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{{quote|''"If you copy from one author, it's plagiarism; if you copy from many, it's research."''|'''Wilson Mizner'''}} |
{{quote|''"If you copy from one author, it's plagiarism; if you copy from many, it's research."''|'''Wilson Mizner'''}} |
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{{quote|'''Cropper:''' ''"In short, sir, Mrs Ogg seems to believe that writing a book largely involves copying things out of other books and pasting them onto any bits of plain paper she can find, then signing them "G. Ogg" in crayon."'' |
{{quote|'''Cropper:''' ''"In short, sir, Mrs Ogg seems to believe that writing a book largely involves copying things out of other books and pasting them onto any bits of plain paper she can find, then signing them "G. Ogg" in crayon."'' |
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'''Goatberger:''' ''"You're telling me that Mrs Ogg has simply recycled bits of more than a dozen books?"'' |
'''Goatberger:''' ''"You're telling me that Mrs Ogg has simply recycled bits of more than a dozen books?"'' |
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'''Cropper:''' ''"In a word, yes."'' |
'''Cropper:''' ''"In a word, yes."'' |
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'''Goatberger:''' ''"The cunning old biddy! Then it counts as research and is perfectly OK. Don't worry about it."''|The publishers of ''[[Discworld|Nanny Ogg's Cookbook]]''}} |
'''Goatberger:''' ''"The cunning old biddy! Then it counts as research and is perfectly OK. Don't worry about it."''|The publishers of ''[[Discworld|Nanny Ogg's Cookbook]]''}} |
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'''Para Ventura''': Wait... ''The'' Kevyn Andreyasn? Inventor of the teraport? |
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'''Kevyn''': I see my brilliance has preceded me. |
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'''Para Ventura''': ''Brilliance?'' Your work was all ''derivative''. You combined Nguyen's research on wormhole properties, threw in some off-the-shelf nanotech, and then got really, really lucky when the whole mess didn't explode in your face. |
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'''Para Ventura''': [[Oh,_Wait!|Oh, wait...]] It ''did'' explode in your face. You started the first pan-galactic war, and now I hear we're at war with ''Andromeda'' over your Terror-port. <br /> |
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'''Kevyn''': You're certainly a cute kid. Is this what they're teaching in school now? <br /> |
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'''Para Ventura''': You're an arrogant generalist who plagiarized other people's work and made the biggest mess in history. <br /> |
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(beat panel) <br /> |
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'''Kevyn''': (turns back to his work) If I pee far, it's because [[Already Done for You|I stand on the shoulders of giants]]. |
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|''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'' April 6, 2008}} |
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Latest revision as of 15:13, 7 August 2014
"If you copy from one author, it's plagiarism; if you copy from many, it's research."
—Wilson Mizner
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Cropper: "In short, sir, Mrs Ogg seems to believe that writing a book largely involves copying things out of other books and pasting them onto any bits of plain paper she can find, then signing them "G. Ogg" in crayon." —The publishers of Nanny Ogg's Cookbook
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Para Ventura: Wait... The Kevyn Andreyasn? Inventor of the teraport? —Schlock Mercenary April 6, 2008
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