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tesseract on May 31, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: You don't get shit you don't ask for

I don't mind the phrasing, per se. I do mind when people who aren't Dustin Curtis use it.

chollida1 on May 31, 2011 [–]

Why? Is the phrase "copyrighted"?

tesseract on May 31, 2011 | [–]

Maybe more like "trademarked". For me anyway, it immediately brings to mind Dustin's article on the subject rather than allowing itself to be taken at face value.

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