This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on July 6, 2005). Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint). A fuller disclaimer is available.
- Kottke seems to be resurrecting an old meme. Evidence:
- Kottke, July 6, 2000: As I was walking home
- Megnut, July 6, 2000: As I was walking home
- Plasticbag, July 7, 2000: On a little girl on a bicycle
- Metafilter, July 7, 2000: Comments on 2382
- Kottke, July 6, 2005: A long time ago…
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I got curious how many other people had participated in the meme, and did a Google Search for one sentence in the post.
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Google returned 162 hits.
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However — and this is what made all this funny to me — Google also suggested that maybe that wasn’t really what I wanted to search for. Maybe I really wanted to search for the phrase, “She still had the training wheels on as she wobbled and struggled to paddle.“
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It’s amazing how different the results are when you change one little letter.