On Sat, 18 Jun 2005, Featureless Void wrote:

> One of the comments on my comic #7586 noted that it was too similar to
> 3160. I looked up 3160 and found that it was indeed built on the same
> basic joke. In fact, I even voted on it (and gave it a 7) a while
> ago. I'd forgotten all about it by the time I wrote 7586, though. So
> please forgive me, BagHead; I wasn't consciously trying to steal your gag.

It didn't strike me so much as derivative, as much as a natural
progression. Using the puppet/doctor as a "new character".

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