Bombtrack
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Wed Aug-11-04 11:47 AM
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The "oye oye oye show" really needs to be dropped from the show |
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Is there anyone who finds it funny?
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Wed Aug-11-04 11:48 AM
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1. Cracks me up every time! |
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I love it. And, BTW, it's "Oy", not "Oye."
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Wed Aug-11-04 11:59 AM
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2. I love it. It's my favorite bit. nt |
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Wed Aug-11-04 12:00 PM
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The music, actually--there's something wonderfully life-affirming about it.
:headbang: rocnation
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Wed Aug-11-04 12:14 PM
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Oy! I say everytime what a shame
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Wed Aug-11-04 12:23 PM
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17. "Wonderfully life-affirming"? I don't know if I'd go that far... |
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...but the style is called Klezmer Music (don't know the specific piece he uses).
If you like it, Google and explore all you like.
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Wed Aug-11-04 12:01 PM
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He brings up some of the best points on it.
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Wed Aug-11-04 12:03 PM
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5. he brings out the absurdness in News |
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and who wouldn't say "oy" in hearing about the stupid things that go on?
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Wed Aug-11-04 12:11 PM
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6. Love it. It's only a two minute bit. Quick news bits. |
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"You don't wanna know"..........a Bush mantra
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Wed Aug-11-04 12:13 PM
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7. I think you have to be Jewish |
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to be overly amused by it, which I am not. But I can live with Jewish jokes for a couple of minutes.
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Wed Aug-11-04 12:19 PM
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13. that helps, or being from New York where lots of people's parents |
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Wed Aug-11-04 12:16 PM
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Edited on Wed Aug-11-04 12:17 PM by UdoKier
I grew up around nothing but Jewish people. I find Jewish humor funny in small doses, but Oy oy oy is not funny at all.
I would prefer he did a segment that somehow ridicules the bib-thumpin' southern folks, maybe something like a betty bowers thing. Maybe he could get the REAL BEtty Bowers folks to participate for real!
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Wed Aug-11-04 12:22 PM
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15. Betty Bower's humor is white bread. |
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I think Jewish humor is appropriate here, since, oh gee, Al is Jewish. You know the old writer's mantra, "stick to what you know".
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Wed Aug-11-04 12:37 PM
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19. Bowers is funny because she ridicules the evil of the Xian right. |
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Edited on Wed Aug-11-04 12:43 PM by UdoKier
Jewish humor is funny if it actually makes fun of Jewish foibles, but just playing Jewish music and saying things in a Yiddish accent doesn't make it funny.
Another thing thhat detracts from the segment is the fact that all the stories ARE serious as a heart attack.
"Sharon continues to pesecute palestinians" "Oy."
"Palestinian militants continue to suicide-bomb." "Oy"
"More than 10,000 US troops are thought to have returned from Iraq maimed or amputated" "Oy oy oy"
Yeah, freaking hilarious.
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Wed Aug-11-04 12:39 PM
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20. Well, I respect your opinion. |
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If you don't think it's funny, then it's not to you. :shrug:
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Wed Aug-11-04 12:48 PM
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24. And I respect that you like it. |
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The thing is radio is all about ratings. Maybe the Oy oy oy thing goes over in heavily Jewish areas like New York, but I doubt it, since Jewish New Yorkers are a VERY sophisticated crowd who would probably bore quickly of amateurish Jewish humor.
To Franken's credit, he's done very well in the ratings in New York. But I think that may have more to do with New Yorkers despising Limbaugh and looking for an alternative than with Franken's comedy schtick.
If I thought that most people were laughing at "Oy oy oy", I wouldn't criticize it, even though I personally don't like it. But I have a strong hunch that it makes a lot of radios turn off when it starts...
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Wed Aug-11-04 01:21 PM
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They SHOULD have her on the show.
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Wed Aug-11-04 12:18 PM
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10. The first half hour should be dropped |
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Edited on Wed Aug-11-04 12:28 PM by realFedUp
IMO. The real good guests don't come on until the second hour....good I guess if you want to listen to democracynow.org
And I am frickin tired of having to listen to this show through the damn Internet.
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Wed Aug-11-04 12:42 PM
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Wed Aug-11-04 01:41 PM
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and it's hard to believe they can't get on the public (free) airwaves in a large city like Los Angeles...and I don't live in the Inland Empire.
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Thu Aug-12-04 10:12 AM
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32. XM is realitively cheap |
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I got it for one reason= AAR. plus on the weekends I can listen to whatever else I want to becuase the local stations suck really bad. (all klear channel)
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Wed Aug-11-04 12:18 PM
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11. Does he still do the "My Cerota" song? |
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Thhat one is sheer agony.
I love Franken. He can be amusing when just discussing annd being himself, but his planned-out bits are not funny.
Even Stuart Smalley wore out its welcome for me.
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Wed Aug-11-04 12:23 PM
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16. Gotta agree with that. |
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I wish he would drop that one.
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Wed Aug-11-04 12:19 PM
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12. I like it. In theory it sounds stupid. But Al pulls it off every time. |
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Wed Aug-11-04 12:19 PM
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14. I think it sometimes comes close... |
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...to being in questionable taste. I've heard Lampfer tell Franken about the latest suicide bombing in Iraq or about a number of US troops being killed and Franken doing the "Oy" bit and then the whole thing ending, as usual, with that upbeat Klezmer music (I think that's what it's called). It often rubs me wrong. It depends on the news that Lampfer is relating to Franken.
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Wed Aug-11-04 12:27 PM
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18. I have no problem with it, |
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sometimes he's funny, sometimes not!
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Wed Aug-11-04 12:42 PM
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22. Funny, but Mike Malloy is ten times funnier. |
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Even though Malloy's humor is VERY dark, it cracks me up.
Usually I just cringe at Franken's dated schtick.
Franken has a knack for pointing out lying liars. I loved his exchange with O'Reilly. The fact that Franken is a bit nebbishy and not exactly macho makes it even funnier when he tears the liars a new one. I just wish he would come up with some more relevant comedy material, or just keep the show lighthearted, but drop the "comedy bits" altogether.
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Wed Aug-11-04 12:43 PM
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Although the best part is usually the mention of the "sponsor" at the end. I agree that it does help to be a NY Jew in finding it funny.
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Wed Aug-11-04 01:25 PM
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29. I love it and "get" it ..... |
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and I'm a goy from West Hollywood !! How fercockt is that?
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Wed Aug-11-04 01:14 PM
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25. Maybe they could change it up a little sometimes. |
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I'd like to hear an Australian version with AC/DC's "TNT" playing in the background.
OK, maybe only once.
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Wed Aug-11-04 01:19 PM
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Here we go again with another one of these threads. I love the part of the show.
KVETCH ! KVETCH ! KVETCH !
It's driving me MESHUGGINA !!
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Wed Aug-11-04 01:22 PM
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28. You doan wanna know.... |
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Wed Aug-11-04 01:39 PM
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hate mark luthor and if I don't hear him again I'll die happy
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