PATENT PENDING

So, what’s the statute of limitations on a funny idea? It appears that Hilburn-o-Matic author Scott Chernoff, much like Robert Hilburn himself, comes up a little short in the originality department (Letters, Nov. 17). As creators of the “Mad-Lib” printed on this very page in February of 1993, Bob Guilfoyle and I proudly take credit for being the first to skewer in this fashion.

JIM MALLON

Morro Bay

Tired Old Times Pop Music Critic