reinvent the wheel
reinvent the wheel by The Return of Light Joker July 5, 2010
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Reinvent the Wheel
Common code or jargon for copying someone else's work and claiming it as your own.
Frequently used in the military, even for the most mundane of tasks.
Especially applicable when the search to copy someone else's work requires more work than actually doing the work yourself.
Frequently used in the military, even for the most mundane of tasks.
Especially applicable when the search to copy someone else's work requires more work than actually doing the work yourself.
1. If you've already done the work, there's no need to reinvent the wheel, just send me a copy of yours.
2. I'm sure I could do this, but why should I, there's no need to reinvent the wheel.
3. Whenever you copy and paste a request, remember to include that you don't want to reinvent the wheel.
2. I'm sure I could do this, but why should I, there's no need to reinvent the wheel.
3. Whenever you copy and paste a request, remember to include that you don't want to reinvent the wheel.
Reinvent the Wheel by homogenius December 11, 2019
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You don't get to reinvent the wheel
It's no trick. The theory was correct. Much like the theory of relativity, you don't need a new one but unlike the theory of relativity, you aren't allowed to make a new one. You also don't get to undo whatever it is you did.
Hym "You don't get to reinvent the wheel. I 'invented the wheel' and now I (myself) am the wheel man. Forever."
You don't get to reinvent the wheel by Hym Iam August 6, 2026
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