Lieutenant Columbus (Peter Folk) There were many mysteries during his longtime TV series. For one, he made frequent allusions of Miss, his wife, a character outside the screen for which the detective claimed to make certain demands for him as a husband. He never referred to his wife by her name, and he did not wear a wedding ring. This made some Columbus fans assume that she was a fabrication that Columbus invented to appear more personal. The assumption, however, rested when other characters applied to talk to Mrs Columbus. She was real. Indeed, Kate Mulgru was playing Mrs Columbus In a short-lived Spinoff series called "Mrs. Columbus". However, that series tried to reduce ties with Columbus, leaving its Canon status in doubt.

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Another of Columbus's mysteries was his first name. He only once presented himself with his surname, both, both police and everyone else. There were several cases when Columbus blew his badge and police ID (especially in the "dead weight" episode), but television sets in the 1970s were sharp enough to find out what his vitals were. It would not be until the show was digitally processed for DVD that viewers would be able to get Columbus's ID card, finding out that he was baptized Frank.

However, there may be some readers who, for many years, work in a misunderstanding that Columbus's first name is Philip. You may have learned the name from the game on the "Trivial Quest" board, which published the name in their 1983 genus issue. Most households had a copy of a "trivial search" in the mid-1980s, so the "fact" was widespread.

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However, the manufacturers of "Trivial Quest" seem to steal the name "Philip" from a book on Trivia, called simply "Trivial Encyclopedia" by Fred L. Worth. It is worth it, as it turns out, plant a few pieces of false trivial, he invented as a way to find naughty papers on boards that could steal their work without permission. Worth took the case to court.

The story of Fred L.'s anti-plagiarism tactic Worth is connected On the Trivia Hall of Fame website. Worth, explains the website, worked as an air traffic controller, but was also known for his allure for facts and trivia. In 1977 Two years later, it is worth expanding the book, to respond "a complete unlimited Encyclopedia of Super Trivia", and it has become a huge hit. Many households in the 1980s had a copy because it served as the ultimate bath reader.

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It is worth, however, knowing about the history of mapping and how ancient cartographies often see that their work is open plagiarism by publishers. Even during the day, he said that map manufacturers often deliberately include mistakes in their maps, allowing them to know when someone else copied things and did not do their own research. Trivia's writers had similar problems, with some publishers copying through research by the author without giving them credit. It is worth putting a conceptual "watermark" on his book, he wrote in a few pieces of false trivia. If someone copied a false fact, he would have known that he was torn. One of the false facts is that Columbus's first name was Philip. It is a fun and clever way to ensure the truth of one's work.

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"Trivial Quest," the web site "Hall of Fame" said was a huge success, achieving over $ 256 million in sales in the first months of its release. When Worth came on a trivial card in the release of "Trivial Quest" - in the category "Fun" - saying that Columbus's first name was Philip, he knew he had a smoking gun.

It is worth immediately taking the "trivial execution" to court, seeking $ 300 million in damage. In his mind, it was clear that his book was used as a resource and that he was never contacted or compensated for it. He sued Johnon and Chris Hani, Ed Werner and Scott Abbott, the creators of the game, as well as his distributor, Selchow and Ritter (Hasbro owns the game in the 2020s).

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Frustrating, the case was almost immediately kicked out. It is worth even hearing, in court, that the manufacturers of a "trivial search" have really used his book as a research tool and they really deliberately failed to credit it as a researcher. However, they claimed that they had torn hundreds of other sources. And, as we all know, when hundreds of different sources tear, it is usually referred to as "research", not "plagiarism". After all, the facts are not copyright. Worth's legal legs dropped under him, and he was never credited or compensated, despite evidence and recognition. It is worth trying to appeal to the Supreme Court, but not taken.

Strangely, the false fact "Philip Columbus" continued to multiply certain sources - such as 1995 at the Effe Smith in 1995 "Guinness Television Encyclopedia" - Continue to declare Columbus's name "Philip". Of course, now you, a dear reader, you can laugh at any time you see an ad or article that declares Columbus's first name is Philip. Knowe you know that it was a fabrication by Fred L. Worth. Now you can see "Columbus" when they want.

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