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Or how about Tool: Vicarious

I read the summary, and this song immediately came to mind. Especially "Aww, do I even need a reason?"

Here's the appropriate lyrics for those who want to sing along.

Altho this one might be more appropriate.

And René DesCartes was a drunken fart
"I drink, therefore I am."

demonstrating their amazing abilities to stick their foot in it over and over, all whilst portraying themselves as great enforcers of the american way , and upholders of the capitalistic lifestyle that we all hold so dear. I smell an oscar. Maybe Darl will want to take his newfound fame and fortune to the next level, by becoming a rockstar too.

For the inintiated, here's the text of the C&C routine (you have to imagine Tommy being really stoned during the exchange):

(Soft knocks at the door)
CHONG: Who is it?
CHEECH: It's me, Dave. Open up, man, I got the stuff.
(More knocks)
CHONG: Who is it?
CHEECH: It's me, Dave, man. Open up, I got the stuff.
CHONG: Who?
CHEECH: It's, Dave, man. Open up, I think the cops saw me come in here.
(More knocks)
CHONG: Who is it?
CHEECH: It's, Dave, man. Will you open up, I got the stuff with me.
CHONG: Who?
CHEECH: Dave, man. Open up.
CHONG: Dave?
CHEECH: Yeah, Dave. C'mon, man, open up, I think the cops saw me.
CHONG: Dave's not here.
CHEECH: No, man, I'm Dave, man.
(Sharp knocks at the door)
CHEECH: Hey, c'mon, man.
CHONG: Who is it?
CHEECH: It's Dave, man. Will you open up? I got the stuff with me.
CHONG: Who?
CHEECH: Dave, man. Open up.
CHONG: Dave?
CHEECH: Yeah, Dave.
CHONG: Dave's not here.
CHEECH: What the hell? No, man, I am Dave, man. Will you...
(More knocks)
CHEECH: C'mon! Open up the door, will you? I got the stuff with me, I think the cops saw me.
CHONG: Who is it?
CHEECH: Oh, what the hell is it...c'mon. Open up the door! It's Dave!
CHONG: Who?
CHEECH: Dave! D-A-V-E! Will you open up the goddam door!
CHONG: Dave?
CHEECH: Yeah, Dave!
CHONG: Dave?
CHEECH: Right, man. Dave. Now will you open up the door?
CHONG: Dave's not here.

I DJ college radio, mostly hardcore and punk. I am not a "shock jock", and most of what I play and say on the air is not intended to get a rise out of people. However, I have almost been kicked off the air multiple times because of the lameass obscenity rules imposed by the FCC. Songs such as this, this, this, and this have cost me much grief in the past.

None of these songs are terribly obscene, and really, the use of this language is really commonplace in our culture now. The reason that blanket laws like this trigger kneejerk, eye-rolling reactions is because it's silly. In the same way that nobody is particularly shocked or taken aback to hear about someone smoking pot or drinking underage, these milquetoast rules dilute the force of the law because nobody takes them seriously.

Likewise, none of the songs that I posted up there are really that offensive; you'd have to be living under a rock to be offended by that. On the other hand, "obscenity" is a really slippery slope. For instance, none of these songs have any bad words.

This song will probably offend you
But what about this one? It's only kind of bad, I guess....
And what about this one?

Where do you wanna draw the line?

I DJ college radio, mostly hardcore and punk. I am not a "shock jock", and most of what I play and say on the air is not intended to get a rise out of people. However, I have almost been kicked off the air multiple times because of the lameass obscenity rules imposed by the FCC. Songs such as this, this, this, and this have cost me much grief in the past.

None of these songs are terribly obscene, and really, the use of this language is really commonplace in our culture now. The reason that blanket laws like this trigger kneejerk, eye-rolling reactions is because it's silly. In the same way that nobody is particularly shocked or taken aback to hear about someone smoking pot or drinking underage, these milquetoast rules dilute the force of the law because nobody takes them seriously.

Likewise, none of the songs that I posted up there are really that offensive; you'd have to be living under a rock to be offended by that. On the other hand, "obscenity" is a really slippery slope. For instance, none of these songs have any bad words.

This song will probably offend you
But what about this one? It's only kind of bad, I guess....
And what about this one?

Where do you wanna draw the line?

I DJ college radio, mostly hardcore and punk. I am not a "shock jock", and most of what I play and say on the air is not intended to get a rise out of people. However, I have almost been kicked off the air multiple times because of the lameass obscenity rules imposed by the FCC. Songs such as this, this, this, and this have cost me much grief in the past.

None of these songs are terribly obscene, and really, the use of this language is really commonplace in our culture now. The reason that blanket laws like this trigger kneejerk, eye-rolling reactions is because it's silly. In the same way that nobody is particularly shocked or taken aback to hear about someone smoking pot or drinking underage, these milquetoast rules dilute the force of the law because nobody takes them seriously.

Likewise, none of the songs that I posted up there are really that offensive; you'd have to be living under a rock to be offended by that. On the other hand, "obscenity" is a really slippery slope. For instance, none of these songs have any bad words.

This song will probably offend you
But what about this one? It's only kind of bad, I guess....
And what about this one?

Where do you wanna draw the line?