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As I get older, and my acquaintances on Facebook get older, I see more and more old person memes. While I am not specifically referring to pictures of old people (though many of them are memes of "gosh, like and share if you are old like me and have these issues"), I am specifically referring to the right-wing memes shared by old people.

Back in my day we didn't need taxes or welfare.

Like and share if you think we should de-fund schools and welfare to hire more police.

I remember when vinyl records were a thing and there were only two genders.

Check out this sad-looking old woman in this stock photo who overcame unbelievable odds. Read about her and understand how much you suck.

I've distilled a few of them down to a single image.
Fake Facebook Meme

I guess the only thing I need to add is the passive-aggressive bit at the end: "Like and Share if you agree. I guess I'll know who my real friends are when I see who shares this."

Current Mood: cynical
Current Location: Home
Current Music: Gramatik - Hit That Jive

I would drop Facebook if it wasn't my primary contact with a number of good people. That said...

Ugh. I hate Facebook memes where - well, actually I could just stop at "Facebook memes", but some are worse than others.

I especially dislike the ones that people blithely forward on without giving even a whisper of critical thought to what they are forwarding.

I think I've complained about this old friend of the family who tracked me down on FB awhile back. 95% of what she posts are memes - mostly from Christian sites.

The one she posted today is just white text on a back background. It reads:

Judas had

the best pastor
the best leader
the best advisor
the best counselor (sic)

Yet he failed

The problem is not the leadership
or the church you go to.

If your attitude or character doesn't change
or your heart doesn't transform
You will always be the same

Notwithstanding that the two parts of these are only barely relevant to one another, there is another niggling little issue that is bothering me.

I have a response cued up, but I don't think I'll send it in the interests of maintaining family peace.

"yet he failed"

He failed at what, exactly? According to traditional Christian theology, his act of betrayal set in motion the events that led to Jesus's crucifixion and resurrection, which brought salvation to humanity.

How would we have measured his success, then?

Current Mood: irritated
Current Location: Home
Current Music: Broken Bells - The Ghost Inside
Crossposts: https://plonq.livejournal.com/785393.html

Which American accent do you have?

Canadian

People from outside North America probably think you're from the States, but over here we wouldn't make such a mistake.

Click Here to Take This Quiz
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It was my turn to play chef

plonq this evening, which usually means it involves a wok. We stopped at Safeway to buy an inexpensive cut of sirloin and onion, and the rest of the ingredients were all things we had in the fridge or cupboard.

While true stir-fry aficionados would probably recoil in horror if they saw me in action with a wok, I was pleased with the results. The final dinner product was beef, bok choy, onion and mushrooms in an oyster sauce served over rice. It was simple, and surprisingly good. I was a little leery about how it would all add up when I entered the recipe into the nutrition tracker this evening - especially since I had added extra little bonus ingredients like butter - but it came out at a modest 600 calories per serving, and it had crazy-healthy amounts of minerals and vitamins.

After dinner I went downstairs and burnt off 660 calories on the treadmill, so in the end it was like I had skipped a meal with none of the downsides.

For the past few months I have gone from tracking my weight weekly to tracking it daily, and the results are interesting. When I drop the numbers into a spreadsheet, there is a significant spike matching each of my last two trips out to Calgary. I try to watch what I eat when I am there, but restaurant dining and long sedentary days in a classroom setting really take their toll. Fortunately I have managed to get back on track between trips, and my weight is still trending downward.

I am flying out there again next week, but I won't be out there with the same group, so I may be able to keep a tighter cap on my eating habits. The $45 filet mignon from my last trip aside (I felt a little guilty expensing that), when I am on my own I tend to end up in places that serve up more kitsch than quantity (like militant coffee shops, or vegan diners). It would be nice to come home next week and not be six or eight pounds heavier than when I left.

Current Mood: content
Current Location: Home
Current Music: T.Rex - 20th Century Boy

Music initials

Instructions:

1. Reply to this post and I'll assign you a letter.
2. List (and upload, if you feel like it) 5 songs that start with that letter.
3. Post them to your journal with these instructions.

mwalimu gave me a U to work with.

1. Under The Bridge - Red Hot Chilli Peppers
2. Under My Wheels - Alice Cooper
3. Under My Thumb - Rolling Stones
4. Under Pressure - Queen
5. Under The Milky Way - The Church

I managed to come up with lots of songs for this, but on a whim I decided to try and keep it with a running theme.

