I take back all the nice things I wrote about The Spectator. They have stolen one of my titles - "Boeing Boeing Gone" - for an article about 747s in today's edition of the magazine.
Mind you, I have stolen enough stuff from them in the past that I guess I'll call it quits!
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Or it could be just another of those "great minds think alike" occurrences.
Posted by: PJS | June 03, 2004 at 12:57
Well, to be honest, it's typical sub-editorish word play.
But I like to think they stole it!
Posted by: stephenesque | June 03, 2004 at 13:06
Dear Sir or Madam,
It has come to our attention that you have been using the phrase "Boeing Boeing Gone" and representing to the world that it belongs to you.
Please be advised that our client, Mr. Alex Lash, has used this phrase at least since April 2001 when he wrote a particularly prescient piece in the Industry Standard (http://articles.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0HWW/is_13_4/ai_72765157) that utilized the very phrase you claim to have invented years later.
We hereby request that you immediately cease and desist your unlawful use of the phrase "Boeing Boeing Gone" or we will be forced to take more fomal legal action.
Yours truly,
OUTER LIFE & OUTER LIFE,
Attorneys-at-Law
Posted by: Outer Life & Outer Life, Attorneys-at-Law | June 03, 2004 at 14:29
Yes. But from what I understand the Alex Lash usage was a mis-print. He had meant to write the reverse of Boeing Boeing Gone, namely: "Going Going Bong."
Posted by: stephenesque | June 03, 2004 at 14:40