Monday, October 17, 2005
Short People (Randy Newman, 1977)
VH1 re-ran their "100 greatest one-hit wonders" series this past weekend. They used a technical definition (groups that had exactly one hit in the top 20) so that a lot of artists we've heard of were listed (Sinéad O'Connor was #18) while Procul Harem (Whiter Shade of Pale) was excluded.
A pop-up announced that it is illegal to play Randy Newman's "Short People" on the radio in Maryland. A few sites but as is usual with these "dumb laws" sites, no citation is given, and these typically are both over-generalizations and overly specific when researched. ("In Davis Square, Somerville, it is legal to shoot a Mormon in your pajamas" -- it is legal to shoot anyone in Massachusetts, if it's in protection of life, and it doesn't matter whether or not he's in your pajamas.) And while community standards come into play, radio is generally a federal concern. But I would be interested to see law or ruling on which this myth is based.
In any case, various sites about the song claim that it as "clearly tongue-in-cheek", but I still don't get the joke. If the song were meant to be taken at face value, how would it have been different? Why is putting down short people so outlandish that Newman couldn't possibly be serious?
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А вот знаете о чём я сейчас подумала.
Десять дней на Новогодние каникулы - это очень много. Сначала как все обрадовалась, что одыхать так много будем. А вот как вспомнила прошлогодний опыт, и позапрошлый. Так что-то передумала. Подумайте сами, ни денег, ни здоровья не хватит. Опять головная боль, опять лишние калории, и опять весь год хождения в спортзал коту под хвост.
Ну что смеётесь? я не права??
Десять дней на Новогодние каникулы - это очень много. Сначала как все обрадовалась, что одыхать так много будем. А вот как вспомнила прошлогодний опыт, и позапрошлый. Так что-то передумала. Подумайте сами, ни денег, ни здоровья не хватит. Опять головная боль, опять лишние калории, и опять весь год хождения в спортзал коту под хвост.
Ну что смеётесь? я не права??
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: Friday, December 4, 2009 11:26:00 PM EST
: Friday, December 4, 2009 11:26:00 PM EST
Спешу поделиться новостью: обмен Яндекс.Денег на Вебмани и обратно больше официально не производится. Не знаю, какая их собака укусила, но сейчас обмен практически невозможен. Все крупные обменники, коими я пользовался переводы в данных направлениях просто не осуществляют. Порой приходилось с ЯД на WM переводить немалые суммы. И что теперь делать, ума не приложу.
Хорошо наверное тем, кто не пользуется электронной валютой, а по старинке - банковскими операциями, платёжками по факсу и тд)))
Хорошо наверное тем, кто не пользуется электронной валютой, а по старинке - банковскими операциями, платёжками по факсу и тд)))
# posted by : Tuesday, December 15, 2009 6:45:00 AM EST
: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 6:45:00 AM EST
According to Babelfish, he says:
I hurry to share with the news: the exchange Of [yandeks].[Deneg] for [Vebmani] and back more officially is not produced. I do not know, their what dog bit, but now exchange is practically impossible. All large exchangers, [koimi] I used the transfers in the given directions simply do not achieve. Now and then it was necessary POISON on WM to transfer big enough sums. And that to now make, mind I will not apply. Well surely that, who does not use electronic currency, but on the old ways - by bank operations, by [platezhkami] on the fax and [td]) "
This is one of the most intelligent comments to a blog post I've received, so up it goes.
I hurry to share with the news: the exchange Of [yandeks].[Deneg] for [Vebmani] and back more officially is not produced. I do not know, their what dog bit, but now exchange is practically impossible. All large exchangers, [koimi] I used the transfers in the given directions simply do not achieve. Now and then it was necessary POISON on WM to transfer big enough sums. And that to now make, mind I will not apply. Well surely that, who does not use electronic currency, but on the old ways - by bank operations, by [platezhkami] on the fax and [td]) "
This is one of the most intelligent comments to a blog post I've received, so up it goes.
The earlier comment, to which this undoubtedly was a response, was:
But here know about than I now it thought. Ten days to the new-year vacations - this very many. First as all it was gladdened, that [odykhat] so much we will be. But this is how recalled last year's experience, and before last. So something thought over. Think themselves, neither money nor health will not be sufficient. Again headache, again excess calories, and again entire year of walking into the gymnasium to tomcat under the tail. Well that [smeetes]? I am not right??
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But here know about than I now it thought. Ten days to the new-year vacations - this very many. First as all it was gladdened, that [odykhat] so much we will be. But this is how recalled last year's experience, and before last. So something thought over. Think themselves, neither money nor health will not be sufficient. Again headache, again excess calories, and again entire year of walking into the gymnasium to tomcat under the tail. Well that [smeetes]? I am not right??
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