This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 70.156.20.53 (talk) at 01:34, 12 May 2006 (ft In 1999, authored the famed (and often-copied-without-credit) "Y1K Crisis" article which parodies the "Y2K Crisis" (Year 2000 Crisis) of 1999.). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Revision as of 01:34, 12 May 2006 by 70.156.20.53 (talk) (ft In 1999, authored the famed (and often-copied-without-credit) "Y1K Crisis" article which parodies the "Y2K Crisis" (Year 2000 Crisis) of 1999.)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant (born December 9, 1933 in London, England) is an author and syndicated cartoonist living in Santa Barbara, California. He is best known for Pot-Shots, a single-panel comic of illustrated one-liners.
The Wall Street Journal described him in a 1992 profile as "history's only full time, professional published epigrammatist."
In a copyright infringement suit filed by Brilliant, a U.S. federal judge has ruled that, while short phrases are not eligible for copyright, Brilliant's writings were epigrams and, therefore, copyrightable (Brilliant v. W.B. Productions Inc., 1979).
In 1999, authored the famed (and often-copied-without-credit) "Y1K Crisis" article which parodies the "Y2K Crisis" (Year 2000 Crisis) of 1999.
Quotations
- I either want less corruption, or more chance to participate in it.
- Cheer up! The worst effects of what we're doing won't be felt until after we're all dead.
- Be kind to unkind people; they probably need it the most.
- Keep some souvenirs of your past, or how will you ever prove it wasn't all a dream?
- It's human to make mistakes and some of us are more human than others
Books
All books published by Woodbridge Press (Santa Barbara, California)
- I May Not Be Totally Perfect, but Parts of Me Are Excellent, and Other Brilliant Thoughts (1979), ISBN 0912800666, ISBN 0912800674
- I Have Abandoned My Search for Truth, and Am Now Looking for a Good Fantasy: More Brilliant Thoughts (1980), ISBN 0912800895, ISBN 0912800909 (paperback)
- Appreciate Me Now, and Avoid the Rush: Yet More Brilliant Thoughts (1981), ISBN 0912800976, ISBN 0912800941 (paperback)
- I Feel Much Better, Now That I've Given Up Hope: And Even More Brilliant Thoughts (1984), ISBN 0880071451, ISBN 0880071478 (paperback)
- All I Want Is a Warm Bed and a Kind Word and Unlimited Power: Even More Brilliant Thoughts (1985), ISBN 0880071559, ISBN 0880071567 (paperback)
- The Great Car Craze: How Southern California Collided with the Automobile in the 1920's (1989), ISBN 0880071729.
- Be a Good Neighbor, and Leave Me Alone: And Other Wry and Riotous Writings (1992), ISBN 0880071915, ISBN 0880071923 (paperback)
- I Try to Take One Day at a Time, but Sometimes Several Days Attack Me at Once: More Brilliant Thoughts Than Ever (1987), ISBN 0880071613, ISBN 0880071621 (paperback)
- We've Been Through So Much Together, and Most of It Was Your Fault: More and More Brilliant Thoughts (1990), ISBN 0880071826, ISBN 0880071834
- I Want to Reach Your Mind... Where Is It Currently Located?: More Incredibly Brilliant Thoughts (1994), ISBN 0880072032, ISBN 0880072040 (paperback)
- I'm Just Moving Clouds Today, Tomorrow I'll Try Mountains: And Other More or Less Blissfully Brilliant Thoughts (1998), ISBN 0880072210
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