That's called "irony" Max.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Max Wellhouse" <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 1:58 PM
Subject: Re: Oil Fill Level -Randy Newman has the answer!

> You're not talking about Randy Newman's Classic tune  Political
> Science are you? song goes  somethin like this:(done to a ragtime
> type piano and trumpet) .
>
> BTW, his 4 CD box set  Guilty  30 years, may have as diverse  a
> musical palate as anyone alive.  And most of his stuff is pretty
> irreverent and politically incorrect.   Especially the cuts from his
> mid 70's concept album  "Good ol Boys"
>
> No one likes us, don't know why
> May not be perfect, but heaven knows we try.
> All around even our old friends put us down
> Let's drop the Big One, and see what happens...
>
> We send them money, but are they grateful?
> No, they're spiteful and they're hateful
> They don't respect us so let's surprise 'em
> Let's drop the Big One and pulverize them.
>
> Asia's crowded, Europe's too old,
> Africa is far to hot and Canada's too cold
> South America Stole our name
> Let's drop the Big One, there'll be no one left to blame us..
>
> Refrain:  We'll save Australia, don't wanna hurt no kangaroo
> Build a North American Amusement park there
> They got surfin too.
>
> Boom goes London , Boom Parie
> More room for you and more room for me
> and every city the whole world round
> Will just be another American Town
> Oh how peaceful it  will be, we'll set everybody free
> You wear a Japanese kimono baby get Italian shoes for me
> They all hate us any how, so let's drop the big one now, let's drop
> the big one now....
>
> By the way  RVC is I think Randy Newman owned a Vanagon at one point
> in his career.
>
> DM&FS
>
>
> At 02:09 PM 10/23/2005, John Rodgers wrote:
> >I don't believe in political correctness either!
> >
> >How does the old song go .. .....something about there's rioting in
> >Africa, there's rioting in Spain ......... something about the English
> >hate the Irish, the Irish hate the Dutch, and I don't like anybody very
> >much! Yep, sum's it up. No Political Correctness. It's a disappearing
> >way of life.
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >John Rodgers
> >
> >Malcolm Stebbins wrote:
> >
> >>Sexist 'jokes' are not 'jokes', they are hurtful. IMHO there is NO
> >>place on this list for this
> >>type of behaviour/attitude. Some opinions are better kept to one's self.
M
> >>
> >>--- John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>Perhaps that was bad - here's worse!
> >>>
> >>>Blonde cheerleader got caught in a hailstorm,
> >>
> >>
> >>
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