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Is it worth mentioning that Is Meta is an acronym for "I'm," the first word of the acronym? That seems like it would be in the spirit of Hofstadter and "meta," especially since Hofstadter talks a lot about the meaning of "I" in his books. --[[Special:Contributions/108.162.237.117|108.162.237.117]] 04:28, 4 November 2013 (UTC)
 
Is it worth mentioning that Is Meta is an acronym for "I'm," the first word of the acronym? That seems like it would be in the spirit of Hofstadter and "meta," especially since Hofstadter talks a lot about the meaning of "I" in his books. --[[Special:Contributions/108.162.237.117|108.162.237.117]] 04:28, 4 November 2013 (UTC)
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Would "this acronym" imply that the sentence itself is an acronym for something much larger?  A biography, perhaps?  [[Special:Contributions/108.162.237.218|108.162.237.218]] 14:48, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

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I bet Randall felt so clever when he came up with that acronym. Davidy²²[talk] 01:24, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

IMO he had every right to. ‎79.114.62.187 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)

Is it worth mentioning that Is Meta is an acronym for "I'm," the first word of the acronym? That seems like it would be in the spirit of Hofstadter and "meta," especially since Hofstadter talks a lot about the meaning of "I" in his books. --108.162.237.117 04:28, 4 November 2013 (UTC)

Would "this acronym" imply that the sentence itself is an acronym for something much larger? A biography, perhaps? 108.162.237.218 14:48, 28 May 2014 (UTC)