You're not as stealthy as you think you are...

In fact, you're rather obvious.  Your sneaky "printing" fools no one. 

I almost feel guilty laughing at the information hoarder's misfortune.  He has spent years gathering his knowledge base and rarely sharing it.  In this way, he ensures he will always be important.  This strategy is even more brilliant when it can be used to attend meetings others in your department do not go to.  "Well, I've been in meetings all day working on project X.  It's very time consuming and important."

Unfortunately for information hoarder, that knowledge base he worked so hard to build will soon be made obsolete by something new.

Information hoarder has not been assigned to the new project.  This aggravates him and his ire becomes more apparent each day.  It started with comments during department meetings, "I wasn't at that meeting.  How would they know how to handle x?  Did they think about y?"  Now it has evolved into 'stealth printing'. 

The main person from our department working on the new information is located near a printer.  When information hoarder hears her talking to anyone about the new information, he decides he needs to hear it.  However, his desk is too far away to get a good listen.  His solution?  Lumber over here and pretend to check the printer for something.  He must believe this is a genius plan, that no one will suspect that he's listening in.  Only one problem; it's incredibly obvious. 

Reasons why information hoarder does not go undetected:

1. There's a printer right next to his cube
2. He only comes over when the new information is being discussed
3. He lingers far longer than anyone printing something would need to
4. I sit directly across from the printer and have never seen him take anything
5. We all know he is upset over not being more involved with this project
6. Everytime he does this, a coworker notices and points it out to others.

So, Mr. Stealth Printer, I suggest you stop pretending and instead join the conversation.  Or, at the very least, come up with a better strategy for snooping. 

Time to hone those ninja skills.