Re: A.A.P.C. FOLKLORE, Part Nineteen

> HarryLime wrote:
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>> George J. Dance wrote:
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>>> MMP aka HarryLime aka Michael Pendragon aka Coco DeSockmonkey aka One Small Voice, etc. wrote:
>>> [snip]
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>> DISCLAIMER - "This isn't history, Donkey, but folklore. It's the stories that have grown up regarding the members of AAPC over the years. They may or may not be entirely true -- THEY MAY NOT EVEN BE TRUE AT ALL." (Emphasis added)
>> - MMP aka HarryLime aka Michael Pendragon aka Coco DeSockmonkey aka One Small Voice, etc., on his "A.A.P.C. Folklore" series.
>> http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=632244559&start=120
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> This is yet another piece of AAPC folklore that is built entirely upon fact.
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> George J. Dance publishes a blog (referred to in the folklore as a "blaaargh").
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> George's blog ("Penny's Pages") refers to his poem, "Penny's Hat," which was stolen from PJR (and his original poem, "Batty's Hat").
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> George Dance has often stated that he spends most of his time online working in his blog, so the comparison of the blog to Gollum and his "precious" is apt.




Just as "Penny" (the name sported by Dunce's blaaargh) stole Batty's hat, so Dunce steals poetry left and right from various online sources.

Dunce concentrates on poems that have gone into public domain, along with a handful of original pieces he solicits from A.A.P.C. members, then refuses to return. 


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