Knight's pick 1-28-2010

[Nathon Detroit]

:rotfl: Very clever!

The Partisan
(with apologies to Billy Joel)

:upright:

It’s eight pm on a working day
The TOL crowd shuffles in
There’s an old thread on a monarchy
And one on original sin

And a poster complains about health reform
Though he’s not sure just what’s in the bill
But he knows it’s a scam and at best it’s a sham
And for his money so is the Hill

La la la, de de daLa la, de de da da da

String us along, you’re the partisan
Tell us we’re wrong/you’re right
Cause we’re all in the mood to talk politics
And theology into the night​

Well Knight at the helm is a friend of mine
Now and then we’ve been known to agree
But he makes no pretense that the matter is sense
And that’s just about perfect for me.

He says, "TH, you liberals are killing me"
“I’m a moderate Knight,” I insist
But he just shakes his head, “To the lefts what it read
And if you aren’t I don’t know what is"

Oh, la la la, de de daLa la, de de da da da

AMR is a strong TULIP Calvinist
Who never thought Bill had a chance
But he’s arguing Acts and the nature of facts
Though he knows it's all part of a dance

And the faithless are practical nihilists
While the deists think they’re on their own
But they both suspect theists are second rate realists
And quiet agnostics at home

String us along, you’re the partisan
Tell us we’re wrong/you’re right
Cause we’re all in the mood to talk politics
And theology into the night​

It’s a pretty good mix for a working day
And chickenman gives me a nod
Cause he knows in a pinch I’ll be throwing a wrench
Into half-baked rejections of God

And TOL sounds like a musical
Where nobody carries a tune
But we sing at the top of our voices and stop
Only after we’ve emptied the room

Oh, la la la, de de daLa la, de de da da da

String us along, you’re the partisan
Tell us we’re wrong/you’re right
Cause we’re all in the mood to talk politics
And theology into the night​

:first:

 

[The Graphite]

Kudos to "Weird TH" Yankovic! :banana:

Now you have to videotape yourself singing it, and post it.

 

[Vaquero45]

Kudos to "Weird TH" Yankovic! :banana:

Now you have to videotape yourself singing it, and post it.

....preferably self-accompanied by accordion.

Nice work TH!

lol

 

[Town Heretic]

:roses: Muchas gracias!

It had been a while since I had fun with something from the pop culture and I didn't want to do another movie scene, so...still thinking about revisiting it from time to time, adding verses for other TOL regulars and arguments/positions. :think: But that's it for now.

 

[Ecumenicist]

That was excellent TH. Awesome. Kudos and reps.

 

[Poly]