tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2214900275650761373.post2943413479113535613..comments2023-08-17T03:08:44.686-07:00Comments on Chinese Food and TV: Columbia Valedictorian Steals From ComedianSteve Hofstetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02193342742132294367noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2214900275650761373.post-1980595677478385082010-05-27T06:56:29.090-07:002010-05-27T06:56:29.090-07:00Hey, I can't agree more. It would have been o...Hey, I can't agree more. It would have been one thing if he'd given full attribution to Oswalt beforehand, noting that what he wanted to say had been said better. Or, as Michelangelo said, "When I steal an idea, I leave my knife." (Of course, what's funny about that is that Michelangelo was notorious for his art forging: much like Paul Revere's silversmithing, the real rarities were Michelangelo paintings with his name on them.)<br /><br />I had roughly the same case of conscience a few years back. My old high school is apparently having a serious issue with its budget, and solicited its alumni to chip in for money for science projects and paper for English exams. I thought about this long and hard, considering that my school also just resodded its football field for the third time in a decade. (I grew up in a horrible North Texas hellpit named Lewisville, where class reunion attempts to sing the school fight song fall through because nobody can remember the lyrics to "Dueling Banjos".) I wrote back and asked "Will any contributions be matched with budget cuts to the football program?" I never heard from them again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com