Blog Meme

I'm quoting part of one of flea's latest posts, for the sole reason that it makes me smile every time I read it.  I'm particularly taken with the image of the Greek chorus of "45 Women Bloggers" saying "douche." 

(Btw, if you are male, and liberal, and a blogger, but reading this blog, you are not the stereotype she's describing -- you know that there are political female bloggers!  But alas, there are always those enlightened souls who somehow are still stumbling around in the dark while yattering about how bright they are.)

In case you are not familiar with this bit of snark, here is a re-enactment of a phenomenon that happens about every three months or so:

Popular, Liberal Male Blogger: Why don't women blog? I've looked on my blogroll and I don't see any women bloggers. Therefore, they must not exist. Women must not be interested in thinky stuff like politics or computers.

45 Women Bloggers respond in the comments section: WTF? We all have blogs!

Liberal, Male Blogger: I don't mean blogs about tampons. All women do is talk about feminine hygiene products. I mean, Where are all the women who blog about important stuff; the stuff *I'm* interested in.

45 Women Bloggers: You're right. We only talk about feminine hygiene products. Here's more talk about feminine hygiene products: You are a douche.

Liberal Male Blogger: Wahhhh! You're oppressing me! Censorship! My civil rights are being violated!

One Asshole Woman: I am so embarrassed to be a woman right now! Don't you listen to those hairy bitches, Liberal Male Blogger! *I* understand you!

Liberal Male Blogger: See there? One woman has validated me! That means you all are wrong and I am right!

45 Women Bloggers: douche.

Liberal Male Blogger: Wahhhh!

Repeat in three months with a different blogger. I'll point it out next time it happens.

Originally posted here by flea.

Comments

[Chris Clarke]

I don't see why you have to be so rude about it.

Maybe it's just my Usenet-engendered cynicism, but I'd replace "One Asshole Woman" with "Liberal Male Blogger Posting As A Female Sock Puppet."

[Prof Goose]

I have nothing intelligent to say about this, except to say that "I am a proud liberal male blogger."

(Sadly, all I have in my head is Manfred Mann's wrongly interpreted line, "wrapped up like a douche in the middle on the night." (which, yes, of course I know is actually "revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night," but I spent 15 years thinking if was the former, so leave me alone.))

AAAAH! Get out of my head!

[Rana]

:)

I'm not a good one to talk about getting stuck lyrics out of one's head (I'm looping "Funicula Funicular Funicula Funiculaaaar..." in my head -- even though I've never even heard this song, just read about it on the TWOP boards for The Amazing Race) -- but go listen to the SpongMonkeys singing "We Like Tha Moon." (Warning: will open an audio file.) That will drive almost any lyrics away, plus it's hard for it to get stuck.

[profgrrrrl]

Oh that's hilarious. Thanks for posting it.

Magical Trevor, by the way, will forever more banish any songs stuck in one's head ... and is nearly impossible to get rid of.

[Rana]

Try the SpongMonkeys -- really. The "song" is weird and catchy enough to drive away competitors, yet sufficiently tuneless to preclude it becoming an earworm.

I will admit that I've never heard Magical Trevor, though, nor really of it, beyond your hedgehog. :)

[Rana]

Oh, and speaking of hilariously weird music, the excerpts from this new Shatner (yes, him) CD played on NPR are beyond entertaining.

For your listening pleasure... click here.

[wolfangel]

Rana, whatever you do, don't watch Magical Trevor. (Link provided for the crazy but lazy.)

[wolfangel]

Or maybe I just want everyone else to suffer JUST LIKE ME.

It's made of magic and with a little flip . . .

[Rana]

Hmm. I'm tempted, but I'll have to wait until I'm at home. I am still traumatized by having once accidentally launched a very loud audio clip shouting "WE'RE THE WIGGLES!" Scared the hell out of me, and put me in fear of my office neighbor overhearing.

[LiL]

Laughed myself nearly off the couch. Thanks for posting this!

(I'm guessing I'm now heading right over to Magical Trevor.)

[wolfangel]

Oy, that's a song I *like*. Normally. But then, normally someone's singing, instead of reading the lyrics.

I do love the total contempt in his voice everytime he says "common people".

[Rana]

Yes. :)

There's something so weirdly fascinating about Shatner's "singing." (It's not really song; it's like something between song and beat poetry.)

[Jill Smith]

Oh dear. "We Like Tha Moon" is very popular at our house. My husband has a tendency to take novelty songs and sing them to the pets, with new lyrics. Hence, he sings this to our cat Dash as he's begging for sandwich items as John makes his lunch in the morning:

You like tha cheese...
'Cause it is goood toooo eat.
You like tha CHEESE!!!!

And to our dog (to the tune of the Dr. Demento classic, "Fish Heads"):

Dog face, dog face,
Fuzzy fuzzy dog face...

But you must see the punk kittens, by the creator of the Spongemonkeys. They rock. (Warning - turn your speakers down before clicking).

[Rana]

Are these the North Country kittens? D. and I adore them. (I especially love the little guy with the xylophone.)

[Jill Smith]

No xylophones for the punk kittens!

[Rana]

Oh, the little ones are so cute! (And a bit freaky.)

[Jill Smith]

Everything that he does is freaky.

[Rana]

True!

[yami]

It's been three days since I watched Magical Trevor, and still... beans lots of beans lots of beans lots of beans! Tha Moon is powerless against Tha Beans.

Thanks a frickin' lot, Wolfangel ;)