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Submitted by K.M (View user info) at 2004-04-03 16:54:43 EST
Today at work, I took my lunch break and went upstairs. I forgot my wallet at my house, and having no money or debit, I could therefore not buy today's newspaper.
I need something to read during my break, so I went over to a stack of old newspapers, sifted through them, and drew out a single page, just at random. The Toronto Star, March 28th.
The story line on the page states, and I quote:
"Metropolis celebrates of the people who spend their time on the other side of 12o'clock. To begin, a look at downtown restaurateurs and their battles with, "That Guy".
BY Neco Cockburn.
Me, in a lunch room with 10 people I hate: "What the fuck?"
"But that night, he met That Guy. As Jackson stood behind the counter...."
Continues with....
"Unfortunately, a night out transforms Great Guy into That Guy. He parties hard, drinking to his heart's content (and his liver's lament). Then he causes a disturbance.
All boozed up with nowhere else to go, That Guy will pick fights. He'll steal, look for some action, be overly demanding. Staff at late-night eateries can't stand him.
Unfortunately, we all know That Guy. Some of you might have been him.
It's bound to happen."
This continues along for about 10 more paragraphs. Citing other shit that That Guy might do, etc.
Me, in a lunch room, with 10 people I hate. "What the FUCK!?"
First of all, let me state something about myself.
I fucking hate plagiarism.
If I ever found out that somebody was using my shit to make fucking money, I would be extremely pissed off.
And while Neco Cockburn sounds like the sort of name Drink would take to ghost write for a Canadian newspaper, I think its safe to say that this is not him.
Here is the link to the story, I searched for in on the Toronto Sun newspaper.
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&call_pageid=971358637177&c=Article&cid=1080342613057
And, for reference.
http://www.ubersite.com/m/7929
Coincidence, or not?
I'll let you be the judge. But I want you all to know that if you ever read something somewhere that was almost exactly like something I wrote on here, I would want to hear about it. The similarities are too striking, not to mention to Drink.
-K.M
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Submitted by someone (user info) at 2004-05-06 20:28:55 EDT (#)
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jesus christ, start posting again already.
Submitted by ThatOneGirl (user info) at 2004-04-26 22:35:11 EDT (#)
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I don't know.... I wouldn't consider that plagiarism. Besides using the phrase "That Guy" for drunk guys, they didn't have too much in common.
Drink told a particular story involing piss and puke, and the article focused on restaurants. In my opinion, the similarities were not too striking and could be dismissed as coincidence.
Submitted by ohlookasquirrel (user info) at 2004-04-05 00:18:18 EDT (#)
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This is still awesome.
Uber is taking over the entire world.
Submitted by shitfuck (user info) at 2004-04-04 16:35:17 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by K.M (user info) at 2004-04-04 03:22:33 EDT (#)
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whoa whoa there, haha. this is none of my business, really. I just thought he should know.
Submitted by Scientifik (user info) at 2004-04-04 03:17:02 EDT (#)
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KM why don't you call up the Star and tell them what happend?
"Don't be That Guy" is one of the best posts on uber, it would be a shame to let some other asshole rip it off.
It was probably fucking KoolMang.
Submitted by K.M (user info) at 2004-04-04 01:56:15 EST (#)
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Just thought I would let you know, its your choice how to take it. If it every happened that something was similar to mine, i would want hear about it, just to see for myself.
Submitted by domenad (user info) at 2004-04-04 01:25:33 EST (#)
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Judoka: You were right. I didn't need to look it up to remember that plagiarism needn't be word-for-word, but the use of a source without attribution. I stand corrected.
Submitted by Scott_James (user info) at 2004-04-03 23:46:43 EST (#)
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It's touch and go, really. It could be a coincidence, because the theme is universal. Also, there is a precident for this - checkout Maddox's site when he found out that Maxim magazine published an article that was eerily similar to one of his own. Eventually, I think both parties decided that it was a unfortunate coincidence.
Submitted by Fabish (user info) at 2004-04-03 23:39:50 EST (#)
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That's just crazy talk.
Submitted by drink_DDT (user info) at 2004-04-03 23:12:44 EST (#)
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Fuck I read it again and its AWFULLY similar. Its not just the phrase "That Guy", but some of the context is very close too. Fucker.
Submitted by drink_DDT (user info) at 2004-04-03 23:10:23 EST (#)
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Thanks.
"That Guy" was something a friend of mine and I made up one drunken evening in Korea. I don't consider it my intellectual property or anything. . .but I wouldn't be surprised if that guy read my post soon before writing his article. As there is no money involved, I'm not really concerned.
