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Re: Word Crimes
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 2:56 pm
by Kevbo1987
She doesn't seem to get the fact that she's talking about a Weird Al song. It's a JOKE! He's not really insulting people.
Re: Word Crimes
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 3:01 pm
by Just a Bill
jacobpacek wrote:you don't see a lot of celebrities acknowledge parodies of their songs...in fact this is the first I've seen of it.
Chamillionaire was unabashedly thrilled about W&N, and publicly praised Al's rapping abilities.
Re: Word Crimes
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 3:12 pm
by Skippy
louietheweaselfaceddogboy wrote:Not sure if this has been pointed out just yet, but here is one of my favorite pieces of wordplay in this song...
Time to learn your homophones is past due.
"Past" is a homophone for "passed."
"Due" is a homophone for "do" or "dew."
Also, "thyme" for "time," "two" and "too" for "to," and "you're" for "your."
Re: Word Crimes
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 3:29 pm
by mellow weasel
Can someone explain the "Like people who were never raised in a sewer" line? I'm only asking now because I hoped I'd get it at some point, but I haven't

. Google wasn't much of a help this time either...
Re: Word Crimes
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 3:32 pm
by AlejandraDD
I'm sure they don't teach grammar in sewers. Nor you'd get much contact with other human beings that could teach you proper grammar.
Re: Word Crimes
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 3:36 pm
by TheLazenby
minnick27 wrote:They probably wont get it unless they are teenagers, and if they are they probably know and will just giggle
Just to be fair... my mother is 62, and I had to explain SNL's "Colonel Angus" joke. XD
Re: Word Crimes
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 3:37 pm
by darkhornet
mellow weasel wrote:Can someone explain the "Like people who were never raised in a sewer" line? I'm only asking now because I hoped I'd get it at some point, but I haven't

. Google wasn't much of a help this time either...
I don't really think there's a deep hidden meaning. I think he's just saying the equivalent of "people who aren't neanderthals." Hopefully someone else will speak up if there's another meaning I missed.
Re: Word Crimes
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 3:50 pm
by Bruce the Duck
AlejandraDD wrote:I'm sure they don't teach grammar in sewers. Nor you'd get much contact with other human beings that could teach you proper grammar.
Yeah, Michaelangelo had horrible grammar!
Speaking of, anyone else notice the two turtles next to the manhole in the video? A nice little nod to the TMNT.
Re: Word Crimes
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 6:00 pm
by Way_Moby
Wow, the video has over 2 million hits already!
Re: Word Crimes
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 6:02 pm
by weird_el
Speaking from an Al Gal perspective, the size of Al's dictionary doesn't impress me nearly as much as the size of his vocabulary.