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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.
"Pretty fly for a weird guy."
As a foreigner living here, I find that American culture often needs a little help to laugh at itself.
That's not funny!
Don't piss off The Angry Economist
(there's no "Funny Jerry" Seinfeld) This article makes a good point. X3
Absolutely ridiculous. >.>
+1 Insightful!
Robert Plant is dead?
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"Outlook not so good." That magic 8-ball knows everything! I'll ask about Exchange Server next.
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].
Oh You POS
No, the Goo Goo Dolls one was real.
They are really that desperate for friends.
Please turn in your geek card on your way out.
Did you just... Was that... a shout out?!
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.
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!
E pluribus unum