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Dear Touchblue Familia,

Circle up, Guys and Gals… really lean in on this one. We need a team huddle. Stat.

It has been brought to my attention that Carl’s Jr. is currently running a commercial for their chili cheeseburger that is strikingly similar to our sketch, “Knight School.” Before I say anything more, take a look at the videos… and judge for yourself:

Here is the Carl’s Jr Ad, which premiered during the Academy Awards last Sunday, entitled “Did I Get It?”:

Now here is “Knight School” (a sketch that we shot & posted to the web in April 2005):

Have I been plagiarized? What do you think? Personally, I’m not comfortable saying that I have been outright stolen from. I understand that this kind of parallel thinking can exist when dealing with messy treats. It would be unfair for me to suppose that no one else on this planet could arrive upon the same comedic conclusions as mine. That’s just silly.

But.

I will say… that when I first saw the ad, I felt like pile-driving something.

Two days later, my top buckle instincts have subsided… and it’s now time to begin the healing slash revenge process. Any ideas? Hollerback.

**UPDATE
The situation is up on Digg.com… check out the article, and let’s Digg this thing up:

http://digg.com/television/Newest_Carl_s_Jr_Commercial_was_ripped_off_Videos

Please give it a viewing. It is so funny, my fingers tremble with glee as I type this. Comedy is tragedy, and these young men demonstrate this notion on so many levels.

It’s the kind of viral video that keeps on giving. Please soundoff w/ some of your favorite observations:

Off the dome, here are a few of mine:
1. Why does this dude only deal with giant photography?
2. I can’t wait to see what the other two guys’ aparments look like. I’m sure their couches are evocative of the same anguish over love lost.
3. What kind of liquor induces hallucinations of Hmong crooners? Because I am down.

PS.
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