Comments on: Circle the Wagons, Online Comic Cohorts http://www.edrants.com/circle-the-wagons-online-comic-cohorts/ a cultural website in ever-shifting standing Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:01:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gwenda http://www.edrants.com/circle-the-wagons-online-comic-cohorts/comment-page-1/#comment-38103 Gwenda Fri, 25 Aug 2006 19:01:24 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/?p=4175#comment-38103 Seems likelier that it's a coincidence. Seems likelier that it’s a coincidence.

]]> By: Donna http://www.edrants.com/circle-the-wagons-online-comic-cohorts/comment-page-1/#comment-38100 Donna Fri, 25 Aug 2006 18:53:37 +0000 http://www.edrants.com/?p=4175#comment-38100 Why do people assume Colbert has even HEARD of Ze Frank’s THE SHOW? I’ve never heard of it, and I consider myself pretty web-hip. Plus, it wasn’t a very clever joke. In fact, it was sort of obvious. When two comedians come up with the same joke, don’t assume it’s plagiarism — assume it’s merely a joke that anyone could have thought up without too much effort. (Who the hell is Ze Frank?) Why do people assume Colbert has even HEARD of Ze Frank’s THE SHOW? I’ve never heard of it, and I consider myself pretty web-hip.

Plus, it wasn’t a very clever joke. In fact, it was sort of obvious. When two comedians come up with the same joke, don’t assume it’s plagiarism — assume it’s merely a joke that anyone could have thought up without too much effort.

(Who the hell is Ze Frank?)

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