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“New” “Video” “From” “Weird Al” “Yankovic”

[Sorry, I think I got carried away with the quotes just then. I’m never sure where to stop when it comes to the undisputed king of novelty/comedy/parody songs. Ahem.]
An original “Weird Al” song, sung in the style of the White Stripes, describing the Bill Brasky-esque escapades of noted talk show guest and celebrity game show attendee Charles Nelson Reilly animated by none other than the folks at JibJab. Exquisite.

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Why Wasn’t I Notified Immediately?

A music video 1) by the Presidents of the United States of America 2) featuring flipbook animation, iPhones and Guitar Hero III 3) directed by Weird Al Yankovic somehow escaped my attention. I shall remedy this situation for you, loyal readers, forthwith!
Do note, the entire premise of the song is based upon a mildly profane term generally reserved for canines of the female persuasion, and thus said term appears a total of 8 times in the song. Also note that the songwriters appear confused about gender/sex, as the appellation “Son” is wholly inappropriate when referring to a “She”.
Enough said, enough caveated. On with the Rock!

(High-res version available here, for those infuriated by the JPEG-y quality of the above video.)

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Requesting Medical Advice

Help me out! Dig!
All I do is grunt and groan
Hurts me to walk anywhere
Went to see my physician, Dr. Jones
He took my trousers off, told me to cough
Doctor says there ain’t nothin’ to discuss
He tells me any day I might have to wear a truss

-“Living With a Hernia”, Weird Al Yankovic

Attention, any and all readers who may have some degree of medical training (including you, nobrainer and the MUSC crew), is it normal, when picking up something heavy to have a muscle in your pelvis go, and here I’m quoting verbatim, “Pop!”?
Uh, hypothetically, of course.