Two memes on my radar

[prog]

New meme:

Suddenly, everyone hates Tom Cruise.

I am not sure why this is. Some strange parodic references to this and that have trickled down to me, but without context they are meaningless. They do provide me with google terms I can use, however. Probably I'll go research them now, but I just wanted to note this here before I figure out what's going on.

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Just-noticed meme:

People who run for exercise don't jog; they run. And the word for these people is: runners.

I wonder if this is just regional. I want to jump to the sexier conclusion that it's actually the result of a successful rebranding effort by the running-for-exercise community, since "jogger" is probably right down there with "mime" for most middle-Americans.

Comments

[cortezopossum.livejournal.com]

People who run for exercise don't jog; they run. And the word for these people is: runners.

I don't see the problem with the term "jogger". Aren't "runners" people who are trying to avoid the Sandmen after "Last Day"?

[prog.livejournal.com]

I was thinking more "Logan's Run" myself.

Year of the City 2005. Carousel begins.

[xymotik.livejournal.com]

Run, runner!

I was thinking that as I turned the big 3-0 last month.

We're not worthy

[prog.livejournal.com]

Er, wait, so were you.

See xymotik's prostration below.

[xymotik.livejournal.com]

I bow to your geekdom. I just saw that movie about a year ago and I had already forgot the term "sandman."