{"id":460214,"date":"2004-06-01T17:00:07","date_gmt":"2004-06-02T00:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=101897"},"modified":"2024-01-04T22:29:32","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T22:29:32","slug":"ugly-duckling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/ugly-duckling\/","title":{"rendered":"Ugly Duckling"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I\u2019m currently in the process of filing a lawsuit against Honda and Toyota, but it also looks like I might have to add a few other manufacturers onto my list. I don\u2019t necessarily want to exert my legal rights, but I feel that these corporations have gone too far and someone needs to put a stop to their sh\u00adameful theft of other people\u2019s creativity. You see, they\u2019ve unabashedly stolen my intellectual property\u2014the fruits of my labor\u2014and not only did I not receive any type of compensation, I didn\u2019t even receive so much as an acknowledgement for creating what has obviously become a bold new design trend.<\/p>\n

The genesis of this story dates back to Mrs. Sian\u2019s second grade classroom. In a mo\u00adment of pure, divine inspiration, I grabbed\u2014here\u2019s the pure genius part\u2014a ruler(!) and laid down the design for a truly advanced vehicle that, rather than having flowing graceful lines, completely broke with the conventional design philosophy of the previous 75 years of automotive styling. No, my car was, in essence, a giant square box\u2014brill\u00adiant!\u2014composed solely of straight lines and right angles, as only an iconoclastic seven-year old could create. However, little did I know at the time that evil forces were at work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n