Religions are large, ponderous collections of memes, while a fad is a light, fast-moving (but short-lived) meme. From Wordnik.com. [un-meme] Reference
If it was a fad, is the internal-combustion engine?. From Wordnik.com. [Nya, nya, nya « BuzzMachine] Reference
Nowadays it seems like the new fad is LATE MARKETING. From Wordnik.com. [Wanted Already Getting a Sequel? Really? « FirstShowing.net] Reference
I would imagine laptop sales will tank once the net-book fad is over. From Wordnik.com. [Is The Desktop PC Dead? | Lifehacker Australia] Reference
I just hope this is a short-term fad and not a long-term trend, that's all. From Wordnik.com. [Miss Snark is not informed on this] Reference
If you do purchase a fad item, make sure you get rid of it when the fad is gone. From Wordnik.com. [Bedroom Decorating Ideas] Reference
The light rail fad is NOT about convenience or transit, it is about hydrocarbons. From Wordnik.com. [Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Light Rail Killing Another Transit System] Reference
SIMMONS: And if you take the word fad, and you know, you twist it, it becomes "daf.". From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Larry King Live: What's the Best Way to Lose Weight? - June 9, 2000] Reference
No problem, this internet fad is great, i get to “meet” people I grew up reading. From Wordnik.com. [Artifacts Cycle I] Reference
TAKE A BREAK GO OUTSIDE AN EXPLORE. the webkinz fad is still going strong but try talking to them!. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Murtha on Iraq: ‘There’s Not Only No Progress, It’s Worse Than It Was Prewar’] Reference
However, this is a problem with short-term fad diets, they also have to be tasty and nutritionally sound. From Wordnik.com. [BeanRocket Blog Communities Lastest Posts] Reference
While only 11% of respondents think of cloud as a short-term fad, an additional 72% need more convincing. From Wordnik.com. [Latest News from SYS-CON MEDIA] Reference
You know how that goes; when you see a country boy in his latest fashion statement, you know the fad is over. From Wordnik.com. [Buy a Diamond, Get a Rifle] Reference
One has to wonder though: when this fad is over, are they going to take down all of the references to Twilight?. From Wordnik.com. [Stuff We Did On Our Vacation, Part One; Or, A Pictorial Essay on Vampire Habitats] Reference
You can tell when an internet fad is going down the pan when the under-five crowd starts jumping on the bandwagon. From Wordnik.com. [July 2nd, 2007] Reference
Chesterton might refer to it as another 'fad' - I kind of think it is. From Wordnik.com. [Gore-ed to death with Global Warming hysteria...] Reference
And still with us is the great barrel break-in fad. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Barrel Break-In Fad] Reference
Max Ophuls 'contribution to the fad is the best of all. From Wordnik.com. [Home Theater Forum] Reference
Amuchmoreexotic: You can tell when an internet fad is goi. From Wordnik.com. [amuchmoreexotic: You can tell when an internet fad is goi] Reference
Man, I’m going to be happy when this bacon fad is over. From Wordnik.com. [Squeal!] Reference
Are we dealing with lasting illiteracy or a short-term fad?. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-05-01] Reference
The fad was the teambuilding training with rock climbing etc. From Wordnik.com. [The IT Skeptic - Comments] Reference
Yet, because of its negative effects, the fad is a dangerous one. From Wordnik.com. [Kansan.com stories] Reference
The current fad is to just buy any book and destroy (oh, sorry. From Wordnik.com. [it's not the end of the world......] Reference
I think it is something beyond twitter (which we can probably call a fad). From Wordnik.com. [A Sign Of The Times] Reference
Actually, the fad is the word "blog," at least the way the print media now use it. From Wordnik.com. [What Business Can Learn from Open Source] Reference
It's different from a fad, which is a short-term burst of interest or way of being. From Wordnik.com. [NPR Topics: News] Reference
NASA CIO Kemp getting flack for pushing open data "fad". From Wordnik.com. [NASA CIO Kemp getting flack for pushing open data "fad"] Reference
It was a "fad" of his to wear his finger-nails very long. From Wordnik.com. [Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography.] Reference
So I hope people stop referring to these bracelets as "fad". From Wordnik.com. [Kenneth Ray Lancaster] Reference
Bipolar 'fad' by kanawah on Sunday, Aug 24, 2008 at 4: 58: 53 PM. From Wordnik.com. [Is A Bipolar Disorder Diagnosis the Latest Mania?] Reference
Apparently in 1949, science fiction was a "fad" that had "rabid" fans. From Wordnik.com. [January 2007] Reference
Physical culture may be a "fad," but its aesthetic results are conceded. From Wordnik.com. [Etiquette] Reference
If anything is a "fad," it's using stents to treat people who need CABG. From Wordnik.com. [Bill Clinton: Obama Camp Memos Reveal Plan To Play The Race Card On Me] Reference
MR. MCCURRY: Well, I don't know that it would be right to say "fad" either. From Wordnik.com. [Press Briefing By Mike Mccurry] Reference
I was a little upset that some people referred to the bracelets as a "fad". From Wordnik.com. [Kenneth Ray Lancaster] Reference
Kidnappings seem to be the local "fad" crime lately, mainly children for money. From Wordnik.com. [Living in D.F.] Reference
NASA CIO Kemp getting flack for pushing open data "fad" | Personal Democracy Forum. From Wordnik.com. [NASA CIO Kemp getting flack for pushing open data "fad"] Reference
Those of you who argue the McCain camp want voters to perceive Obama as a "fad" are correct also. From Wordnik.com. [New McCain Web Ad: "Hot Chicks Dig Obama"] Reference
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