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by nativecoinc 1053 days ago
Yes, an allusion is indeed a kind of meme...
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My point was it was no allusion to the original at all. The format took a life of its own, and is now a meme, and the author himself confirms it was the case in the sibling comment. No need to pull that scary ellipsis out.