Do memes have a characteristic time? The "dark headlights
gang initiation" story went everywhere in a few days, and was
debunked as quickly. The "PKZIP300 virus" story took about
a week. The "Good Times mail virus" story took months, if
memory serves, perhaps because it was propagated only by
the slow of mind ;). But its recent mutation, "Irina", was
very short-lived. "Craig Shergold" - don't get me started.
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