Maybe she was having a bad day, maybe she was on her way to an American Idol rejection, either way, I was walking near my house a few days ago and passed this girl shamelessly trying to carry a tune while singing Oasis' "Wonderwall." The problem is, she transferred it to me and I started to hum it while walking down the street (see, I'm polite).
This brought me back to a thought and a memory. I am reminded of Neal Stephenson circa Snow Crash where he made the analogy/metaphor between language and viruses. I had been infected with Oasis! There surely should be a vaccine for that!?!
I was also reminded of a time when at a Target and I whistled the Super Mario Bros. theme music and then heard others do the same throughout the store (Laura Patterson as my witness). Surely this has strategic applications....
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