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   Anonymous Coward, 12 Aug 2003 @ 10:34am

   
   

   Demolished Man

   All people who find this story interesting should read The Demolished Man, by Alfred Bester. The earworm concept plays a major role -- there is even a character whose job is to write jingles with the described "can't get it out of your head" quality, who has a jingle that she refuses to play for anybody because it is so good that it will drive you nuts.
   

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   bbay, 12 Aug 2003 @ 3:44pm

   
   

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   This one is probably local to the midwest, so I'm sure you don't have any idea what I'm talking about, but anyway...
   
   The regional phone company (Alltel) has this commercial that makes fun of a (fictional) company called 'Super Massive Wireless'. The premise is that while Alltel is out there spending the money on improving the wireless network, other 'big' companies are paying for worthless promotional strategies, like an expensive R&B boy-band type group that sings some worthless jingle.
   
   This FAKE jingle sung by a FAKE band in a FAKE comercial for a FAKE company is stuck in my head all the time! It's worse than any other song I've ever heard.
   
   Hell, if they were a real company I'd probably already be buying their products and bowing to their glorious... uh, what was I saying?
   
   ('Super Massive Wireless, I love you so much I have to express.... Super Massive Wireless...' Repeat)

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   resuna, 12 Aug 2003 @ 5:06pm

   
   

   memes

   "let override, let overwrite" ;-)

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   thecaptain, 13 Aug 2003 @ 6:54am

   
   

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   Get me a speed metal antidote STAT!
   
   

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   Vmjames, 11 Nov 2003 @ 1:15am

   
   

   Re: memes

   One True

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