CE Pro plagiarizer gets it wrong ... again!

Please, David Richards, if you're going to steal our articles, at least get it right.

The infamous plagiarizer, proprietor of Australia's ChannelNews and SmartHouse, writes that Apple plans to launch a home automation system and "will train a squad of Genius Bar road warriors called the Genius Squad to install TV's (sic) and connected devices."

Not quite, David. 

I said in my article that "an Apple TV sale would be accompanied by professional installation … by a new group of Apple Genius Bar road warriors that Um calls the Genius Squad." [Emphasis added.]

Maynard Um is the UBS analyst who proposed such ideas in a letter to shareholders -- a letter that I couldn't find online, so instead lavished credit on Tech Trader Daily, the Barron's outlet that apparently broke the news. As usual, David provides no such courtesy, as per Web convention.

Instead, he goes along swiping choice lines from yours truly, verbatim: "Um suggests that Apple don't create a DIY or standalone home automation system, but rather something that would be part of the Apple ecosystem."

Well, almost verbatim. He says "don't create." I said "not create."

Target goes all poetic on coupons

Attention target shoppers: Raise your hand if you know what a haiku is. That's what I thought.

But apparently Target thinks their customers quite literate, sending us a book of "haiku-pons," and urging us to "stock up with poetic savings inside."

Here are some of the gems:

Fresh breath on a brush
Mint polish for your choppers
Make your momma proud

A soft, cushy roll
Is a cozy, happy joy
Sweet squares of heaven

Beware, pesky grime
A point-and-squeeze power play
Swipe, call it a day

Sandwich needs loving
Slice of swiss should do the trick
Give thanks to the cows

A pick-me-up perk
How about another cup?
Two o'clock delight

Super-powered suds
Mighty matador for stains
Look! It's good as new

Guess what's in my hand
It's a treat worth begging for
Sit, shake, roll over

And this ...

Here's the fun part: "Every coupon used makes a new haiku." Like this:

It's a Target Haiku Mash-up! "So get clipping, creating and saving."