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October 26, 2005
Another Day and Another Set of Five Questions to Answer
I really don't know afarensis. I read his blog almost every day and I know that he sometimes reads mine. I've thought of us as blog buddies. So I'm not sure why he wished this meme on me. But since he did I'll give it my best shot.
1. Of all the books that you have eventually finished after many starts & stops, which one took you the longest and how long did it eventually take?
I'm not sure which book has the record, but I think it took me nearly a year to finally get through Aiello and Dean's An Introduction to Human Evolutionary Anatomy. At the time I started it I was a virgin when it came to both human anatomy and evolution at this level. As to PZ Myers most difficult challenge, I haven't made it through The Structure of Evolutionary Theory yet. Concerning this book, I've been working on it longer than afarensis. As I remember, Bernal's first volume of Black Athena also took a long time and I never finished the second volume. I wanted to argue with too many details. Oh yeah, there were also the Cambridge Ancient History volumes with a factoid per page density that puts even The Structure of Evolutionary Theory to shame.
2. What great band (or album or song) have you heard so often, you wouldn't mind never hearing again even though you still think the band (or album or song) is great?
This may seem strange but over a period of ten years or so, I heard the theme to Babes in Toyland hundreds of times. I have no desire to ever hear it again. Our daughter was in a ballet company and that company preformed Babes in Toyland every Christmas and between my wife and I, we sat through untold numbers of rehearsals and performances. I think the song is great because it was so important in the life of our daughter. She can still go on pointe, but now she does it to reach the top of the white board and to impress the college students who take her philosophy classes.
3. Which cliché or often cited quote needs to be placed in quarantine for a few decades?
This one is easy, "There but for the grace of God go I." I'm also a little tired of, "Have a nice day."
4. During the 1990s "Compassion Fatigue" received a lot of press, now the media is giddy with "Donation Fatigue". What will be the next trendy fatigue?
The answer afarensis gave is great, "missing white girl fatigue." But because it is already taken and I'm not sure I would have thought of it myself any way, I'll suggest, "indictment fatigue." But I hope it doesn't set in until there are indictments of the current bunch in and around the Whitehouse.
5. What percentage of respondents will answer "meme fatigue" to question #4?
You can't trick me, I read PZ's answer too.
As to passing this meme on: I like all the bloggers I read on a regular basis and don't want to antagonize them. On the other hand, if any of you want to do this on your own be sure to let me know.
Posted by DuaneSmith at October 26, 2005 09:23 PM | Read more on Odds and Ends |
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I read your blog everyday too. Sorry, didn't mean to be antagonistic, I was just curious about your answer to the first question. I guess you would think less of me if I told you I owned a copy of Babes in Toyland (Laurel and Hardy version)...? Or I am thinking of a differnt song?
Posted by: afarensis at October 27, 2005 03:40 PM
I was trying to joke. It is true that I don't like these memes all that much but what the heck. You are correct that the first question was the most interesting. You are also current about Laurel and Hardy version of Babes in Toyland and I like the fact you own a copy.
Posted by: Duane at October 27, 2005 04:41 PM
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