Do you guys think I should be?
Submitted by legallady (user info) at 2004-04-03 22:10:58 EST (#)
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DDT has all kind of sayings...like "kobe style". We should all watch his back.
Submitted by PWNstar (user info) at 2004-04-03 21:18:04 EST (#)
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yeah, I don't remember hearing it before PCU. But still, it sounds like ddt's concept.
Submitted by polyamorousaj (user info) at 2004-04-03 21:01:51 EST (#)
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ATTN GHEY MENZ NAMED DRINK DDT!!
I don't want it buried either.
Submitted by ohlookasquirrel (user info) at 2004-04-03 20:52:31 EST (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by someone (user info) at 2004-04-03 19:31:07 EST (#)
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hmmm, im a big fan of DDT's posting too. I want an explanation!
Submitted by Razor <notloggedin> at 2004-04-03 18:53:10 EST (#)
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K.M, ddt didn't invent the concept of "that guy".
The first time I ever heard it was in the movie PCU which has got to be around ten years old by now.
"You're wearing the shit of the band we're about to go see in concert? Don't be that guy."
Submitted by Freight_Train (user info) at 2004-04-03 18:44:37 EST (#)
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thats bullshit
Submitted by MickGinny (user info) at 2004-04-03 18:19:40 EST (#)
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this kicked quite a bit of ass.
Submitted by MrPrickle (user info) at 2004-04-03 18:09:38 EST (#)
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i agree with you km, its something to keep an eye out for
but in this case i don't think there's anyting to worry about
Submitted by K.M (user info) at 2004-04-03 18:05:36 EST (#)
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Jesus, I can't write today.
Submitted by K.M (user info) at 2004-04-03 18:04:34 EST (#)
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Like I said, If any body on this site, ever found something that looked similar to my own writing, I would want to here about it. That's all. The fact that his post was on BoredAtwork, a popular website, I thought it was worth mentioning.
Submitted by MrPrickle (user info) at 2004-04-03 17:51:48 EST (#)
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its good to be alert for these things km, but i don't think the 'that guy' thing is ddt's invention. my impression is that its just part of the popular parlance. a quick google search for "don't be that guy" threw up many pages of results, including this article, published in something called the PittNews a few days before ddts:
NEW STUDENT GUIDE
Don't be That Guy: A guide for the responsible partier
http://www.pittnews.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2003/05/19/3ec99e48afd86
its very dull and nothing like ddt's post, but it even gives a defintion of That Guy:
That Guy, n, 1. Any person who, by virtue of ignorance, idiocy or bumbling, becomes a caricature of him- or herself. 2. Any person whose actions inspire onlookers to say "she/he/it's That Guy."
Submitted by Judoka (user info) at 2004-04-03 17:51:10 EST (#)
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Submitted by domenad (user info) at 2004-04-03 17:06:43 (#)
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MMmmm, somewhat close, but not plagiarism. True plagiarism would involve lifting word for word. The sentiment is similar, but not identical
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Wrong. Look up the definition of plagarism. For refrence check out the historian who did alot of work for PBS, I think her name was Goodwin.
Submitted by loki (user info) at 2004-04-03 17:45:16 EST (#)
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I got this: http://www.ubersite.com/m/26401
in an e-mail just this week. It kind of freaked me out. I don't know why, but it did.
Submitted by catscradle (user info) at 2004-04-03 17:24:49 EST (#)
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Not sure if this is a specific enough concept...
Submitted by K.M (user info) at 2004-04-03 17:14:56 EST (#)
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Just Email him the link, Rizzo, I don't have his address or anything. I just think it seems a little fucking fishy to me. Way too fishy to just let it slide. It was the most fucked up thing ever. I picked a single page, out of about 200, and that was it.
Submitted by Electro (user info) at 2004-04-03 17:08:45 EST (#)
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ah screw it. +2 ;)
Submitted by Electro (user info) at 2004-04-03 17:08:07 EST (#)
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you cannot rate yourself... any rating you give yourself is a zip. ;)
I myself give it zip also.
Submitted by Random Joe at 2004-04-03 17:07:35 EST (#)
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Thats so lame!
Submitted by antluvdog (user info) at 2004-04-03 17:07:23 EST (#)
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That's fucked up. K.M.: email this to Drink.
Submitted by domenad (user info) at 2004-04-03 17:06:43 EST (#)
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MMmmm, somewhat close, but not plagiarism. True plagiarism would involve lifting word for word. The sentiment is similar, but not identical
Submitted by K.M (user info) at 2004-04-03 16:59:18 EST (#)
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I don't want this to get buried.