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[[File:hqdefault.jpg|frame|Come back tomorrow night, we're gonna do... fractions.]] |
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{{quote|''"I find that if you take the various popular song forms to their logical extremes, you can arrive at almost anything from the ridiculous to the obscene -- or, as they say in New York, sophisticated."''|'''[[Tom Lehrer]]'''}} |
{{quote|''"I find that if you take the various popular song forms to their logical extremes, you can arrive at almost anything from the ridiculous to the obscene -- or, as they say in New York, sophisticated."''|'''[[Tom Lehrer]]'''}} |
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[["Weird Al" Yankovic]] cites Tom Lehrer as one of his inspirations. Lehrer's own inspirations notably include [[Gilbert and Sullivan]] and [[Cole Porter]]. Allegedly, he invented the [[wikipedia:Gelatin dessert#Gelatin shots|Jell-O shot]]. |
[["Weird Al" Yankovic]] cites Tom Lehrer as one of his inspirations. Lehrer's own inspirations notably include [[Gilbert and Sullivan]] and [[Cole Porter]]. Allegedly, he invented the [[wikipedia:Gelatin dessert#Gelatin shots|Jell-O shot]]. |
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Quotes from Mr. Lehrer's works are used at the top of the following pages: |
Quotes from Mr. Lehrer's works are used at the top of the following pages: |
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=== Mr. Lehrer's works display examples of: === |
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* [[The Aggressive Drug Dealer]]: "The Old Dope Peddler" |
* [[The Aggressive Drug Dealer]]: "The Old Dope Peddler" |
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* [[Alma Mater Song]]: "Bright College Days". |
* [[Alma Mater Song]]: "Bright College Days". |
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* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]: The final verse of "The Irish Ballad": |
* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]: The final verse of "The Irish Ballad": |
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{{quote|And when at last the police came by |
{{quote|And when at last the police came by |
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Her [[Understatement|little prank]] she did not deny |
Her [[Understatement|little prank]] she did not deny |
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For to do so she would have had to lie... |
For to do so she would have had to lie... |
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And lyin' she knew was a sin... }} |
And lyin' she knew was a sin... }} |
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* [[Beastly Bloodsports]]: "In Old Mexico" |
* [[Beastly Bloodsports]]: "In Old Mexico" |
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''Says each newspaper reader'' |
''Says each newspaper reader'' |
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''As someone once remarked to Schubert'' |
''As someone once remarked to Schubert'' |
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''[[Incredibly Lame Pun|Take us to your Lieder'']] |
''[[Incredibly Lame Pun|Take us to your Lieder'']] |
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(''sorry about that'') }} |
(''sorry about that'') }} |
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* [[Those Wacky Nazis]]: As mentioned above, he references Wernher von Braun's Nazi past: |
* [[Those Wacky Nazis]]: As mentioned above, he references Wernher von Braun's Nazi past: |