For a while now – well, about a month really – I’ve not known “exactly” what a meme was, what it did, how you used it or anything about it actually. Over the past couple of days I’ve found out more about them and I want to categorically say right now PLEASE, NO-ONE EVER SEND ME ONE OF THESE FREAKING THINGS!!!!

Actually I’ll take that back – you can send them….just don’t expect me to do anything about them because I won’t. I don’t have the time and/or the inclination whatsoever to complete one of these hideous things. To me they’re one step up from spam, or at least those crappy forwards that people send you when they can’t be bothered to write you a REAL email!

Don’t get me wrong, these things have their place and I know that a lot of people really love them. I also know that some of them are quite funny, imaginative, creative, interesting and cool – but to tell you the truth I DON’T CARE! Even if I do laugh at the occasional meme or forwarded email I’d just rather not have to deal with it at all.

I have ABSOLUTELY NO INTEREST in how many DVD’s I have in my collection. I have EVEN LESS INTEREST in how many DVD’s YOU have in YOUR collection. After all, you’re hardly gonna invite me around for a movie night now, are you? And I don’t even have a DVD player! OK, well I do in two of the computers here, but it’s hardly practical to huddle around a small computer screen, sitting on hard seats and eating stale popcorn now, is it? Yes, I should get a REAL DVD player, I know – but I’ll get one in my own sweet-assed time!

I’m not really that interested in reading what people’s pet names are. I have no fascination for what their favorite food might be. I cannot be concerned about what their favorite sexual position is and I care not for who they think would be the person most or least likely to respond or send the meme/forward on!

Well OK….I might be interested in what their favorite sexual position is………..But I digress…..

This is not because I HATE you. I don’t hate anyone. It’s just that I get so much of this sorta stuff – forwarded emails particularly – that it takes a long time to process it all. Too long really.

In the case of emails I have to say that I get about 800 of them a week. I’m actually pretty happy with that because for a while there I was getting ABOUT 1200 DAMN EMAILS A WEEK! I dunno why I get less now but I know I don’t miss them!

Many of the emails I get are related to The REG Temple and I have to admit that I do need to respond to them in some way or another. That’s cool and I don’t mind doing it. It’s only when there’s a “buzz” about Richard – as there was when he was tipped to play Doctor Who – that things start to pile up a bit. Basically if I can get back to people within 2-3 weeks then I’m doing alright. Sometimes emails go astray and it takes me several weeks to respond to them. Apologies to those who have waited that long. :-)

One of the unfortunate things is that I still need to go through my “spam” folder just to make sure that legitimate emails don’t end up there. It happens quite a bit but usually it’s either REG related stuff or emails from eBay (every so often I get crazy and sell a bunch of stuff).

Now maybe there’s more to memes than I’m giving them credit for – I can accept that cause sometimes I do miss the plot and go off on a tangent. From what I’ve seen in the past couple of days though I think I’ve got a fair idea of what they’re all about.

Rant over. Please resume your normal viewing. Thank you.

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