# Cecil Rip Off **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 14, 2011, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-rip-off/599668 "2011-10-14T20:31:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2011, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-rip-off/599668/21 "2011-10-15T16:47:37Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > “Author of lumber blog mysteriously assassinated.” “He sleeps with the trees” ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2011, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-rip-off/599668/22 "2011-10-15T16:48:42Z")
> [@Musicat](#): > > Just looking at the link right now, I don’t see anything by Cecil, and the front page article has a Oct 13 date. Maybe it was taken down? Sure looks like it. ---
**Author:** ![Zeriel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/58956e/32.png) [@Zeriel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeriel)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2011, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-rip-off/599668/23 "2011-10-17T19:41:29Z")
> [@Una\_Persson](#): > > Erin Esurance Body Pillow! Can you get these? I have the BEST idea for gag gifts now. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2011, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-rip-off/599668/24 "2011-10-17T19:45:07Z")
Looking at his previous blog entries, it seems that all he does is rip off articles from other sites. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2011, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-rip-off/599668/25 "2011-10-17T19:48:39Z")
> [@Zeriel](#): > > Originally Posted by Una Persson View Post > Erin Esurance Body Pillow! > > Can you get these? I have the BEST idea for gag gifts now. If Erin is anatomically correct, I want one. ---
**Author:** ![Zeriel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/58956e/32.png) [@Zeriel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeriel)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2011, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-rip-off/599668/26 "2011-10-17T20:32:46Z")
> [@Beware\_of\_Doug](#): > > If Erin is anatomically correct, I want one. …yucky. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2011, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-rip-off/599668/27 "2011-10-17T20:38:09Z")
> [@MOIDALIZE](#): > > What do you guys care? He posted one SD article relating to the narrow focus of his blog, and you guys are all like “Oh no! Creative Loafing’s intellectual property, RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE!” It’s not like he’s swiping every SD article and trying to jump ahead in Google’s rankings. I’m with you. It’s as if I posted a Calvin and Hobbes comic on my Facebook only to have everyone falling over themselves to declare I was in breach of copyright. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2011, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-rip-off/599668/28 "2011-10-17T21:02:42Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > “He sleeps with the trees” Because unlike the trees, he DOES have a tongue. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2011, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-rip-off/599668/29 "2011-10-18T08:38:10Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Looking at his previous blog entries, it seems that all he does is rip off articles from other sites. It’s a really common thing in the blogosphere - not that this in any way excuses it, but it’s not uncommon for bloggers to consider anything they can copy and paste fair game. ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2011, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-rip-off/599668/30 "2011-10-18T15:15:56Z")
> [@Zeriel](#): > > Can you get these? I have the BEST idea for gag gifts now. I thought there was some guy on here who got one from an Otaku supply depot. But I don’t know where to get such. ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2011, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-rip-off/599668/31 "2011-10-18T15:21:02Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > I’m with you. It’s as if I posted a Calvin and Hobbes comic on my Facebook only to have everyone falling over themselves to declare I was in breach of copyright. …and if you copied the entire work without permission (and Bill Watterson doesn’t give permission to almost anyone, IIRC) then you **are** in violation of copyright. What’s the factual dispute here? ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2011, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-rip-off/599668/32 "2011-10-18T18:20:54Z")
What would have happened if he hadn’t taken it down? ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2011, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-rip-off/599668/33 "2011-10-18T19:01:32Z")
> [@rachelellogram](#): > > What would have happened if he hadn’t taken it down? That’s a question best left for **Ed** or **Cecil** to answer. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2011, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-rip-off/599668/34 "2011-10-18T20:44:59Z")
> [@MOIDALIZE](#): > > What do you guys care? He posted one SD article relating to the narrow focus of his blog, and you guys are all like “Oh no! Creative Loafing’s intellectual property, RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE!” It’s not like he’s swiping every SD article and trying to jump ahead in Google’s rankings. Even if that’s not a big deal, hotlinking photos is a really shitty thing to do. (I had someone steal all of my bandwidth from photobucket by doing that once) ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2011, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-rip-off/599668/35 "2011-10-18T21:50:01Z")
> [@](#): > > That’s a question best left for Ed or Cecil to answer. Or more precisely, **Lynn** ’s cousin Vinnie. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2011, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-rip-off/599668/36 "2011-10-19T12:53:00Z")
> [@MOIDALIZE](#): > > The guy seems to be involved in the lumber industry. I dunno, I think he’s OK. He is, after all, a lumberjack. mmm ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2011, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-rip-off/599668/37 "2011-10-19T13:21:55Z")
> [@rachelellogram](#): > > What would have happened if he hadn’t taken it down? Remember the horse head scene from The Godfather? ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2011, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-rip-off/599668/38 "2011-10-19T17:59:43Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > I dunno, I think he’s OK. > > He is, after all, a lumberjack. > mmm Does he put on women’s clothing and hang around in bars? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-rip-off/599668.md?page=1)