# In NYT story author got inspiration for story from the Straight Dope & book is now to be a movie!

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**Created:** [March 29, 2014, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-nyt-story-author-got-inspiration-for-story-from-the-straight-dope-book-is-now-to-be-a-movie/684811 "2014-03-29T02:33:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-nyt-story-author-got-inspiration-for-story-from-the-straight-dope-book-is-now-to-be-a-movie/684811/21 "2014-03-31T00:51:09Z")

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> [@Battle\_Pope](#):
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> 😃 Yep, done that myself. Though it’s getting harder to do with some of the automated checks now.

You could come work the the feds, we don’t have automated checks. 🙂

> [@epbrown01](#):
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> Otisburg? _ **Otisburg** _?!

You can’t prove nothing! I have no idea how that got there.

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