Comments on: Great Minds Think Alike–or, I Don’t Own My Words http://midlifebloggers.com/2010/10/17/great-minds-think-alike-or-i-dont-own-my-words/ Making The Most of MidLife--Together Fri, 17 Dec 2010 21:56:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: byjane http://midlifebloggers.com/2010/10/17/great-minds-think-alike-or-i-dont-own-my-words/comment-page-1/#comment-7109 byjane Sat, 30 Oct 2010 20:38:50 +0000 http://midlifebloggers.com/?p=3559#comment-7109 And then the cops would have come and arrested you. Cops do that, you know. And where would that leave you, Bad-Luck Detective??? And then the cops would have come and arrested you. Cops do that, you know. And where would that leave you, Bad-Luck Detective???

]]> By: Suzie Ivy http://midlifebloggers.com/2010/10/17/great-minds-think-alike-or-i-dont-own-my-words/comment-page-1/#comment-7108 Suzie Ivy Sat, 30 Oct 2010 19:58:16 +0000 http://midlifebloggers.com/?p=3559#comment-7108 I think you behaved very civilized. I on the other hand would have at least left a foul smelling brown paper bag, lit on fire, on the author’s door step. Thank God the good side of our brain wins many of these arguments and I have never been tested in such a manner. I think you behaved very civilized. I on the other hand would have at least left a foul smelling brown paper bag, lit on fire, on the author’s door step. Thank God the good side of our brain wins many of these arguments and I have never been tested in such a manner.

]]> By: Terry @ boomer to you http://midlifebloggers.com/2010/10/17/great-minds-think-alike-or-i-dont-own-my-words/comment-page-1/#comment-7091 Terry @ boomer to you Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:09:40 +0000 http://midlifebloggers.com/?p=3559#comment-7091 It was a joking reference to experiencing your words as mine. My effort there was a little too convoluted to come across clearly. Here's another wrinkle to this general subject: with print or internet plagiarism, there's a paper or cyberspace record. Politicians delivering speeches can lift words and/or ideas from another politician's speech without giving any credit. Unless someone listening catches the link, the larceny goes undetected. It was a joking reference to experiencing your words as mine. My effort there was a little too convoluted to come across clearly. Here’s another wrinkle to this general subject: with print or internet plagiarism, there’s a paper or cyberspace record. Politicians delivering speeches can lift words and/or ideas from another politician’s speech without giving any credit. Unless someone listening catches the link, the larceny goes undetected.

]]> By: byjane http://midlifebloggers.com/2010/10/17/great-minds-think-alike-or-i-dont-own-my-words/comment-page-1/#comment-7064 byjane Sun, 24 Oct 2010 22:38:56 +0000 http://midlifebloggers.com/?p=3559#comment-7064 @Terry @ boomer to you, I'm curious what your deja vu is about...a similar situation? @Terry @ boomer to you,
I’m curious what your deja vu is about…a similar situation?

]]> By: Terry @ boomer to you http://midlifebloggers.com/2010/10/17/great-minds-think-alike-or-i-dont-own-my-words/comment-page-1/#comment-7055 Terry @ boomer to you Sat, 23 Oct 2010 03:23:33 +0000 http://midlifebloggers.com/?p=3559#comment-7055 This is unbelievable! I was just about to post almost exactly the same article! How can it be? I don’t think there’s anything to be done about that, short of deep breathing, marching bravely into the future, and moving on. Why am I experiencing a strong deja vu right now? This is unbelievable! I was just about to post almost exactly the same article! How can it be? I don’t think there’s anything to be done about that, short of deep breathing, marching bravely into the future, and moving on. Why am I experiencing a strong deja vu right now?

]]> By: Barbara S. http://midlifebloggers.com/2010/10/17/great-minds-think-alike-or-i-dont-own-my-words/comment-page-1/#comment-7032 Barbara S. Tue, 19 Oct 2010 00:40:48 +0000 http://midlifebloggers.com/?p=3559#comment-7032 @byjane, I would abandon it if i thought it would be perceived as a direct copycat effort. I might come back to it later, with a different slant, or a more definite personal stamp. I certainly don't think I have to be the only one saying it (how many original ideas are there, really?) and I know I'll rarely say it better than anyone else, so those reasons wouldn't stop me. @byjane, I would abandon it if i thought it would be perceived as a direct copycat effort. I might come back to it later, with a different slant, or a more definite personal stamp. I certainly don’t think I have to be the only one saying it (how many original ideas are there, really?) and I know I’ll rarely say it better than anyone else, so those reasons wouldn’t stop me.

]]> By: byjane http://midlifebloggers.com/2010/10/17/great-minds-think-alike-or-i-dont-own-my-words/comment-page-1/#comment-7031 byjane Mon, 18 Oct 2010 23:36:35 +0000 http://midlifebloggers.com/?p=3559#comment-7031 @Lorraine Powell, Ah, the things we do when we're lazy thinkers.....! @Lorraine Powell,
Ah, the things we do when we’re lazy thinkers…..!

]]> By: byjane http://midlifebloggers.com/2010/10/17/great-minds-think-alike-or-i-dont-own-my-words/comment-page-1/#comment-7030 byjane Mon, 18 Oct 2010 23:35:42 +0000 http://midlifebloggers.com/?p=3559#comment-7030 @Barbara, I guess there are only so many permutations of expressions and we're bound to repeat one another eventually. Also, if we spend a lot of time with someone, their speech patterns get in our heads. When you see something similar to your idea, do you abandon the idea because the other person says it exactly or better than you would? Or do you believe you have to be the first or only person saying something? I've done both and I think the latter reason is bogus. @Barbara,
I guess there are only so many permutations of expressions and we’re bound to repeat one another eventually. Also, if we spend a lot of time with someone, their speech patterns get in our heads.

When you see something similar to your idea, do you abandon the idea because the other person says it exactly or better than you would? Or do you believe you have to be the first or only person saying something? I’ve done both and I think the latter reason is bogus.

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