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“Don’t plagiarize. It will be used against you.”-Ann Althouse (as inspired by the Rand Paul speech brouhaha).
Although I would go with just “Don’t plagiarize.”
And now, the charges extend to his book: Three Pages Of Rand Paul’s Book Were Plagiarized From Think Tanks.
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@Moosebreath: I usually ignore the thumbs-up/thumbs-down thing, but I have a rule: certain things will always get a thumbs-up from me. References to or quotations of Tom Lehrer, Monty Python, Douglas Adams, and P. J. O’Rourke are on that list.
Well played.
@anjin-san:
Other than being able to quote a few lines….it’s obvious Jenos is incapable of grasping the meaning of anyone on his/her list.
Even monkeys are capable of mimicry.
Understanding meaning…not so much.
@anjin-san: Who cares? An appreciation of good humor should be allowed to stand on its own.
@Jenos Idanian #13: I would add Lewis Grizzard to that list.
@OzarkHillbilly: Indeed. If I had to give up Clint Eastwood movies or Ted Nugent songs….well I gave up Nugent. But that’s not the point. I still like watching Eastwood even though he’s clearly a political idiot.
@anjin-san: Hey, I can play the stupid passive-aggressive game, too!
“:Someone tell Annie I’m not like those leftist idiots pissing themselves over Ender’s Game being a very successful movie just because they don’t like Orson Scott Card’s stance on gay rights.”
@OzarkHillbilly: As great as Lewis was (he had the best book titles I’ve ever seen), I’m not sure he’d make the cut. However, Mel Brooks would.
“Should someone tell Jenos that John Cleese despises his political views?”
So what? No ones pays to hear any performer’s political views.
However, Mel Brooks would.
I’m not sure what it says about me, and it definitely says something, but I never really got Brooks. Don’t know why but he always left me a little flat.
@OzarkHillbilly: How about Wayne and Schuster? Or Flanders and Swann?
@Jenos Idanian #13: I would add Lewis Grizzard to that list.
I would add Margaret Cho and Ron White to that list. Plus, I think Clint Eastwood’s performances in those three Dirty Harry movies were some of the best comedy I’ve seen. Great stuff – succinct, perfectly delivered, dead on.
@grumpy realist: Seeing as I had to google them both… 🙁 Wayne and Schuster at least sounded familiar.
@al-Ameda: Here’s your sign... Bill Engvall
@OzarkHillbilly:
Isn’t that three things?
Unless you are Lance Armstrong.
“Did you miss the 60s?”
About half, and was in diapers for a good percentage of the rest. And my point stands — just because someone is musically talented, or a good actor, or whatever, does not mean their political thinking is worth listening to.
Margaret Cho
I remember seeing Margret Cho at an open mic night when she was a complete unknown. It was obvious she was going places. It was a lot like seeing Huey Lewis in the early days. He had star quality, there was no way he was not going to make it. (though his label left “Sports” sitting in the can for two years before releasing it)
@OzarkHillbilly: W&S did a marvelous retelling of the murder of Julius Caesar from the viewpoint of Flavius Maximus, Roman Private Eye.
And Flanders & Swann? They were witty, veddy veddy British, and responsible for why a lot of Brits in the 1950s pronounced “gnu” as “ge-noo”. I recommend them highly (link to Youtube of one of their better songs).
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