Since all Opera is in Italian or German,* is the comic effect of singing Opera for parody lost on native speakers of those languages?
*traditionally speaking, I know there are exceptions
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
A great song for a great show
Until I saw "Across the Universe" I thought that "With a little help from my friends" was actually just the theme tune for "The Wonder Years."
I was wrong.
I was wrong.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Bring on the terrible twos.....
iomalfunction turns 1 today. Too bad it can't eat the cake I didn't make.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Can you hear me now?
The other day I had a rumbling in my stomach so strong that I thought my cell phone was vibrating. I obviously didn't answer, but I got the message.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Putting the "Complete" back in "Complete Bastards"
Whenever a mathematician or logician says "and so it follows that..." what they really mean is "this is obvious to everyone but YOU."
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Naming my Daughter Marilyn Manson might be weirder though....
Maynard James Keenan, the lead singer of Tool (my favorite band) named his son "Devo" (after his favorite band). If I name my son "Tool" I'm pretty sure he would get beat up a lot.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
But you wouldn't take money out of their garter
I wonder if more conservative local governments would prefer if strippers came on stage naked and were paid to take their time putting their clothes back on?
Thursday, April 2, 2009
I have no doubt you'll find this post funny
Listen to "Sunday Morning" by No Doubt. You will want to harmonize and headbang at the same time. It's really strange.
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