I get the criticism, and depending how it's viewed, that joke absolutely is (at worst) plagiarism (or at best, just a guy doing street jokes). However, let's all not trip over our nutsacks and draw a conclusion that using a famous punchline or a famous line or whatever is per se plagiarism. I've seen a number of excellent commenters make great jokes by repurposing a famous line to a new circumstance, and the joke there is the application of the (at this point) cliche or hacky line to a brand new set up, usually in a clever way.
I've seen a number of excellent commenters make great jokes by repurposing a famous line to a new circumstance, and the joke there is the application of the (at this point) cliche or hacky line to a brand new set up, usually in a clever way.
That would be a very good point, if it weren't for the fact that The Black (and white) Death Pandemic is nobody's idea of an excellent commenter. He sucks. Balls. Consistently.
I can't throw stones. All my jokes are cribbed from Milton Berle's Friars Club Roast.
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I get the criticism, and depending how it's viewed, that joke absolutely is (at worst) plagiarism (or at best, just a guy doing street jokes). However, let's all not trip over our nutsacks and draw a conclusion that using a famous punchline or a famous line or whatever is per se plagiarism. I've seen a number of excellent commenters make great jokes by repurposing a famous line to a new circumstance, and the joke there is the application of the (at this point) cliche or hacky line to a brand new set up, usually in a clever way.
ReplyDeleteI've seen a number of excellent commenters make great jokes by repurposing a famous line to a new circumstance, and the joke there is the application of the (at this point) cliche or hacky line to a brand new set up, usually in a clever way.
DeleteThat would be a very good point, if it weren't for the fact that The Black (and white) Death Pandemic is nobody's idea of an excellent commenter. He sucks. Balls. Consistently.
It's certainly not a bad pun or something re-purposed to reference the horrible death of a minor public figure, that's for sure.
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