Good artists borrow, great artists steal.
-Anthony Michael Hall as Bill Gates in "Pirates of Silicon Valley"
Why did I quote this 90's made for TV movie with B actors? Not sure, really. I'm no artist, and I'm not sure if the people I "stole" from are either. And really, this blog is far from "great." Arguably good. Hm. I can't tie this in as closely as I thought. Let me start over.
I'd like to present the first annual
"5 Blog Ideas I Stole From You" list. This is, of course, assuming that "you" have a blog. And that I read it.
Those are pretty much the only criteria necessary to be eligible.
(I am not claiming that those honored below are the first people to have done these things, they're just the ones I got it from. If they took the ideas from someone else, then they can make their own lists.)
And now,
the list:
5)
Raucous celebration of the 200th visitor -
Sarah Eliza - OK, hardly raucous in either case. But I liked her post enough to take the idea and apply it to my blog when the time was right. Yoink!
4)
Changing the text of the "comments" link to some comical alternative -
123 I Love You - His are funnier than mine. But the original is always funnier. Did you see "Revenge of the Nerds II"? "Porky's Revenge"? Need I say more?
3)
Making a list -
Jasmine - She posted an astonishing 100 things about herself. I don't think there are 100 things I can say about myself, so I was impressed. I'm starting small with only 5 things on my list, but I'll work up to longer ones.
2)
Completely fabricated dialog -
Intern Andy - Read his St. Patrick's day post with Jesus and the apostles. In fact, read all of them. This blog is proof that randomness is the key to good comedy. Oh, and a sense of humor. That's key also.
1)
Blogging -
Liz Lawley - I went to a seminar that she led about blogging in academia (she is a college professor). I knew little about it before then, she opened my eyes to the therapeutic benefits of blogging. I have used parts of my brain while writing blog posts that I haven't used since high school English class.
That's all, boys and girls. If you didn't make the list this time around, don't be discouraged. Those who did make the list, feel free to put this on your resumes. When I eventually reach my goal of great wealth and fame, you will be telling your kids about this. Or not. Either way, congrats, and thanks for giving me ideas. Your awards are in the mail.
3 Comments:
You should drop by and steal from me. I love flattery.
I've just posted my account with Elvis and the aliens. It's a good time.
But I like your approach with fessing up to blatant theft. I think honesty is brilliant. It's amazing what you can get away with when you're honest.
I use that to my advantage a lot. :)
Yep. A fun post.
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so i have to say that i'm absolutely honored. copying is really the greatest form of flattery though as i say this, a girl made a 100 things list about herself and blatantly stole at least 30 of mine. VERBATIM. or she would change my, "i don't like chocolate" to "i like chocolate" and i was severely annoyed by the sheer cheekyness of it all. that said, that list took me forever. pace yourself. you start to get sick of thinking about yourself and what things make you, you. you start to just not care. good luck and i can't wait to see it when it's done. hope it's in my lifetime ;)
oh, and i'm linking you. hope you don't mind. have to link steff too...
Yeah, I tried coming up with a "100 things" list of my own. I got 7 or 8 things right off the bat. By 14, I had given up.
Actually, it was while brainstorming for that list that I got to thinking about how much I don't like the name "lactose intolerant," and the "Lactase Deficient" post was born. (I get easily sidetracked.)
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