I love Weird Al.
I find that I often like the Weird Al versions of songs better than the original artist versions. And I’ve found some artists with whom I wasn’t previously familiar though listening to Weird Al songs.
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Oppo: Odds Bodkins! Is this a Digger I see before me?
Who is that nameplate for?
Oppo: Do you mean “For whom is that nameplate?”
Friend of Walrus: What gives? Asking for a friend.
Keln: I couldn’t make this meeting.
Emu: Squawk.
Basil: Where’d we get the money for a new nameplate?
Walrus {on speakerphone}: Hello? Hello? . . .
Frank J.: I’m in charge.
MINUTES: Resolved: Full salary, benefits, and stock options for emu, with corporate office, transportation, and housing, plus seven company-paid vacations per year. Proposed, seconded, and passed with one squawk in the affirmative.
Like everything liberal, it’s a little hard to follow, a little hard to believe, but essentially nuts:
Scientist, #MeToo Advocate, Admits To Making Up Professor Who ‘Fought’ For Social Justice Issues, ‘Died’ Of Coronavirus
LaCorte News / Penka Arsova / August 5, 2020
The popular Arizona State University professor who often discussed social justice issues and purportedly died after a battle with the coronavirus actually never existed. The person behind the hoax account was BethAnn McLaughlin, a neuroscientist, and founder of the #MeTooSTEM advocacy group.
The story:
McLaughlin, who last week announced the fake professor’s death, told the New York Times this week that she was operating the account.
“I take full responsibility for my involvement in creating the @sciencing_bi Twitter account. My actions are inexcusable. I apologize without reservation to all the people I hurt,” she said in a statement.
Meh. Not accepted. How about all the people you offended, accused, insulted, deceived, and just plain lied to? Any apologies to them?
The Twitter account, @Sciencing_Bi, had been frequently posting about diversity, sexual harassment, and discrimination in the world of science since 2016. Based on posts and comments, the account was believed to belong to an LGBTQ Native American Anthropology professor who worked at the Arizona State University.
It stated that the made-up scientist attended Catholic school, “fled the south because of their oppression of queer folk,” and later identified as a Hopi.
Red Flag: I’m not sure the Hopi have given permission for people to identify as them.
So what in hell is this idiot babbling about now?
“And by the way, what you all know, but most people don’t know, unlike the African American community, with notable exceptions, the Latino community is an incredibly diverse community, with incredibly different attitudes about different things”, Biden said, receiving a slew of backlash for his wording.…
During that same interview, Biden stunned Garcia-Navarro’s co-interviewer CBS News’ Errol Barnett when he made the comment ‘Are you a junkie?’
…
‘Mr. Vice President, your opponent in this election, President Trump, has made your mental state a campaign topic,’ Barnett posed. ‘Have you taken a cognitive test?’
‘No, I haven’t taken a test. Why the hell would I take a test?’ Biden said to Barnett during the interview, which aired in full Thursday, but clips were released Wednesday.
‘Come on man. That’s like saying, before you got in this program, did you take a test where you’re taking cocaine or not. What do you think? Huh? Are you a junkie?,’ the presumed Democratic nominee added with a laugh.
Barnett appeared confused by the response.
‘What do you say to President Trump, who brags about his test and makes your mental state an issue for voters?’ Barnett asked.
‘Well, if he can’t figure out the difference between an elephant and a lion, I don’t know what the hell he’s talking about,’ Biden said.
— Daily Mail UK | 08/07/2020
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