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Category Archives: memetics
Look before you leap (parody)
If, like me, your reflex is to reach for the idiot box remote and hit the mute button whenever this ear-worm jingle comes on, please bear with it this time: I promise you that it’s worth the wait (all nineteen … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Just for laughs, memetics, Phlyarology, Rants
Tagged dirty tricks, Parody, spoof, used car salesmen
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Who wants to be an unpaid billboard?
The fashion industry made a canny move in persuading millions to buy clothing that boldly bears brand names. I wish I knew how they managed that. I for one decided long ago that the only way I would wear such … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Communication, crowdsourcing, memetics, Phlyarology, Strategy
Tagged free, gift, meme, memetics, oath of giftiness, Pay It Forward, There Is No Planet B, viral marketing, word of mouth
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Happy 🌎 Earth 🌍 Month 🌏
Spring has sprungThe grass is rizI wonder where dem boidies is?Some say da boid is on da wingBut dat’s absoid –I always thought da wing was on da boid… My Dad (1927–2012) 10 ways you can shape a brighter future … Continue reading
Posted in balance, Biodiversity, Communication, Core thought, Environment, Health, memetics, Strategy
Tagged Change, Earth, Earth Day, Earth Month, environment, sustainability
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Using leaf appropriation to tackle the climate crisis
Readers of my wibblettes over the years may have got the impression that I’m not exactly a fan of advertising (and that would be right). Even when such ‘communications’ give an honest portrayal of the product or service on offer, … Continue reading
Man announces he will quit drinking by 2050
“Man announces he will quit drinking by 2050”: A thoroughly brilliant parody of the COPout26 farce.
The author of this text (not me BTW) deserves much kudos; our Glorious World Leaders, on the other hand, badly need to stop shovelling horseshit. Continue reading
How to celebrate being 42 every fourth year
A long time after Deep Thought reveals The Answer to Loonquawl and Phouchg, Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect try to figure out what The Question might be. Marvin (the Paranoid Android) had told them that The Question was imprinted in … Continue reading
Pursue excellence – but accept that you’re only human
Perfection is an unrealistic goal; but if all we ever strive to achieve is just what’s good enough, and sit back on our laurels once we’ve accomplished that, not only is perfection out of reach, excellence is, too. Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, balance, Communication, Computers and Internet, Core thought, Flash fiction, memetics, Strategy
Tagged excellence, good enough, interview, only human, perfect, recursion
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Wax off! (A lunar epiphany)
A couple of years ago, I had a minor epiphany about the Moon. I wrote a post about it at the time, called ‘How to tell at a glance if the Moon is waxing or waning‘. Since then, when I’ve seen … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Communication, Education, memetics, Science
Tagged moon, waning, wax off, Wax on, waxing
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The clock is ticking
Originally posted on The Mind of Brosephus:
https://youtu.be/yRlvHYrXUTg I’m guessing that you’ve seen this video by now. If not, take a few minutes to listen or you can read the article about it that was posted on Mother Jones. Here’s…
Posted in ... wait, what?, Communication, Core thought, memetics, News and politics, Reblogs
Tagged Democracy
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Everything has its place
The late Duke of Edinburgh, His Royal Highness Prince Philip, has now been laid to rest, and I trust that I’ve left it long enough that I won’t offend anyone by this post. A recent entry in ‘The Weekly Learn’ … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Communication, History, illusion, memetics, News and politics, People, Phlyarology
Tagged pendantry, phlyarology
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Wibble 