I have a friend, mid 80’s, with a smart phone.
She has discovered Pinterest, Facebook
and is fairly proficient at texting.
However, she doesn’t get the concept of
memes and believes Gene Wilder has made some very funny quotes.
She is one
fantastic 86 year old!
To be fair,
when I first heard the word, I had to look it up. I definitely circle
outside the parameter of popular interaction.
meme |mēm| noun
an element of a culture or
system of behavior that may be considered to be passed from one individual to
another by nongenetic means, especially imitation.
• a humorous image,
video, piece of text, etc. that is copied (often with slight variations) and
spread rapidly by Internet users.
However, I am just savvy
enough to work Google, Wikipedia and the Urban Dictionary, an improvement over
my adolescence.
As a kid, when we were
unclear of the definition or etymology of a word, my dad would say, "Look
it up and then come tell me what you find out."
One year, the kids chipped
on an enormous dictionary set.
Yep, two large bound volumes of definitions,
pronunciations and origins.
The only words I remember
ever stumping him on were patina and tchotchkes.
Clearly not a fan of home
decorating shows.
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