To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.
Buford walked into a doctor's office and the receptionist asked him what he had. Buford said, "Shingles." So she took down his name,address, medical insurance number and told him to have a seat. Fifteen minutes later a nurse's aid came out and asked Buford what he had. Buford said, "Shingles." So she took down his height, weight, a complete medical history and told Buford to wait in the examining room. A half-hour later a nurse came in and asked Buford what he had. Buford said, "Shingles." So she gave Buford a blood test, a blood pressure test, an electrocardiogram, gave him a small vial and told Buford to leave a urine specimen, and then take off all his clothes and wait for the doctor. An hour later the doctor came in and asked Buford, standing naked, what he had. Buford said, "Shingles." The doctor said, Where?" Buford said, "Outside in the truck. Where do you want them?"
