There's an interesting meme making the rounds.
It (usually) has 100 questions (although I found a spur with 50).
It starts with a list of statements about the person whose blog it's on.
The rules are:
- Copy the whole list into your journal/diary/blog.
- Bold only the things that you have in common with the original poster.
- Whatever you didn't bold, replace with things about you.
It's an interesting meme in that it can morph at an incredibly rapid rate.
I tried to track it to its source; it was easier to find the source of the Nile!
I think the meme must have started spontaneously from a few people who created
"100 Things About me" lists… and other people used those as starter sets, creating a meme.
So, since I couldn't find the source,
I decided to start my own source and begin a new tree.
In a way, I'm breaking the rules. In another way, I'm following them to a greater length.
First, I googled for people that I was already similar to in one important way.
Specifically, I googled for the first line of the rules plus the phrase
"I love cats" or "I'm a cat person". I chose four (very different) lists, which I have posted. I then chose a 5th list from a woman who has a fair amount in common with me but wasn't playing the meme game; her list seems to be an original "100 Things" list.
Finally, I created my own list of 100 things about me by mixing and matching from those five lists.
The result is all about me, and also shows how much I have in common with the original 5.
I enjoyed the exercise. If you decide to play, please leave a comment or send me a note to let me know so I can come visit and see how much we have in common.