In a4359dff0808310706j208183baj868571c2eef34c1a@mail.gmail.com, you wrote:
2008/8/31 Steve Summit scs@eskimo.com:
Now, was this fantastic satire, or based on truth? A quick check of our article reveals not only that it's truth, but also where Dowd got her facts from.
To be fair, there are only so many ways you can give a list of names together with their meanings. They should cite sources (to avoid circular references, if nothing else), but I don't see a copyright violation.
I don't see one, either -- I was sincere about calling it flattery. I'm delighted that we happened to be able to give her not only the facts but also -- more or less -- the wording she needed for her story.