I'm being a bit of a wet blanket and I crossed out the instructions, but if you reply and ask for one, I'll probably be a good sport and give you a letter to work with (and it might not even be "X").

Current Mood: calm
Current Location: Home
Current Music: The Age Of Electric - Untitled

Итак, у тебя получилось- Смертельное зелье

Это зелье – чистый яд. Вдыхать его пары не рекомендуется. Один глоток – и смерти почти невозможно избежать, если не воспользоваться противоядием. Используется, как правило, против врагов. Осторожнее – не выпейте случайно сами!

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Current Mood: amused
Current Location: Home
Current Music: Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name Of

I'm not sure what this weather symbol from the Environment Canada site meant this morning:

But the way we chose to interpret is was, "It is a good day to stay at home."

Since everyone else is doing it, I decided to see how I stacked up in that rainbow meme.

Your rainbow is strongly shaded gray and violet.

What is says about you: You are an elegant person. You appreciate beauty and craftsmanship. You depend on modern technology and may feel uncomfortable without it. You are patient and will keep trying to understand something until you've mastered it.

Find the colors of your rainbow at spacefem.com.

I don't know if this applies to all cats, but this is how ours behave when we bring something new into the house.

Current Mood: crazy
Current Location: Home
Current Music: Ray Charles - One Mint Julep

I'd have been dead, but the mouse slipped out of the target area.

Created by OnePlusYou

Current Mood: bouncy
Current Location: Home

52%

Current Mood: hungry
Current Location: Home

As expected, it is accurate on some counts, misses the mark on others, and is obvious (snow leopard!) on others.

My score on The Golden Compass Daemon Test:

Independent Soul.

(You scored -12 Extroversion, -5 Sensitivity, and -2 Openness!)

http://panther.is1.okcimg.com/users/646/324/6463248183938708387/mt447356339.jpg

You are calm and logical, but not unemotional. You are an introvert, at heart, preferring to read alone than be subjected to the crush and noise of a big party or bar. You have a few friends and family, whose presence you welcome - to a point. Even they can wear on your nerves eventually, and you need to retreat back into your personal space for a while so you can recharge. Your energy comes in bursts, after which you need a long nap or a couple of evenings at home to recuperate.

You are comfortable with yourself, and reasonably confident. You want the friendship and goodwill of others, but you are not willing to sacrifice your principles in order to get it. If your close friends need something that you can provide, however, you will be the first to offer it.

You are a good and sympathetic listener, and are aware of your friend's emotional states. With your very close friends, you will open up, but rarely - you don't like to burden people with your problems. At the same time, though, you are honest and are not willing to alter the truth for the sake of convenience. Among strangers you are reserved, and may resort to making jokes to disguise your true feelings.

While you are not afraid of conflict, you do not seek it, either. When you are hurt or insulted, you feel that you have a choice to make. You can choose to take the up on it and defend yourself, or you can let it pass. Your decision may depend on how well you know the person, how personally you take the insult, or simply what mood you are in that day. Your friends may not always know how you are going to react, for that reason. Whatever you reaction, though, you will be logical, rational and unnervingly accurate: a measured strike.

Your daemon's form would represent your calm, introverted nature, your cool logic, and your impatience with crowds of people. He or she would probably whisper ironic comments in your ear, give logical advice and try to hide his or her soft side from everyone, even you.

Suggested forms:
Peregrine Falcon, Snowy Owl, Snow Leopard, Siberian Tiger.

Link: The Golden Compass Daemon Test

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Current Mood: fnord
Current Location: Home

If my performance here is worth 91% then they have seriously lowered their expectations of high school students.

You paid attention during 91% of high school!

85-100% You must be an autodidact, because American high schools don't get scores that high! Good show, old chap!

Do you deserve your high school diploma?
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I lifted this one from

quickcasey

Current Mood: amused
Current Location: Home

Which sci-fi crew would you best fit in with? (pics)
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You scored as Serenity (Firefly)

You like to live your own way and don't enjoy when anyone but a friend tries to tell you should do different. Now if only the Reavers would quit trying to skin you.

