Today I Googled Ranty McRanterson to check up on things and I was shocked to find other results than our blog. It used to be that when I would Google Ranty McRanterson, there would just be a link to our website and another asking if I meant Randy McRanterson (I almost never did). But now there seem to be several new pretenders to the throne. We’re not even the first link anymore, its someone’s Twitter account whose name is Ranty McRanterson. Considering we started this blog before Twitter existed, I think we have some sort of trademark on the name. Specifically Pete, cause I’m pretty sure he came up with the name.
Anyhow, I found several other blogs that used variations on Ranty McRanterson as post titles, as subjects for their blogs and even, wait for it, as actual blog titles. Yes, there are other blogs out there named Ranty McRanterson. I specifically visited all of these sites to make sure that we preceded them. We preceded it all. We are the creators of the phrase Ranty McRanterson and I resent all of these potential copyright infringers. One person started a blog called Ranty McRanterson a mere matter of months after ours. He clearly saw our site name and thought: “Hey, I’m gonna take it.” How dare these people. Also, I don’t know how I feel with us being dangerously close on Google to a Twitter account. I feel dirty for even putting that link on this site. If you clicked on it and also feel dirty, I’m sorry.
I really feel bad including any of these links because they give potential hit credence to these plagiarists, but I feel that you all must know the heinous crime that has been perpetrated on Pete and me. It’s unconscionable.
Sites blatantly besmirching our good name:
Ranty McRanterson-Weak rants.
Ranty McRanterson-I think this is called Ranty McRanterson.
Posts robbing us of our dignity:
Voodoo Knickers
And Everything Will Work Out Fine
Geometricsleep
mister.drumz
Even a YouTube vid:
*headthunk* (or: Ranty McRanterson)
We’re not even in any of the results for a BlogCatalog search for Ranty McRanterson. Shenanigans have been called and confirmed. This was only from the first two Google pages. I remember when there was barely one search page for Ranty McRanterson. Sigh, simpler times. Maybe Pete Liability knows whether or not we have grounds to sue. It sure seems like it to me. I’m not calling for vigilante justice or anything, but feel free to hunt down these people like the animals they are.
THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE.
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Listen: Jadakiss, “Show Discipline”
Quote: “Earlier generations of technology . . . have presented challenges to existing copyright law, but none have posed the same threat as the digital age.” – John V. Pavlik, New Media Technology, 1996
Pete
Clint
Those damn impostors.
I’ve decided to forgive you for seeing THE Final Destination, since your reasoning was logical and justified. And, yes, I changed it. I wouldn’t want to give the extremely few people who read my blog wrong information, even if it is something as insignificant as a movie that is pointless and uncreative.
And, Pete, let’s not make comments that mock other comments please, especially if said comments are from my friends. She obviously didn’t know who Clint was and wanted to know.
Because she’s worried about all these online stalkers now in days.
Creepy guys.
Now go out and completely bash all of those other wannabe Ranty McRantersons.
I’m replying here because now I’m terrified of your friends. I’m not a stalker, I’m just a man trying to get some hits on his blog. It makes me feel better about myself. Sad yes, but what could be more important than what random strangers think about me? Thanks for the support on the destruction of the other Rantys. Can I count on you to sign a sweet online petition. It’s a rhetorical question, I’m way to lazy to set that up.
No need to be afraid. No one is claiming you to be a stalker. I was simply sarcastically putting up a reason for her question. In all actuality, she just wanted to know because I’ve never mentioned a “Clint” during conversations with her.
Curiosity
So far, it’s only killed the cat.
I apologize. I normally observe a pretty strict policy regarding mockery in the comments (we reserve that for posts), however I guess I assumed that it would be justified in protecting the good name of my friend, Clint.
Just as we were starting to get our hit count up, here comes Pete, scaring away potential fans. How will I ever become President of the Interwebs if you keep insulting our constituency?
In the interests of full disclosure, I actually did find a reference to the phrase Ranty McRanterson in March 2006, three months before us. It was used as a category in a sort of knitting blog. I was crestfallen. Hopefully they never find us. I guess we could just change the date for our first post, but if we do, I’ll have to edit this comment.
Man, I’ve got to look into this. We may have to send out some strongly worded letters threatening legal action on these posers.
Not much dignity to steal…
better rants over at blog.titaniumdreads.com anyway.
Hmm, so you claim that these rants are better eh? This wouldn’t be your own blog perchance would it? Not exactly unbiased. Since you found this, I can only assume that you’ve gotten clicks from our website. You’re welcome, I’m sure we doubled your hit count.