Books That Mention Weird Al

[Twinkies Are Yucky]

What's on the list?

1. Achy Breaky Song
2. Albuquerque
3. The Alternative Polka
4. Amish Paradise
5. The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota
6. The Check's in the Mail
7. Dare to Be Stupid
8. Everything You Know is Wrong
9. Generic Blues
10. I Lost on Jeopardy
11. It's All About the Pentiums
12. Livin' in the Fridge
13. Midnight Star
14. Pretty Fly (for a Rabbi)
15. Ricky
16. Smells Like Nirvana
17. Yoda

[JEDM]

I'm guessing the book was released in late 1999 or 2000. How can you have a list of the "greatest Weird Al songs" without Eat It?

[Twinkies Are Yucky]

It was released in 2002. I was surprised they didn't have Eat It..

[Corey]

Here is page 34 in The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey, where the Al mention is:

  "You know," he said, "ever since you
boys came to this school, it's been one
prank after another. First you put dissected
frogs in the Jell-O salad at the parent-
teacher banquet. Then you made it snow in
the cafeteria. Then you rigged all the inter-
coms so they played "Weird Al" Yankovic
songs full blast for six hours straight.
  "For four long years you two have
been running amok in this school, and
I've never been able to prove anything-
until now!"
  Mr. Krupp held the videotape in his
hand. "I took the liberty of installing tiny
video surveillance cameras all around the
school. I knew I'd catch you two in the
act one day. I just didn't know it would be
so easy!"

I underlined it if you didn't see the mention.

[weirdalrocks]

ok i haven't said this yet but the books you read can be al related

i just got a book from the school library called garfield's guide to everything and it has a tattoo part and one of jons tattoo's say polka power with a accordion

[weirdalfan1000000]

Then you rigged all the inter-
coms so they played "Weird Al" Yankovic
songs full blast for six hours straight.

That's bad why?

[amzo39]

I wish that would happen at my school.

[TMBJon]

It's bad because MOST of the students are there to learn. It makes it very difficult for the teachers to get anything accomplished when there is music playing through the speakers, especially music that is of a comedic nature, as it distracts the students.

[FredHuggins]

It's bad because MOST of the students are there to learn. It makes it very difficult for the teachers to get anything accomplished when there is music playing through the speakers, especially music that is of a comedic nature, as it distracts the students.

And that's bad............how again?

[TMBJon]

In an educational environment, it is best for students to be able to learn in a productive manner. With musical distraction, such as the songs of "Weird Al" Yankovic, it would be quite difficult for any learning to take place. Though it is easy to joke that this would, in fact, be a good thing for the students, it is actually a shame that such a distracting prank would be played, as education is such an important part of a young person's life.