Cease and Desist?
Oh dear.
I found this on my site-tracker tonight:
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For those of you who have never read the “Welcome” link in the sidebar, “Flipism” made its first appearance in a Donald Duck comic in the mid 1950s. The villain of the story, Professor Batty, was a pitchman who sold Donald a self-help book titled Flipism Is The Key. Donald took its advice literally, basing all of his decisions on flipping a coin. Needless to say, disaster ensued. When I started this humble effort, Professor Batty was just one of a number of fictional characters (thankfully, this early version of the blog has been long deleted.) When I started writing regularly I took up the Professor’s persona—that of a fast-talking con-man—but applied it to broader uses. I had actually used the Flippist name for a record business in the 70s and 80s; there is even an IRS tax number under that name.
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So if you are from Disney legal, monitoring this blog, give me a break, please.
I’ve got a case for prior use and at least I spelled it right.
4 Comments:-
Móðir, kona, meyja said...
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Professor Batty said...
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Móðir, kona, meyja said...
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Christopher Newton said...
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Think Donald Duck has ASD?
... that would go a long way in helping to explain his behavior!
Well, there you go. ASD in popular comics literature...
Absolutely amazing that you know about Flippism. I thought I was the only one who remembers what may be D. Duck and C. Barth's funniest outing. Unforgettable! Professor, I'll be a fan of your blog from this day forth.
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