if memes could split down the middle and recombine with other bits of meme, as genes will do in certain genetic accidents? Beause that would certainly explain why an otherwise fully socially-engineered guy like myself would suddenly try and damn someone (well, by "someone", I mean 'ketchup'), to the presence of a beloved being of universal benevolence. However fictional.

Unless... my new memes worship... SATAN!

BUM BUM BUM BUM!!!"*



* spooky. And kinda gay, I guess. I mean, like, bum-lover gay.
Next Week: Will there be more hallowe'en spookery on ianwallace.com? It's very unlikely.