Not no mo’
Funny, I turned to Uncle B last week and said, “Is Tom Lehrer still with us?” And he was. Then.
Interesting guy. You’ll likely see all sorts of tributes online – mathematics professor turned musician and back into a mathematics professor. He didn’t like performing. What I didn’t know was that he invented the Jell-o shot.
The article makes that claim and then doesn’t back it up. Huh.
He’s well worth a YouTube search. And he put all his music and lyrics into the public domain, so you can steal at will. As he said, “If, after hearing my songs, just one human being is inspired to say something nasty to a friend, or perhaps to strike a loved one, it will all have been worth the while.”
p.s. Uncle B had to shoot a rabbit with myxomatosis in the garden a while ago. Nice for him.
Posted: July 29th, 2025 under personal.
Comments: 8
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Comment from AltBBrown
Time: July 29, 2025, 5:42 pm
Big fan of TWTWTW back then!
Comment from Bob Mulroy
Time: July 29, 2025, 8:53 pm
This just hasn’t been the month for entertainers.
Comment from Janet Roesler
Time: July 29, 2025, 9:42 pm
What’s a myxomatosis and where can I buy one? Also, will it work on squirrels?
Comment from aelfheld
Time: July 29, 2025, 10:36 pm
We shan’t see his like again.
Comment from Durnedyankee
Time: July 30, 2025, 2:00 am
Farewell Tom. You made me laugh and proved in song that some things just don’t change.
Well, Tom and Anna Russell really
Comment from steve
Time: July 30, 2025, 12:50 pm
Poisoning Pigeons in the Park is an enduring favorite of mine.
Comment from Rich Rostrom
Time: July 30, 2025, 8:20 pm
Picked 28 times, the last 13 times by The Neon Madman – who switched to Buzz Aldrin and June Lockhart after DP183.
Oops.
Comment from bombadil
Time: August 3, 2025, 9:28 pm
I read somewhere that Jews have the highest mean IQ of any race. I dunno about that. If Jews are so smart, why’s the weather so bad?
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