Genius in France

Post by **scottidog** » Mon Jun 16, 2003 11:51 pm

A question I've been meaning to ask...

I recognize some of the "you're so dumb" jokes, like a few fries short of a happy meal, a few peas short of a casserole... Are all of these old chestnuts, or are there a few original Yankovic oddities?

What's next Al? A "Yo Mama" song? That would actually be funny...

Post by **Stupidhippie** » Tue Jun 17, 2003 12:28 am

[quote="scottidog"]I recognize some of the "you're so dumb" jokes, like a few fries short of a happy meal, a few peas short of a casserole... Are all of these old chestnuts, or are there a few original Yankovic oddities?

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I love "A few buttons missing on my remote control". That one get's me right here. No wait, right here or is it here. It get's me man. We'll just leave it at that.

Stupidhippie

CatraDhtem · Post by **CatraDhtem** » Tue Jun 17, 2003 1:13 am

I recognize some of the "you're so dumb" jokes, like a few fries short of a happy meal, a few peas short of a casserole... Are all of these old chestnuts, or are there a few original Yankovic oddities?

Some of them are word-for-word such old chestnuts (dumber than a box of hair). The others sounded original, but they may very well be just newer ones that Al may have adapted (a taco short of a combo plate).

Post by **Seva** » Fri Jun 20, 2003 2:34 pm

Oh dear... Only I can say is - I LOVE THIS SONG!!!!!!!!!!!

No, absolutely. Of course, there certain circumstances with it - you don't need to be a Frank Zappa fan, (what is, though, highly recommended), but you HAVE to be... umm... don't know if I matched the correct word... wacky. Yeah, that's right , very wacky. - I don't think my mom is happy when I'm listening to my favorite segments - "Quoi quoi quoi quoi quoi, oo-we-oo" and "Bow diddy bow di bow di bow bow diddy", she thinks I'm totally cracked up... And you have to be a smart cookie too, I mean, quite clever to understand the language jokes like "they think I'm c'est magnifique" or just be sure that you know who Charles De Gaulle is. (BTW, I was impressed when Al mentioned Gerard Depardieu, I was not sure if Americans even know about him.) So, after all, the song is BRILLIANT!!! Those who don't respect that song should put on bad toupees and stupid berets and sign Bela.

The other big winner on this song is surprisingly amazing (or amazingly surprising, as you wish) Bermuda's performance. Sorry, if I don't have an English dictionary right now, so I don't know what he does - snorT or snorK (but anyway, he bursts into my room and he grabs my lucky snorkAL :biggrin: ), but he does it HILARIOUS!!!, as well as the French laugh, haw haw haw haw haw, and laugh, haw haw haw haw haw haw! Lucky old Bermuda. Plus, I'm not sure if I noticed Bela barking, but the other big surprise for me were my all-time favorites, Julia&Maxine Waters!!! If there was Tress MacNeille too, I could die from a heartache.

So, I hope Al is very proud of this song, and he can now sing during performing "It's All About The Pentiums":

QUOTE ... They call me the king of the Frenchies

Help! I can't shut down my computer! Where's the instruction?!

SEVA.

P.S. Sorry for repeating, but, along with Frank Zappa, don't you think that GIF is Python-inspired too? They adored French jokes!

sarley27 · Post by **sarley27** » Fri Jun 20, 2003 4:42 pm

QUOTE Gerard Depardieu, I was not sure if Americans even know about him.)

After 102 Dalmatians........we'd have to remember him.

(Cheesy cheesy movie) :biggrin: (although Eric Idle's in it)

Yeah, I guess more entertainmentally conscious people like me would know.

Phillipemoz · Post by **Phillipemoz** » Sat Jun 21, 2003 11:10 pm

Maybe we should change every time Al says French into "Freedom" (like feedom kisses, toast, fries, bread, poodles) just so we don't offend anyone. Here goes (I may have changed a couple of words in order for it to make a little more sense)

GENIUS IN FREEDOM

By Al Yankovic

Adapted into Freedom by Rap'n Rich AKA phillipemoz

I'm not the brightest crayon in the box

Everyone says I'm dumber than a bag of rocks

I barely even know how to put on my own pants

But I'm a genius in Freedom (yeah), genius in Freedom, genius in Freedom

Hoom chaka laka hoom chaka laka hoom chaka

I may not be the sharpest hunk of cheese

I got a negative number on my SATS

I'm not good looking, and I don't know how to dance

But nevertheless and in spite of the evidence I am still widely considered to be a

Genius in Freedom, genius in Freedom, genius in Freedom

People say I'm a geek, a moronic little freak

An annoying pipsqueak with an unfortunate physique

If I was any dumber, they'd have to water me twice a week

But when the Mademoiselles see me, they all swoon and shriek

They dig my mystique, they think I'm c'est magnifique

When I'm in Par-ee, I'm the chic-est of the chic

They love my body odor and my bad toupee

They love my stripey shirt and my stupid beret

And when I'm sipping on a Perrier

In some café down in St. Tropez

It's hard to keep the fans at bay

They say, "Sign my poodle, s'il vous plaît"

"Sign my poodle, s'il vous plaît"

Hemenene humenene himenene homenene

Poodle... poodle...

