Kyle on copycats (like me)

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and I'm certainly not the first to copy Kyle MacDonald's idea. So I was happy to learn that he welcomes copycat projects, as long as they capture the spirit of Kyle's original project. Thankfully, I believe that my sixty cent project does just that.

"Most copycats don't get it," Kyle said. "They just sort of think 'I'm going to put this up on a Web site, a blue paper clip or a green one, and I'm just going to wait and all my dreams will come true.' That's sort of like going to a seminar on get rich quick schemes.

"For me, it was always the story. I wanted to meet people and tell a story about how working together in a series of transactions, everyone gained from the situation. I guess if you want to get real deep, that's a metaphor for trade and exchange of ideas.

"It's not like (musicians) invent new chords in songs all the time. But they strike a chord with someone, with a group. I think you need to find people that are interested in following that."

If my inability to use sixty cents in an Internet poker account due to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act strikes a chord with you, make me an offer for the 60-cent check at .