In the spirit of the season, Tom Lehrer, Weird Al Yankovic and overwhelming evidence, and as we can't do flash animations with flatulence noises, once more the Panda's Thumb Offensive Morris Dancing Troop and Precision Yodelling Team bring you . . .
The Twelve days of DISCO redux:
On the first day of DISCO the DI gave to me . . . No original peer-reviewed work.
On the second day of DISCO the DI gave to me . . . A Dover Pro-Science Victory, and no original peer-reviewed work.
On the third day of DISCO the DI gave to me . . . Judge Jones Bashing, A Dover Pro-Science Victory, and no original peer-reviewed work.
On the forth day of DISCO the DI gave to me . . . More Science-Free Books, Judge Jones Bashing, A Dover Pro-Science Victory, and no original peer-reviewed work.
On the fifth day of DISCO the DI gave to me . . . More Sternberg Spin! More Science-Free Books, Judge Jones Bashing, A Dover Pro-Science Victory, and no original peer-reviewed work
On the sixth day of DISCO the DI gave to me . . . Clogging Student Blog sites. More Sternberg Spin! More Science-Free Books, Judge Jones Bashing, A Dover Pro-Science Victory, and no original peer-reviewed work
On the seventh day of DISCO the DI gave to me . . . Clueless Dover Denial, Clogging Student Blog sites. More Sternberg Spin! More Science-Free Books, Judge Jones Bashing, A Dover Pro-Science Victory, and no original peer-reviewed work
On the eight day of DISCO the DI gave to me . . . No Biologic Institute Research, Clueless Dover Denial, Clogging Student Blog sites. More Sternberg Spin! More Science-Free Books, Judge Jones Bashing, A Dover Pro-Science Victory, and no original peer-reviewed work
On the ninth day of DISCO the DI gave to me . . . More Judge Jones Bashing, No Biologic Institute Research, Clueless Dover Denial, Clogging Student Blog sites. More Sternberg Spin! More Science-Free Books, Judge Jones Bashing, A Dover Pro-Science Victory, and no original peer-reviewed work
On the tenth day of DISCO the DI gave to me . . . Conspiracy Paranoia, More Judge Jones Bashing, No Biologic Institute Research, Clueless Dover Denial, Clogging Student Blog sites. More Sternberg Spin! More Science-Free Books, Judge Jones Bashing, A Dover Pro-Science Victory, and no original peer-reviewed work
On the eleventh day of DISCO the DI gave to me . . . A Cheesy Flash Animation, Conspiracy Paranoia, More Judge Jones Bashing, No Biologic Institute Research, Clueless Dover Denial, Clogging Student Blog sites. More Sternberg Spin! More Science-Free Books, Judge Jones Bashing, A Dover Pro-Science Victory, and no original peer-reviewed work
On the twelfth day of DISCO the DI gave to me . . . A Cobb county pro-science Victory, A Cheesy Flash Animation, Conspiracy Paranoia, More Judge Jones Bashing, No Biologic Institute Research, Clueless Dover Denial, Clogging Student Blog sites. More Sternberg Spin! More Science-Free Books, Judge Jones Bashing, A Dover Pro-Science Victory, and no original peer-reviewed workThe Twelve days of DISCO redux
In the spirit of the season, Tom Lehrer, Weird Al Yankovic and overwhelming evidence, and as we can't do flash animations with flatulence noises, once more the Panda's Thumb Offensive Morris Dancing Troop and Precision Yodelling Team bring you . . .
The Twelve days of DISCO redux:
On the first day of DISCO the DI gave to me . . . No original peer-reviewed work.
On the second day of DISCO the DI gave to me . . . A Dover Pro-Science Victory, and no original peer-reviewed work.
On the third day of DISCO the DI gave to me . . . Judge Jones Bashing, A Dover Pro-Science Victory, and no original peer-reviewed work.
On the forth day of DISCO the DI gave to me . . . More Science-Free Books, Judge Jones Bashing, A Dover Pro-Science Victory, and no original peer-reviewed work.