Folks in my hometown think I'm a fool

Got too much chlorine in my gene pool

A few peas short of a casserole

A few buttons missing on my remote control

A few fries short of a happy meal

I couldn't pour water out of a boot with instructions on the heel

Instructions on the heel

But when I'm in Provence, I get free croissants

Yeah, I'm the guy every Freedom lady wants

And if you ask 'em why, you're bound to get this response:

(He's a genius in Freedom! Genius in Freedom!) That's right!

(He's a genius in Freedom! Genius in Freedom!) You know it!

(He's a genius in Freedom, genius in Freedom, genius in Freedom!)

I'm not the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree

But the folks in Freedom, they don't seem to agree

They say, "Bonjour, Monsieur, would you take ze picture with me?"

I say, "Oui oui"

That's right, I say, "Oui oui"

"Oui oui"

He says, "Oui oui"

I'm dumber than a box of hair

But those Freedom people don't seem to care

Don't know why, mon frère

But they love me there

I'm a genius in Freedom

Yeah... I'm a genius in Freedom

Gonna make a big splash when I show up in Cannes

Gonna make those Freedom people scream, "You ze man! You ze man! You ze man!"

Like a fine Renoir (waa!), I've got that je ne sais quoi (quoi!)

Like a fine Renoir (ooh la la!), I've got that je ne sais...

Quoi quoi quoi quoi quoi, oo-we-oo

Quoi quoi quoi quoi quoi, oo-we-oo

Bow diddy bow di bow di bow bow diddy

Bow diddy bow di bow di bow bow diddy

Bow

I'm a taco short of a combo plate

But by some twist of fate, all the Frogs think I'm great

Oh, the men all faint and the women scream

They like me more than heavy cream

When I'm in Versailles, I'm a popular guy

My oh my, I'm as French as freedom fries (freedom fries)

They think I'm awfully witty, a riot and a half

When I tell a stupid joke, they laugh (haw haw haw haw haw)

And laugh (haw haw haw haw haw haw)

People with freedom have lots of attitude

They're snotty and rude, they like disgusting food

But when they see me, they just come unglued

They think that I am one happening dude

Bowm ba ba bowm ba bowm ba bowm

I'm about as sharp as a bowling ball

But they like me better than Charles de Gaulle

Entre nous, it's very true

The room temperature's higher than my IQ

But they love me more than Gerard Depardieu

How did this happen? I don't have a clue

Well... I'm not the quickest tractor on the farm

I don't have any skills or grace or charm

And most people look at me like I'm all covered with ants

But I'm a genius in Freedom (yeah), genius in Freedom, genius in Freedom

And I'm never goin' back, I'm never goin' back

I'm never never never never goin' back home again

I'm tearin' up my return flight ticket

Gonna tell the folks back home where they can stick it

'Cause I'm never goin' back, I'm never goin' back

I'm never goin' back

The girls back home never gave me a chance

But I sho nuff got them Frogs in some kinda trance

And I'm aware that it's a most improbable circumstance

But GREAT GOOGILY MOOGILY, I'm a genius in Freedom

Every Freedom person that I meet

Just can't wait to kiss my feet

Get in line, pucker up! Tout suite!

Bowm diddy bown diddy bowm diddy

I'm gettin' even more famous by the hour

I'm stuffed with pastries and drunk with power

Now they're puttin' up my statue by the Eiffel Tower

A little more to the left, boys, a little more to the left

A little more to the left, boys, a little more to the left

I'm the biggest dork there is alive

My mom picked out my clothes for me till I was 35

And I forgot to mention

I'm not even welcome at the Star Trek convention

But the Freedom people think

That my poop don't stink

I'm a genius in Freedom

Say... would you pass the Grey Poupon?

Merci beaucoup

Post by **TMBJon** » Sat Jun 21, 2003 11:14 pm

QUOTE GENIUS IN FREEDOM

That was a pretty good satire on the "freedom" craze. It pretty much parallels that pretty well too, since theres still mention of Paris, St. Tropez, and the speaking of French.

nice one,

-jon

Post by **algonacchick** » Sun Jun 22, 2003 6:55 am

Good one! I'm so sick of all that "Freedom" instead of "French" stuff, anyway. One of my favorite restaurants *until now* has jumped on that bandwagon. They serve not only "freedom fries", but "freedom beef dip" and "freedom onion soup". Give me a break! The funny thing about that is, in italics after "freedom beef dip" it says au jus, and after "freedom onion soup", it says La Salle. :sarcasm: I went there to eat just once since this change, but now that I've thought it over, I'm not going back, unless they switch their menu back. Besides, the nachos there are pricey anyway.

Patti

Post by **Grom** » Sun Jun 22, 2003 7:09 am

Would anyone care to explain the whole French/freedom thing to somone not in the know? Thanks.

Post by **algonacchick** » Sun Jun 22, 2003 7:13 am

Well, there are some American people who are boycotting the French because they didn't help us during the war. They started the whole "Freedom" instead of "French" thing. I think it's annoying myself.

Patti