Death To Softdrink!

So one sits in front of the television and one sees an advert. The gist: drink enough Pepsie and the moguls will fly you to England and let you ride with the Stig.
Typical.
As soon as I come up with a fabulous idea, it gets ripped off by a beverage giant. Just great.
That's the whole problem with trying to come up with something original though, isn't it? The fact that there is precious little that has not been done before, or that isn't already patented for future use by someone else.
They used to frighten us with this at uni, the sad truth that there are only eight storylines or something to that effect. One forgets the exact number, but it is depressingly low.
The good news is that with enough twisting you can use these fun facts in your favour. If nothing you do can be original, then you are free to produce the best rip-off of all your favourite things ever. Without feeling like you could have done better.
See, it's all about complacency in the end.

Right now, for example, I am plagiarising myself. Outstanding.
Beautiful for example, my soon to be Lulued little baby of a story, is all about getting something you want for nothing. Making people believe that you deserve something, even though you have not done anything too special. And although my glorious heroine wants something a little more sinister than a ride in a cheapish car in the company of hilarious Englishmen, it still is a very similar deal. Fascinating.

Actually, I am taking the wrong road here, aren't I. This is supposed to make the world think I am worthy, not expose myself as someone exceptionally unworthy. So let me rephrase:

Uhm.

I am so worthy, I don't even have to drink a single Pepsie (which takes hideous anyway) and I will still get to drive the reasonably priced car.

Yea. Nah. That doesn't work as well as I hoped.

But who cares? Should this come into fruition - a Mazda's chance in the tropical rainforest - it would be so ridiculous... it could probably get by on that merit alone.
The great things in life. So many of them are ridiculous.

To all your strange animals out there,

have a ridiculous evening.