On the fifth day of DISCO the DI gave to me . . . More Sternberg Spin! More Science-Free Books, Judge Jones Bashing, A Dover Pro-Science Victory, and no original peer-reviewed work
On the sixth day of DISCO the DI gave to me . . . Clogging Student Blog sites. More Sternberg Spin! More Science-Free Books, Judge Jones Bashing, A Dover Pro-Science Victory, and no original peer-reviewed work
On the seventh day of DISCO the DI gave to me . . . Clueless Dover Denial, Clogging Student Blog sites. More Sternberg Spin! More Science-Free Books, Judge Jones Bashing, A Dover Pro-Science Victory, and no original peer-reviewed work
On the eight day of DISCO the DI gave to me . . . No Biologic Institute Research, Clueless Dover Denial, Clogging Student Blog sites. More Sternberg Spin! More Science-Free Books, Judge Jones Bashing, A Dover Pro-Science Victory, and no original peer-reviewed work
On the ninth day of DISCO the DI gave to me . . . More Judge Jones Bashing, No Biologic Institute Research, Clueless Dover Denial, Clogging Student Blog sites. More Sternberg Spin! More Science-Free Books, Judge Jones Bashing, A Dover Pro-Science Victory, and no original peer-reviewed work
On the tenth day of DISCO the DI gave to me . . . Conspiracy Paranoia, More Judge Jones Bashing, No Biologic Institute Research, Clueless Dover Denial, Clogging Student Blog sites. More Sternberg Spin! More Science-Free Books, Judge Jones Bashing, A Dover Pro-Science Victory, and no original peer-reviewed work
On the eleventh day of DISCO the DI gave to me . . . A Cheesy Flash Animation, Conspiracy Paranoia, More Judge Jones Bashing, No Biologic Institute Research, Clueless Dover Denial, Clogging Student Blog sites. More Sternberg Spin! More Science-Free Books, Judge Jones Bashing, A Dover Pro-Science Victory, and no original peer-reviewed work
On the twelfth day of DISCO the DI gave to me . . . A Cobb county pro-science Victory, A Cheesy Flash Animation, Conspiracy Paranoia, More Judge Jones Bashing, No Biologic Institute Research, Clueless Dover Denial, Clogging Student Blog sites. More Sternberg Spin! More Science-Free Books, Judge Jones Bashing, A Dover Pro-Science Victory, and no original peer-reviewed work
24 Comments
Shalini, BBWAD · 21 December 2006
This made my day.
Reed A. Cartwright · 22 December 2006
Funny.
Cedric Katesby · 22 December 2006
Cute. Now I'll have the tune stuck in my head all day. :)
k.e. · 22 December 2006
'Tis the season to be jolly.
(sung to the tune of O CHRISTMAS TREE O CHRISTMAS TREE)
O Kitzmas vicTree, O Kitzmas vicTree,
Your DI faces green delight us.
They're green when summer days are bright:
They're green when winter snow is white.
O Kitzmas vicTree, O Kitzmas vicTree,,
Your DI faces green delight us.
The God for government was almost near
You'ld change the country bit by bit
So nobody would notice it
And just to show that you're sincere
you'll deny god was the designer here.
The pocket watch on distant heath
An image now outdated
For you're the new dead parrot-jim
And we are educated
So raise the cultured petrie dish
The peer reviews, the cold hard facts
And just to show that we're sincere
We'll sing Kitzmas vicTree once a year
deejay · 22 December 2006
What's the story with clogging student blog sites? Does that refer to the Cornell class website, or is there something that I actually missed from the past year? Many thanks.
chunkdz · 22 December 2006
Peurile.
chunkdz · 22 December 2006
And puerile, too.
Bettinke, Head Nurse, Tr.San.&Ph. · 22 December 2006
Funny is that! Not even a "chunkdz" registered am I seeing.
Hmm. Too teensy a troll to bothered with being, thinking I am!
Now, shooh, you little trollkin...I bigger fish to fry am having!
