Blogger without a Brain

Some say imitation is the highest form of flattery. Well, what do you call plagarism? A friend came up with the perfect word, asinine. In my world it’s “I am not smart enough to write my own sh!t.” In my world it’s “I’m so stupid I need to take other people’s ideas and call them my own.” Colin Deslage, if that’s even his real name, fits this description. IQ of a sand flea. Or, more accurately, a sand flea’s fart. Why else would he take my book review and post it on his blog? I don’t think he’s an azzhole. I think he’s just floundering in a sea of smart people and doesn’t want to drown looking like a dolt. When you are that obtuse looking intelligent is a really, really hard thing to do.

When I was first alerted to this odd occurrence I seethed. I thrashed around with so much anger I couldn’t sit still. Not long enough to write anything anyway. Then I considered the blog Colin Deslage stole – it’s an odd one to steal. Consider the facts: it’s a freakin’ book review (a very unprofessional one at that), it’s about chick lit (which says something about Colin’s reading preferences, or maybe I’m mistaken and he is really a SHE), and it mentions my hometown, a place where few people have ever heard of (let alone visited).

What does anyone have to gain by posting something that obviously isn’t original? Sand flea fart credibility.

Anyway, the rant is over.

3 thoughts on “Blogger without a Brain”

  1. Hey LunaSea,
    I stumbled on your site because I was looking up Colin Deslage, the flea’s fart you so beautifully described above. Like you, he has ripped off my entire post from Feb 25 and run it word for word as his own. Like you I am neither flattered nor amused.

    However, you have dished him so beautifully above – I can’t do better, so I am going to quote you on my blog as part of my response.

    While here, I got sidetracked reading some of your posts. I like them and shall return.

    Grumpymutterings

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