An Ode To Al

bwfcusa16 writes "The Boston Globe has up a feature story on Weird Al in its Sunday edition. The article refers to his staying power as prince of the parody. It's an ode to his determination, talent, and relevance ... and, of course, the funny." From the article: "Novelty artists--and he is one--have a notoriously short lifespan. They age badly, they run out of gags. But Al, by simply refusing to stop, has turned himself into a sort of cultural Geiger counter, ticking and squawking around the hot zones. The oddity of a humorist titling himself like a pro wrestler (there's no "Funny Jerry" Seinfeld) has long since worn off--he's the champ, and he's earned it.

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Article summary:

[Anonymous Coward]

"Pretty fly for a weird guy."

Re:Self-Deprecating Humour is the Key

[Russ Nelson]

As a foreigner living here, I find that American culture often needs a little help to laugh at itself.

That's not funny!

No Funny Jerry

[KewlioMZX]

(there's no "Funny Jerry" Seinfeld) This article makes a good point. X3

Re:No Funny Jerry

[Anonymous Coward]

here's no "Funny Jerry" Seinfeld

What's up with that, anyway?

Re:Twenty years from now...

[Anonymous Coward]

I wonder what Weird Al will be like 20 years from now...

I bet you he'll still be white and nerdy.

Re:Self-Deprecating Humour is the Key

[Anonymous Coward]

+1 Insightful!

Re:Not Artificial Intelligence?

[Instine]

For many dream of a silocone pal Less fake than Pam, more friendly than HAL For others its purpose is clear , to help missiles stear But AI has but one reason d'etre, for a real geek Which is to learn to speak. Not in a robotic and predictable way, But convincing enough for it to say: Jonny can't come to school today.

Re:Addicted to Love - Miscredited

[sharkey]

Robert Plant is dead?

Re:Perhaps this will make you feel better:

[From A Far Away Land]

Thanks for letting me know that. I only signed up to My Space to make fun if it, and I forgot the number 1 rule of My Space: Everything about it is spammy and crappy [except for Al, Barenaked Ladies, and me ;-) who have accounts there].

Re:Perhaps this will make you feel better:

[lucifig]

No, the Goo Goo Dolls one was real.

They are really that desperate for friends.

Re:This guy has staying power!

[TheJediGeek]

You just messed up the title of a Weird Al song about Star Wars.

Please turn in your geek card on your way out.

Re:Quit While You're Ahead

[Sinistar2k]

Did you just... Was that... a shout out?!

Re:err

[Wdomburg]

It's like how Wesley Snipes said, in White Men Can't Jump, you can HEAR Jimmi, but you aren't LISTENING to Jimmi.

Strike that, reverse it.

Re:Nothing to see here, please move along

[samkass]

I like "White and Nerdy", but "All About the Pentiums" is my favorite geek-parody song, containing one of my favorite pseudo-gansta lyrics of all time:
If I ever meet ya
I'll CTRL-ALT-DELETE ya!