Nebuchadnezzar (The Matrix)

81%

Serenity (Firefly)

81%

Moya (Farscape)

81%

Millennium Falcon (Star Wars)

75%

Heart of Gold (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy)

69%

Babylon 5 (Babylon 5)

63%

SG-1 (Stargate)

63%

Deep Space Nine (Star Trek)

56%

Andromeda Ascendant (Andromeda)

44%

Enterprise D (Star Trek)

38%

FBI's X-Files Division (The X-Files)

38%

Galactica (Battlestar: Galactica)

31%

Bebop (Cowboy Bebop)

25%

In other news my desktop computer bit the big one last night. I have narrowed it down to either the video card, or the motherboard, or possibly both. If it is the motherboard then I am going to have a bit of a challenge ahead of me figuring out how to extract all of my music and picture files off the old RAID0 drives when I build a new system. (sigh)

Current Mood: unsurprised
Current Location: Home

Lifted from

aerofox.

i'm in slytherin!

be sorted @ nimbo.net

Figured I'd do a quick meme while I wait for the Bison Helper¹ to finish cooking.

¹ Technically it's just Hamburger Helper being made with ground bison instead of hamburger.

Current Mood: accomplished
Current Location: Home

I've seen a couple of others try this one, but in this case I lifted it from

siyahamba

What American accent do you have?
Created by Xavier on Memegen.net

Canada. You probably get irritated when British people and Europeans think you're from the States, but over here we wouldn't make a mistake like that.

Take this quiz now - it's easy!

Current Mood: chipper
Current Location: Home

I answered the questions honestly and this is what it gave me. Who knew?

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Current Mood: unsurprised
Current Location: Work

What Be Your Nerd Type? Your Result: Gamer/Computer Nerd You enjoy the visual stimulants of a video game, chatting on AIM, or reading online comics. Most of these types of nerds are considered dirty who lack hygeine, of course they always end up being the ones who make a crapload of money. And don't worry, that's just a stereotype; I'm not calling you dirty. ^_~
Science/Math Nerd
Literature Nerd
Anime Nerd
Social Nerd
Artistic Nerd
Drama Nerd
Musician
What Be Your Nerd Type? Quizzes for MySpace

Current Mood: nerdy
Current Location: Home
Current Music: NHL hockey online

I got tagged by

vichan for this one. I think I've done a similar meme in the past, but I haven't memed in awhile¹ so I thought it might be fun.

Rules: If you're tagged you must list 6 random facts about yourself - 3 true 3 false, so people can guess which are which. Then tag 6 people to do this meme.

At the age of 10 I was entrusted with the wheel of Toot toot! There goes Captain Plonq!

(I would include that one, but I used it in a similar meme awhile back.)

1) I ate a roasted caterpillar on a dare at a school camp out.
2) Given the choice I will always choose corduroy.
3) I think that jellyfish is a tasty snack.
4) I once spent an uncomfortable afternoon in a seedy bar in Mexico while a co-worker tried to buy cocaine.
5) I am slightly red-green colour blind (which is why

atara doesn't always trust me to dress myself).
6) I was once locked in a computer store overnight with no Internet access.

I am supposed to tag 6 of you with this. Consider yourself tagged if you feel like filling out this meme.

¹ Except for this evening, but I started on this one earlier today, so the statement still holds true.

Current Mood: chipper
Current Location: Home
Current Music: Prism - Take Me to the Captain

Goth quiz stolen from

beerhorse. I obviously don't consider myself "goth", which is what makes the results kind of interesting.

( Behind a cut tag because I know how much some of you hate these memes. )

Current Mood: curious

Stolen from

quickcasey. Anybody who knows me won't find this very surprising.
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Current Mood: sick

A couple of memes stolen from

swampy and

lowen_kind respectively.
( What is, and what should be. )
What can I say? Sometimes my inner megalomaniac creeps out from the shadows.

Current Mood: chipper
Current Music: ACDC - Ride On

I think I've done this meme before, but it's worth repeating (and I haven't memed in awhile).

My computer geek score is greater than 93% of all people in the world! How do you compare? Click here to find out!

Current Mood: gettin' my geek on
Current Music: Ozzy Fudd - Kill The Wabbit

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Entries tagged with meme

Won't somebody think of the fabulously wealthy?

Stupid Facebook memes

Meme, eh.

Music Meme

Meme

Meme and other stuff

Yay - just in time for bed.

I haven't done any memes in awhile...

Since everyone else is doing it...

This just tells me

Because I haven't memed in awhile.

Obvious

Dialect meme

Daemon meme

Nerd?

Another meme

Got goth?

meme

In a meme mood.

Because all the cool people are doing it...