SAM AND THE SALESMAN!-Comedy Open Mic Contest.

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"Says the doctor," "Sam, the good news is that I can help you get rid of your headaches. The bad news is that castration will be required. You have a very unusual ailment that causes your testicles to press against your spine, causing a severe headache. The testicles must be removed in order to relieve the pressure."

Sam was taken aback and depressed. He questioned whether he had anything worth living for. He couldn't focus long enough to respond, so he concluded he had no choice but to have surgery.

He didn't have a headache for the first time in 20 years when he left the hospital, but he felt like a piece of himself was missing. He noticed he felt like a different person as he walked down the street. He had the opportunity to start again and live a new life. "That's what I need - a new suit," he thought as he passed by a men's clothes store.

"I'd like a new suit," he said as he walked into the store. "Let's see... size 45 long," the elderly tailor stated after a cursory glance at him. "That's exactly, how did you know?" Sam joked. "We've been in business for 60 years!" Sam put the costume on. It was the ideal fit.

"How about a new shirt?" the salesperson suggested as Sam admired himself in the mirror. Sam paused for a bit before responding, "Sure.""Let's see, 35 sleeve & 18-1/3 neck," the salesman stated, looking at Sam. Sam was taken aback once more, "That's right, how did you know?" "We've been in business for 60 years!"

Sam tried on the shirt and found it to be a wonderful fit. "How about new shoes?" the salesman suggested as Sam straightened his collar in the mirror. "Sure," Sam responded, as he was on a roll. "Let's see... 10-1/3 E," the salesman remarked, looking at Sam's feet. "That's true," Sam exclaimed, "how did you know?" "We've been in business for 60 years!"

Sam tried on the sneakers and found them to be a perfect fit."How about some new underwear?" the salesperson suggested as Sam strolled around the shop in ease.Sam paused for a moment before responding, "Sure." "Let's see... size 37,"the salesperson stated as he took a step back and examined Sam's waist.

Sam laughed. "Ah ha! I got you! I've worn size 34 since I was 18 years old." The salesman shook his head, "You can't wear a size 34. A size 34 underwear would press your testicles up against the base of your spine and give you one hell of a headache."

I am inviting @weirdestwolf and @foxon to join this contest.
Here is the link:
https://peakd.com/hive-164166/@amirtheawesome1/the-comedy-open-mic-contest-announcement-40-hbd-in-prizes



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Funny entry. The man should have definitely waited for more opinions.

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Haha good one !

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Yeah, too bad he didn't credit the original author.

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Yea I was dubious if it was plagiarism. Too bad people don’t just try on their own

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@amirtheawesome1 this story is plagiarized. It appears in many places elsewhere word for word.

Examples: 1, 2, 3

@coolkris appears to have plagiarized other content on his blog as well. I have examined several so far and every single one is stolen.

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Thank you, Brandt. I had my doubts and I was actually going through the post when something happened IRL.

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So what kind of plagiarism checker are you using?

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I'm not using one, this was a manual find :) I was reading posts in COM and the punch line on this story sounded vaguely familiar so I went digging…

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We recommend not to use plagiarism checkers. They are often useless tools that can bring false-positive results. They are a poor way of investigating plagiarism.

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I am left really confused about how to check for plagarism not even googling sentences here did not work. What is the way to check?

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That's what we do. We manually search, checking up chunks of texts in Google search.

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Ok, I did that here and nothing showed up. I tried a couple of sentences and chunks like stated but nothing showed up.

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They often spin/re-word content of google translate from other languages.

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Yeah, I am in contact with the person who found this on reddit and he explained its about changing the nouns and verbs. I guess @dandays discovered this person plagiarizing back in August. Seems @dandays would be a great watcher since he finds this stuff fast as he is one of top engagers on Hive. I appreciate your time on these comments!

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Thank you for identifying this issue. It's a very tricky form of plagiarism, and not easy to identify with plagiarism detectors. I can't wait until these detectors become more sophisticated. There is only so much manual checking we can do. @brandt, if you have tips for doing so, please let me know. (I'm on Discord under the same name.) Since I do-manage The Ink Well, I sometimes have a hunch content is not original but the plagiarism checkers do not find a problem.

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Just sent you a friend request. At least I think it was you :)

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Hey, @coolkris, I think it is pretty obvious now that your post is plagiarized. It is very unfortunate. This post will be muted and I hope your content from now on become original as I will be checking it myself in the future and make sure to inform @hivewatchers personally of any future plagiarism.

This post will be muted for now, have a nice day.

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