Chelsea, this one’s for you, babe.
March 28th, 2008 Posted in Pirates, Priceless, People are Strange, Ape, Plagiarism, Poor Victoria, Beckham, Fantasy Conversations, Bearded Lady, Baby's Got Sauce, Lynne Spears, Franki's LifeThey say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. If this is true, then I should be pleased. An alert reader notified me that a certain blogger had possibly stolen one of my posts and used it as her own. Bemused, I went to check it out.
She was right. And after some additional mining, I found some amazing similarities. I was trying to work up some kinda Mad, but really, all I can manage is a little Pity. It can’t possibly feel good to cut and paste someone else’s words and try to pass them off as your own. If I did that, I would feel so small. I’d say something about intellectual property but I don’t think my humor qualifies. Here’s some examples:
Franki ~ Chelsea
I See Lesbian People Everywhere * I See Lesbian People
Bulge It Like Beckham * I’m Not Obsessed
Fantasy Conversations #2 * If I Were to Speak to Lynne Spears
Isn’t Chelsea Funny? There might be more, but damn, I got kinda weirded out looking for my own posts on someone else’s blog. Wonder who else she pilfers from? Wonder if anything on her blog is her own? Wonder if that’s really what she looks like? Wonder if she’s actually a man?
Ironically, I was just reading over at The Pole Affair about a copycat that seems to be plaguing Puss. In her comments, I remarked:
As an artist, I’m resigned to the idea that it’s all been done. Even if I don’t know it, I’m copying someone. In your case, it seems more vicious, but your grace will keep you above the fray.
Apparently, I’m full of shit.
Don’t worry, Chelsea. I forgive you. I’m a lot like Jesus, cept I’m girl and I don’t have facial hair and I’m out on martyrdom. You can copy me all you want.
I hope it makes you prettier.
P.S. Dear Chelsea, Please don’t pull all my posts down off your blog. It would totally ruin this for me. Thanks, Franki
P.S.S. or P.P.S. Oh, and you’re totally welcome for sending some new traffic your way.
P.S.S.S. or P.P.P.S. And how weird that you wore your panties inside out too! (If you don’t remember, you P.S.ed it at the end of this.) Just like me! We’re like twins!
UPDATE: Check out BrainyJane. She’s been raped too. Wow.
39 Responses to “Chelsea, this one’s for you, babe.”
By Glamourpuss on Mar 28, 2008
That photo makes her look a bit of a twat.
Oh, and she forgot to add ‘plagiarist’ to her profile…
Puss
By Glamourpuss on Mar 28, 2008
Actually, I think she might be an elf - have you seen her ears?!
Puss
By furiousBall on Mar 28, 2008
if you need me to, i’ll go have sex with her.
By Franki on Mar 28, 2008
puss ~ if i had added it to my profile, maybe she would have.
puss ~ being aped by an elf is theoretically kinda groovy.
furiousB ~ i love the way you’ll take one for the team. lemme know if she’s a girl, or if that’s a stolen picture.
By Ben on Mar 28, 2008
Brilliant. Not only is Franki witty and attractive, but she is next in line for James Frey to “borrow” her blog and turn it into one of Oprah’s prize-winning books!
Chelsea is cute, in the “it’s 3am, I’m still dancing, and where the hell are my pants” kinda way.
By Franki on Mar 28, 2008
ben ~ that’d be fine, as long as i get a cut. gee, maybe i’ve got a new career as a ghost writer.
oh, and is that why she looks so darned familiar?
By bob on Mar 28, 2008
So I guess I will have “arrived” when someone appropriates one of my posts. good to know.
Franki, the newest internets celebrity.
By Franki on Mar 28, 2008
bob ~ i am so appropriating one of your posts. it’ll happen when you least expect it.
By Pie on Mar 28, 2008
If she copies this blog entry and links back here will the universe implode or do I need to keep trying to invent a calculator which can divide by zero?
Oooh, and I can’t be bothered to look at her sitre yet but are there evil twin commentors too? I bet mine’s called Cake.
By Ben on Mar 28, 2008
Pie is so much better than cake. Even if you only look at the portability factor, I would take Pie with me in a heartbeat over that overstuffed Cake.
By Franki on Mar 28, 2008
hi pie! wow, if this causes a singularity, i will be really turned on. chelsea’s very original. you’ll like her.
ben ~ i yuv me some pie. he was one of my first blogging pals. i shoulda plagiarized something off of him while i had the chance. dammit.
By Maggie on Mar 28, 2008
God how does she live with herself being that unoriginal?
This makes me think of those 900 sex lines where there is this sexy voice but on the other line is this old hag ironing clothes in her houseduster…
The real Chelsea:
greasy haired, drugged out wisp of a nothing sitting in an apartment with no furniture. ok maybe she still lives at home, gotta save that money for the crack. lonely, wishing she had friends. making up a life in her head…rather sad really
By Franki on Mar 28, 2008
maggie ~ i really hope her hair’s not greasy. i want my imitators to have some pride in themselves.
By falwless on Mar 28, 2008
Wait a minute. So you’re telling me I really didn’t have to write all my own stuff after all? You have no idea how much pressure this takes off of me. Chelsea isn’t dumb. She’s a genius.
By Kat on Mar 28, 2008
This is hilarious. She copied one of my posts, too — how much of her blog is original content, do you think? Like maybe 10%?
By Hope on Mar 28, 2008
Hehe. I loved your comment and the title of this post.
Unbelievable!
