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n. the frustration of photographing something amazing when thousands of identical photos already exist—the same sunset, the same waterfall, the same curve of a hip, the same closeup of an eye—which can turn a unique subject into something hollow and pulpy and cheap, like a mass-produced piece of furniture you happen to have assembled yourself.
n. the frustration of photographing something amazing when thousands of identical photos already exist—the same sunset, the same waterfall, the same curve of a hip, the same closeup of an eye—which can turn a unique subject into something hollow and pulpy and cheap, like a mass-produced piece of furniture you happen to have assembled yourself.
— John Koenig, The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
You have disappointed me, Trunks. You told me you'd show your special power, but all you did was pump up your muscles, and there is nothing special about that.
— Perfect Cell, Dragon Ball Z
Eh, it's been done.
If you're looking to cash in on the next big idea, the smart money is that it was already written about in a Donald Duck comic.
Skinner: Now I finally have time to do what I always wanted: write the great American novel. Mine is about a... futuristic amusement park.. where dinosaurs are brought to life through advanced cloning techniques. I call it "Billy and the Cloneasaurus"!
Apu: Oh, you have got to be kidding, sir. First you think of an idea that has already been done, and then you give it a title that nobody could possibly like! Didn't you think this... [fade to:]... the best-seller list for eighteen months! Every magazine cover had...[fade to:]... most popular movies of all time, sir! What Were You Thinking?? [Beat] I mean, thank you, come again.
Cooler: Now, what say you?
Piccolo: Frieza did it.
Cooler: Excuse you?
Krilin: The robot thing. Frieza did it. When he came back to Earth.
Cooler: But that's not the same-
Piccolo: After he took over Namek, like you are now.
Cooler: Wait! He destroyed Namek!
Gohan: Well, this is new Namek.
Cooler: So it's completely different!
Piccolo: Yeah, about as different as you are from Frieza.
Krilin: SHOTS FIRED!
Cooler: ...Kill the bald one.
Krilin: Frieza did it!
Piccolo: Frieza did it.
Cooler: Excuse you?
Krilin: The robot thing. Frieza did it. When he came back to Earth.
Cooler: But that's not the same-
Piccolo: After he took over Namek, like you are now.
Cooler: Wait! He destroyed Namek!
Gohan: Well, this is new Namek.
Cooler: So it's completely different!
Piccolo: Yeah, about as different as you are from Frieza.
Krilin: SHOTS FIRED!
Cooler: ...Kill the bald one.
Krilin: Frieza did it!
—Dragon Ball Z Abridged, Cooler 2: The Return of Cooler's Revenge: The Reckoning
Wolverine: Four claws on each hand, huh? You really put a lot of thought into that redesign, Sabertooth. That should definitely shake your rep as the made-in-Hong-Kong version of me.
Larisa: Yesterday, I had a clever idea for a funny picture. I uploaded the finished drawing to DeviantArt… That’s when I noticed that it’s been done before, by over a dozen other artists!
Corporal Bear: With 7 billion humans on this planet, it’s no surprise that it’s getting harder and harder to come up with something truly original.
Larisa: Yeah, you gotta think outside the box around the box.
Megan: I discovered a cool life hack - you can put a white sheet behind a lightbulb to reflect more light.
Off-panel voice: I'm ... not sure that's a life hack.
Megan: And you can put a sheet in front to diffuse the light.
Off-panel voice: So you've invented the lampshade.
Megan: Life hacks!
Off-panel voice: I'm ... not sure that's a life hack.
Megan: And you can put a sheet in front to diffuse the light.
Off-panel voice: So you've invented the lampshade.
Megan: Life hacks!
