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Message: [QUOTE="SubbaBub, post: 3952205, member: 523"] The stealing of material debate fascinates me as well. How many, sex, marriage, hookup jokes can there possibly be. My assumption is that it is some combination of the experienced ear of a professional comedian to be able to discern someone else having a different spin on a common bit and outright theft. Since the term professional has to be used loosely in an industry built around $20 appearances, open mic nights and bars, you have to add how successful the accussed thief is, how popular the their is amongst their peers, and how jealous those peers are of the accused thief. If you operate under the assumption that originality, even if its derivative or "hacky" is a hallmark of a really successful comic, then you can see how an outright thief is shunned by the industry. [/QUOTE]