Do you recognize any of the following quotations:
Quotation #1:
Washingtonpost.com interviews Andrew L.
"I get paid while mowing the lawn. I get paid while cleaning the garage. No matter what I'm doing, people keep clicking, and I keep getting paid."
From a site called GMoneyDreamMachine.com which claims that "In just a few minutes per day, Google Money Machine will show you how to make $1000, $5000, or even $10000+ a month or More!"
Quotation #2:
"I get paid while mowing the lawn. I get paid while cleaning the garage. No matter what I'm doing… I keep getting paid!" - Andrew, SD
From a site called ProfitCenterLearning.com which shows a logo from USAToday next to the following within quotation marks"
"Everything you'll need to make guaranteed fast cash on Google:
Your cost = $0. In just a few minutes per day, Google Biz Kit will show you how to earn $99 - $375 per day working from home!"
Quotation #3:
""I get paid while mowing the lawn. I get paid while cleaning the garage. No matter what I'm doing…I keep getting paid." - Andrew L.
From a site called BrowseFreeTrials.com promoting a product called eMillionaire Google Money System
Quotation #4:
"washingtonpost.com interviews Andrew L.
"I get paid while mowing the lawn. I get paid while cleaning the garage. No matter what I'm doing, people keep clicking and I keep getting paid."
From a product called "Impact Wealth" promoted by a site called OpportunityKnaux.com
Quotation #5:
"I get paid while mowing the lawn. I get paid while cleaning the garage. No matter what I'm doing…I keep getting paid." - Andrew L.
From a product called "Hot Business Market Pro" - a.k.a. Google, Fast, Easy Cash which was the order page from a site called EasySpeedyMoney.com
Where did these quotations start?
It seems that they started with an article by a Washington Post Staff Writer named Yuki Noguchi who quoted Andrew Leyden, former House Commerce Committee counsel and founder of PodcastDirectory.com - a dot-com venture that failed.
Within that article Andrew Leyden is quoted as saying:
"I get paid while mowing the lawn. I get paid while cleaning the garage. I get paid driving my wife to her office, buying groceries, seeing a movie, playing video games, or just surfing the Internet. That's really the nice thing about AdSense: No matter what I'm doing, people keep clicking and I keep getting paid."
Any of that sound familiar?
Other interesting places Andrew's quotation has been found:
One site called MicrositeAdvisors.com apparently felt it was within copyright "fair use" guidelines to copy the entire Washington Post article and put it on their site - best of all they put it in the "testimonials" section!
Somehow, I doubt the Washington Post would agree that the use of their article (and photo) would constitute "fair use", although I suppose it's possible that they bought the photo from the Washington Post Photo store which shows the photographer as being Linda Davidson.
Apparently WorkHomeUnion.com had the same thought as the entire Washington Post article, including the picture, can be found on that site as well.
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