Continue reading at the AustringerIn anticipation of a special anniversary tomorrow... I Am the Very Model of a C-Design-Proponentsist [Note: Malicious allegations have been made that this work somehow plagiarises something by W.S. Gilbert. Nothing could be further from the truth and I emphatically state that I have nothing to apologise for. And I'm really sorry. Comments on this subject are now closed.] I am the very model of a c-design-proponentsist
The diametric opposite of all that is materialist
My engineering cert allows me call myself a scientist -
We won't discuss those classes in Biology I might have missed
And a Merry Kitzmas to Amadan, Too
Over the the "After the Bar Closes" forum, "Amadan" has a timely update of a favorite bit of nonsense. I've added URLs here and there to the original.
11 Comments
Tom G · 19 December 2007
I have to admit to my multiplicitous past - my first undergraduate degree (before a BS in geology and then onward to graduate school) was in music, and I performed many G&S works. Consequently I have a soft spot for these patter songs and I love any parody based on them. This one, I think, beats even Tom Lehrer's "The Elements"
Many thanks. As has been said, nothing can maintain its austerity in the face of ridicule that is on the mark, true, and really funny. We need much more of this kind of thing - and I once again lament the untimely loss of Douglas Adams who could make the average person laugh at creationist ideas.
Tom
Bill Gascoyne · 19 December 2007
Actually, my favorite (per)version of "Modern Major General" has always been The Elements Song by Tom Lehrer, but this is almost as good.
(Even if you know the song, click on the link; the animation is fabulous, and I don't know how long it'll be there.)
Tom G · 19 December 2007
Bill:
That link has been there for several years now so I don't think it will go away soon.
Tom "poisoning pigeons in the park" G
A Concerned Troll · 19 December 2007
Hmmph. You call that funny? I don't hear any farty noises.
Bill Gascoyne · 19 December 2007
Yeah, I read further after I posted that. It's approved and licensed by Prof. Lehrer, and licensed to others as well.
Still a wonderful animation...
Moses · 19 December 2007
Great job.
steve s · 20 December 2007
J-Dog · 20 December 2007
Amadan is my Hero.
Gary Hurd · 20 December 2007
Merry Kitzmas to all.
Bill Gascoyne · 20 December 2007
Intelligent designer bless us everyone... ;-)
mplavcan · 20 December 2007
Tom G:
Since you mentioned Tom Lehrer - I'm sure would not mind...
All the world seems in tune
On a Spring afternoon
As we poison your schools with ID
Every School Board will see
My sweetheart and me
As we poison your schools with ID
When they see us coming
The humanists all try and hide
But their brains are all pickled
With facts and formaldehyde
Yes the sun’s shining bright
All the world seems alright
As we poison your schools with ID
We’ve gained notoriety
And caused some anxiety
In the humanist society
With our games
They say its pure piety
And lack of propriety
And quite a variety of atheist names
But its purely because of religion
That we all know less than a sick pidgeon
So if Sunday you’re free
Why don’t you come with me
And we’ll poison your schools with ID
And maybe we’ll do
In geology too
As we poison your schools with ID
We’ll murder each subject
with lies and misleading quotes
Then cover our tracks
with prevericant sugar coats
Yes your kid’s soul we’re saving
For the heaven we’re craving
As we poison your schools
The facts are for fools
As we poison your schools with ID