By Franki on Mar 28, 2008
falwless ~ i agree. all this original thought is a total pain in the ass. fuck original thought.
kat ~ i think she’s a tranny, and not even a hot one…a scary one like that divine brown tranny that hugh grant got a blow job from. yeah, that’s what i think.
hope ~ well, it’s nice of her to bring a whole bunch of new quality blogs into my life! chelsea is like the united nations of the blog world.
By eslocura on Mar 28, 2008
that is way too funny, so does this mean I can steal something from your blog too? I mean I swear I am much nicer and more fun than Chelsea. I’ll be in scottsdale next week, if I spot here around town …. ohhhhh baby will I be having some fun.
By rachel on Mar 28, 2008
same things been happening to my sister. and now you and puss! OOO that makes me mad! I hate hate hatehatehate plagarizers. The comment I left for Puss fits here as well, so repost it:
I loathe plagarizers.
Its one thing to be inspired by the work of others–to try and emulate the character and essence of something you admire. Its also okay to copy for the purpose of experimentation and practice, but to blatantly rip off the work of others and try to pass it off as your own–or even to fail to acknowledge the source–is sheer THEFT, and it is unethical and criminal.
Its hard work to create something, and to have some lazy, petty THEIF steal your credit, why that’s an INSULT of the nth degree.
I hope your copycat (and franki’s) get pulled off blogspot and their IP addys banned.
By rachel on Mar 28, 2008
oh I don’t know what I’d do if I found someone plagarizing my blog. I’d be PISSED. you’re taking this with a lot of grace and aplomb. I envy you.
I don’t think I have to worry about it though…my blog is too boring for anyone to go through that effort.
By LBB on Mar 28, 2008
She could never be as charming as you, Frankily. Even if she borrows your cocktail dresses. You’re still the one.
By Abbie on Mar 28, 2008
You know what my favorite thing to do online (besides reading blogs)? Finding new blogs to read. Similar blogs to the ones I already read and this chick stealing from every single one of y’all has enabled me to find some really kicking blogs to add to my google reader.
I guess I can thank her for that.
Take Care.
By * (asterisk) on Mar 28, 2008
Wow, what a total dick.
By Abbie on Mar 28, 2008
ps. Someone should make sure that is really HER picture….
By flutter on Mar 28, 2008
I am on this like stink on shit. Seriously, can I start some shit? Please? PLEASE?!?!?!
By martha on Mar 28, 2008
holy shit!
that’s crazy!
seriously… i can’t believe this girl. i mean… she didn’t even try to change things up or anything.
wow.
PITY is right.
how pathetic.
By flutter on Mar 28, 2008
*ahem*
I would like to (not) apologize for getting a certain blog deleted.
Since she copied posts from (in my short research) no fewer than 13 other bloggers.
That is all.
By Ben on Mar 28, 2008
I hope she comes here to vent about being deleted.
Does someone work at Facebook? Let’s go after that profile next.
By CynnieMe on Mar 28, 2008
dammit ..she deleted the blog..!..
I miss everything !
By liv on Mar 28, 2008
i missed out, too. fuck all. oh well, if anyone notices me getting copied, wait…. that’s already been done. in fact, it’s ongoing. s’okay. i like having a cheap imitation out of me. it would be far too expensive to actually replicate me.
whatever happened, i’m glad that twat is gone.
By Candy on Mar 28, 2008
Blast it. I just found YOUR blog, saw some awesome drama unfolding, and before I could click on Chelsea and get the rest of the story…she deleted it!
I feel so left out. So 10 minutes late the the party. Sigh.
Ah well. Hi anyway!
By meno on Mar 28, 2008
God dammit! I arrived too late!
What a LOSER! (Her, not me.)
By Krok69 on Mar 28, 2008
Franki,
Darn I was too late to see them. I bet she’s Jewish.
Just last week I had a law firm and Google force me to stop one of my blogs. I kinda enjoyed it. I wasn’t stealing though, I was just exploring diversity.
By PhoenixHearse on Mar 28, 2008
Well, unfortunately I missed it all because it was deleted before I got to see it.
Anyway, I once had a girl copy all of my pictures from a social dating site and play them off as hers.
By Glamourpuss on Mar 28, 2008
Result!
Effing parasite.
Puss
By heart in san francisco on Mar 28, 2008
Holy shit. I didn’t know about this, but then, she’s not my type.
I’m pretty sure she’s a Paris Hilton knock-off.
By Franki on Mar 28, 2008
escolura ~ steal away my dahling. i’d be honored from you.
rachel ~ i appreciate your anger and thank you for the support, but i’m really having a hard time getting truly upset about this. hell, my exhusband is trying to insinuate that i have a drinking problem and am a possible lesbian in any attempt to take my kids away. this ain’t nuthin.
LBB ~ i know i’ve never said this before but I Love You.
abbie ~ welcome! i agree! i’ve run into some quality blogs thru this debacle. no harm, no foul as far as i’m concerned.
flutter ~ you make me a lil nervous. i’m stayin on your good side.
martha ~ i think she was a vampire.
flutter ~ man, i’m glad you’re my friend.
ben ~ but life is so dull without her. i was almost famous for like 2 seconds
cynnie ~ i saved the posts.
liv ~ ditto
candy ~ ditto and hi and welcome! hope you’ll come back.
pheonixH ~ well now you can see it, cuz i’m a devious bitch.
puss ~ truly.
hearts ~ yeah, kinda skanky.
By Red on Mar 29, 2008
Wow, looks like a lot has been happening during my blog hiatus. Where do you guys all find the time for such sleuthing?!
Enviously,
Me
By * (asterisk) on Apr 4, 2008
Like the way you didn’t respond to me, settled as I was between the two Abbies. Sniff.