Cedric Katesby · 22 December 2006
"Purile" said Chunkdz.
Hmmmm, the post struck a raw nerve?
Ah, icing on the cake. (insert big cheezy grin here)
Merry Christmas to you too. :)
Popper's ghost · 22 December 2006
Steviepinhead · 22 December 2006
Let's see, we've now got three guesses: "peurile," "puerile," and "purile."
Who, oh who, will win the troll spelling contest?
chunkdz · 22 December 2006
Alexander · 22 December 2006
Oh good ... I'm pleased in a way - if this is puerile then I'm really not sure what word you'd use to describe anyone who'd use a flash animation of a farting judge to put your point across.
If this is childish then I'm really not sure how WD should be considered
chunkdz · 22 December 2006
Puerile is just an apt description. I don't know why anyone would take offense unless you were going for something more sophisticated. Were you?
chunkdz · 22 December 2006
Steviepinhead · 22 December 2006
Bettinke, Head Nurse, Tr.San.&Ph. · 22 December 2006
Popper's ghost · 22 December 2006
Pizza Woman · 22 December 2006
Well, they ah kind of ICky...
brightmoon · 22 December 2006
and no original peer reviewed wooork !!!!!
rofl
argystokes · 23 December 2006
The fourth day!
chunkdz · 23 December 2006
Puerile is not necessarily bad when attempting a creative spoof. But if the content is pueril, the delivery has to be sophisticated in order to give the proper sense of irony. Weird Al has mastered this. Has Steve Steve?
Invoking the likes of Lehrer and Yankovich as peers in musical spoof demands that a certain level of creative achievement be accomplished. Steve Steve is at an immediate disadvantage having not been able to actually produce music for the listener to enjoy. But of course, clever lyrics and a familiar tune can carry a satirical spoof if done well.
The most obvious criticism is that rhythmically, the spoof simply doesn't match the original's meter and 16th note syncopation. This is not necessarily a bad thing either, as awkward rhythm can be an effective device in a humorous knock-off, but it should be used sparingly. The rampant rhythmic dysfunction throughout the "12 days of DISCO" belies a lazy approach, and a lack of ingenuity.
The next most obvious criticism will be found in the title of the song. The word DISCO, an obscure inside reference to the Discovery Institute, neither rhymes with Christmas or even has anything to do with the holiday. Again a lack of imagination is evident. Disco being a rather lame musical genre merely adds to the confusion.
Also, why is there a reference to yodelers, when there is no yodelling in the song? The non-sequiters begin to accumulate.
The use of Judge Jones bashing twice in the song seems unnecessarily redundant. It doesn't seem to carry enough pejorative weight to merit the doubling. Certainly there must be something funnier and more creative to satirize creationists with. Also, the fifth day is generally the most memorable verse in the song (Five Golden Rings in the original). While "more Sternberg spin" matches the syncopation of the original, it doesn't carry any humorous connotation, or enough historical significance to make the reference memorable.
The 12th day reference to "Cobb county pro-science victory" likewise seems a weak way to bring the song home. A funnier approach might have been to capitalize on the failure of the DI, rather than the victory for science. "A Debacle in Cobb County" or something similar to emphasize the failure of the fundies, as failure is always funnier than smug victory.
In the end, what had the potential to be an effective satire seems squandered because of a lack of imagination. This is only emphasized by the invocation of Lehrer, Yankovich, and Overwhelming Evidence, who all have produced meticulous and meaningful satire. The 12 Days of DISCO simply suffers from an obviously hurried approach, and little attention to detail. The funniest part of the whole presentation is perhaps the oddly dressed panda wielding Santa who seems to be badly in need of a jockstrap. But alas, even this is not enough to save this poor example of musical satire.
Popper's ghost · 23 December 2006
Shuddup, troll.
Peter Henderson · 27 December 2006
Talking (or singing) about peer-reviewed work, over at AIG there's a research competition for aspiring creation scientists:
http://www.answersingenesis.org/cec/research-paper-challenge/