tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post7283195926681064379..comments2024-03-05T02:14:39.266-07:00Comments on Strange Culture: What's in a name? Eames in InceptionRChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340006144797496514noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-17237485391037307352011-08-06T19:05:37.386-06:002011-08-06T19:05:37.386-06:00Simon, I love your connection! While I completely ...Simon, I love your connection! While I completely doubt that's what Nolan had in mind when he named Eames, I just saw that episode for the first time right now and it increased the hilarity of the episode 2-fold for me. :) All Inception fans should check out the 3rd Rock from the Sun episode "Dial M for Dick" just for that.DLCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-80550558771633880222010-08-17T09:14:59.497-06:002010-08-17T09:14:59.497-06:00I think “Eames” is a phonetically abbreviated vers...I think “Eames” is a phonetically abbreviated version of the word "memes", which are "units of cultural ideas, symbols or practices, which can be transmitted from one mind to another" and which is derived from the Greek word meaning "something imitated" (Wikipedia citation). As we all know, Eames imitated other people in dream states by adopting one's thinking (ideas), resemblence (symbols), and behaviors (practices).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21082552.post-80117876205353966252010-07-30T00:42:11.578-06:002010-07-30T00:42:11.578-06:00Interesting. I can see the parallels, but I, bein...Interesting. I can see the parallels, but I, being of the lowest culture possible, was just thinking about this episode of 3rd Rock From The Sun where Joseph Gordon-Levitt makes fun of a butler named Eames. Thanks for classing up the joint, anyway,Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08085105568601878075noreply@blogger.com