# Do I own Poppy Montgomery or does my friend?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-own-poppy-montgomery-or-does-my-friend/308369
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [June 15, 2005, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-own-poppy-montgomery-or-does-my-friend/308369 "2005-06-15T13:30:20Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2005, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-own-poppy-montgomery-or-does-my-friend/308369/1 "2005-06-15T13:30:20Z")
Apparently, jealousy has goaded my pal Jimmydude into a litigious rage.
My LJ (link below) details the removal of Christina Aguilera from my List of Five and her replacement with Poppy Mongomery of “Without a Trace.” Upon learning of this, Jimmydude immediately protested.
His argument: Miss Montgomery is not in my traditional demographic (early twenties/baby-faced/curvy), and that he has watched the show longer than I have (it’s on his TiVo list).
My argument: She was not on his list when I put her on mine. In fact, he denies even having a list. Furthermore, his awareness of Miss Montgomery without adding her to his list is de facto denial of her listworthiness. Plus, I called her first (known in legal circles as _neener neener neener_).
We have submitted this to binding arbitration (in other words, we e-mailed the argument to another friend of ours and asked for his ruling).
But I submit it to you, O Teeming Millions:
Who owns Poppy Montgomery?
I await your judgment.
(and my inevitable Pitting for endorsing slavery)
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### Author:  [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2005, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-own-poppy-montgomery-or-does-my-friend/308369/2 "2005-06-15T14:59:42Z")
Oh obviously you. You have written proof of the object of your affections, whereas he can only make claims. After the fact, nonetheless.
So you win the [Internet Argument.](http://images2.fotki.com/v21/photos/4/46087/215691/arguing20on20the20internet20retard-vi.jpg)
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### Author:  [@FatBaldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FatBaldGuy)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2005, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-own-poppy-montgomery-or-does-my-friend/308369/3 "2005-06-15T15:07:35Z")
I thought that the ability to own another person was outlawed years ago.
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### Author:  [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2005, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-own-poppy-montgomery-or-does-my-friend/308369/4 "2005-06-15T15:34:57Z")
Looks like you’d better call the cops on me, then. :rolleyes:
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### Author:  [@Campion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Campion)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2005, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-own-poppy-montgomery-or-does-my-friend/308369/5 "2005-06-15T15:36:36Z")
I submitted it to the [most authoritative court I know.](http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=+%22happy+scrappy+hero+pup%22&word2=jimmydude). Good news: you won!
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### Author:  [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2005, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-own-poppy-montgomery-or-does-my-friend/308369/6 "2005-06-15T16:38:18Z")
Unless he specifically called dibs, you win. These are the rules my friends and I use, and I am therefore the proud owner of Heath Ledger, Matt Damon, Hayden Christensen, _and_ Tom Welling–but I wasn’t fast enough to snap up Christian Bale. I can live with my defeat. 🙂
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### Author:  [@Madd\_Maxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madd_Maxx)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2005, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-own-poppy-montgomery-or-does-my-friend/308369/7 "2005-06-15T17:10:26Z")
_I_ own Poppy.
BTW: She is in a recent issue of Stuff magazine lookin’ fiiiinne. No, you can’t borrow it. I’m not, uh, done with it yet.