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To: Oberon

Same applies to Randy Newman’s Short People which isn’t him putting down the short statured, it’s making fun of a bigot who declares “Short people got no reason to live”—he’s playing a character who feels that way. The backing chorus says “short people are just the same as you and I” and Randy responds “The fools such as I”, making his point


14 posted on 01/14/2011 8:28:38 AM PST by raccoonradio
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To: raccoonradio

and Randy Newman’s Rednecks song.


21 posted on 01/14/2011 8:32:28 AM PST by doodad
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To: raccoonradio

Immaterial. There are certian words which now may not be uttered or printed - by certain people. They’re redacting Mark Twain, right?


22 posted on 01/14/2011 8:32:34 AM PST by swain_forkbeard (Rationality may not be sufficient, but it is necessary.)
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