Wednesday, February 13, 2008 | by nathan
Tagged! The 123 Meme
Tagged! The 123 Meme
D’oh!
The Palinode tagged me to do this meme. Normally I’m vociferously against these things, but what’s there to be done? I’ve been tagged. Also, with the crap-trolic week I’m having, it may be nice to have something to take my mind off everything that’s been going on. And to be honest, I kinda wanted to be tagged for this meme as soon as Schmutzie, the Palinode’s Awesome Wife, did it, because it sounds fun and fascinating. I’ve learned a lot since reading people’s entries.
So here we go:
THE RULES:
1. Pick up the nearest book (of at least 123 pages).
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the next three sentences.
5. Tag five people.
Like Palinode, I don’t really understand why rules 3 & 4 aren’t combined, but as I believe that you mess with the rules at your own peril, I’m leaving it like it is.
Aside from the AP Style Guide (snooze!), the book nearest me is Marcus J. Borg’s The Heart of Christianity, which I am currently reading. OH! But when I turn to page 123, it’s nothing but footnotes. So, I’ll go to the next page? Which is also footnotes? And the one after that? And the next one isn’t footnotes but has only 7 sentences.
Finally, on page 127 we escape all this ridiculousness, and here are sentences 6-8:
"It began with the Roman Emperor Constantine’s embrace of Christianity and lasted until recently. During these centuries, the "powers that be" were Christian. So long as the wedding of Christianity and dominant culture continued, Christians seldom engaged in radical criticism of the social order."
Okay! I haven’t even read that far, so this complete lack of context is kinda fun. Here are 5 people I’d like to drag in:
1. CGHill from Dustbury
2. Kathleen from Unsettled
3. Helena from Sanctimony
4. J-Money from The Typing Makes Me Sound Busy, as long as she remembers that THIS IS NOT IDOL.
5. Sarah from Que Sera Sera
I’m sure all 5 of you have better things to be doing, but jump in with us and enjoy.
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Comment by CGHill
Two things:
(1) I did this three years ago;
(2) My desk is no neater now than it was then, so the results might well be the same.
13 February 2008 5:01 pm
Comment by J-Money
Aw, man… I’m going to have to get up off the sofa to GET a book. Look for the results later tonight.
13 February 2008 5:25 pm
Comment by Brian
From Cisco Networking Simplified by Paul Della Maggiora and Jim Doherty (Cisco Press 2003):
“Desktop computers got faster, the number of computers grew, operating systems became multitasking (allowing multiple tasks to operate at the same time), and applications became more network-centric. All these advacements resulted in the congestion of LANs.
To address these issues, two device types emerged: repeaters and bridges.”
I can’t decide what is the most sad about this - the quote/book itself or the fact that I had to walk all the way across the office to find a book with more than 123 pages.
Also, for the record, Cisco Networking isn’t simple. We keep the book on hand as a primer for the technically challenged.
–b
14 February 2008 10:29 am
Trackback by ~Unsettled~
I’m It - Bringing The Boring…
Despite still being ball-less (that’s right, I’m calling you out!), Nate has tagged me for the 123 Meme. THE RULES: 1. Pick up the nearest book (of at least 123 pages). 2. Open the book to page 123. 3. Find…
25 February 2008 7:20 pm
Comment by Kathleen
Despite never receiving your balls (ah, hem), I finally did this: http://www.kath-leen.com/unsettled/2008/02/im-it—bringin.html
25 February 2008 7:24 pm