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Nearly Sane

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The secret science of pop
« on: March 02, 2017, 12:18:15 AM »
This is maybe the best idea of memetics, even if the approach has huge throbbing  issues


http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08gk664


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Re: The secret science of pop
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2017, 11:04:36 AM »
Brilliant programme, really enjoyed it :)

Trouble is he was looking for "magic" and doesn't understand "average". Best advised to stick to fruit flies and nematodes.
Ah, but I was so much older then ... I'm younger than that now

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Re: The secret science of pop
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2017, 11:17:34 AM »
Ah, but does it explain "The Birdie Dance"?
"for, as long as but a hundred of us remain alive, never will we on any conditions be brought under English rule. It is in truth not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself."

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Re: The secret science of pop
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2017, 11:31:41 AM »
I was living on the continent when the Birdie dance wiped out civilisation there ...  not sure if it had a similar effect here ... maybe it was responsible for the demise of punk?  Don't think it was even on Armand's radar.

Ah, but I was so much older then ... I'm younger than that now

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Re: The secret science of pop
« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2017, 12:26:01 PM »
Udayana:I was living on the continent when the Birdie dance wiped out civilisation there ...  not sure if it had a similar effect here

Yes.
Then there was the one that went, "To the left, to the right, something something it's alright".
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Re: The secret science of pop
« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2017, 01:06:54 PM »
If you think I'm gonna mention Agadoo, you've another think coming. Oh, heck........
"for, as long as but a hundred of us remain alive, never will we on any conditions be brought under English rule. It is in truth not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself."

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Re: The secret science of pop
« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2017, 01:34:25 PM »
That's the one!
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