The following is a thoroughly modified version of the toddler’s rules of possession.
- If I like your paper, it’s mine
- If I can Google your paper, it’s mine
- If I can find your paper in Google’s cache, it’s mine
- If I can afford to buy it online, it’s mine
- Even if you helped me with it, it is all mine
- If I am writing a research paper, all the research is mine
- If it looks like something I might write, it is mine
- If I can get it through Turnitin or Safeassign, before you do, it’s mine
- If you have your paper on a flash drive, and I find it, it’s mine
- If your paper won’t get me an A, it’s yours
Sad but true…
