Libertarian Gilbert and Sullivan **genius**

July 19, 2007 2:33 PM

Amazing sidebar-worthy gilbert and sullivan-esque riff on lbertarianism
posted by lalochezia to MetaFilter-Related at 2:33 PM (23 comments total)

Truly BOTW.
posted by lalochezia at 2:33 PM on July 19, 2007

Uh, your link goes to the FPP. Can you link to the post you're talking about?
posted by Sangermaine at 2:38 PM on July 19, 2007

Neither religion nor politics should be mentioned at polite gatherings, nor on the sidebar.
posted by KokuRyu at 2:40 PM on July 19, 2007 [1 favorite]

What a delight! May I also add, ahem:

I am the very model of a modern Marxist-Leninist,
I'm anti-war and anti-God, and very anti-feminist;
My thinking's dialectical, my wisdom undebatable.
And yet I'm no ascetic - I'm always full of bonhomie
When lecturing to classes on the primitive economy;
And comrades all agree that they have never heard a smarter cuss
Explain the basic reasons for the slave revolt of Spartacus.
Explain the basic reasons for the slave revolt of Spartacus!
posted by boubelium at 2:43 PM on July 19, 2007 [2 favorites]

I'm not sure this matters but Mayor West might not be the author of it.
posted by sexymofo at 2:44 PM on July 19, 2007

eek forgot a line! May G&S forgive me:

Ahem:

I am the very model of a modern Marxist-Leninist,
I'm anti-war and anti-God, and very anti-feminist;
My thinking's dialectical, my wisdom undebatable,
When I negate negations, they're undoubtedly negatable.
And yet I'm no ascetic - I'm always full of bonhomie
When lecturing to classes on the primitive economy;
And comrades all agree that they have never heard a smarter cuss
Explain the basic reasons for the slave revolt of Spartacus!
posted by boubelium at 2:46 PM on July 19, 2007 [5 favorites]

Really, feel free to use the "fantastic" flag to nominate for sidebar. Otherwise, yeah, we're really unlikely to make politicsfilter jokes -- even if HILARIOUS -- into sidebar mentions.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 2:46 PM on July 19, 2007

Probably not sidebar-worthy, but quite hilarious and spot-on. DEL.ICIO.US'D!!!!11
posted by brownpau at 2:48 PM on July 19, 2007

Oops, never mind. My browser was just being odd, but a refresh fixed it...
posted by Sangermaine at 2:51 PM on July 19, 2007

Bravo! It stands proudly beside Tom Lehrer's 'Elements', the G&S version of 'Baby Got Back' and the entire catalog of Gilbert O'Sullivan as proud parodies of the Light Operatic.

And as an attack on Libertarianism, it's a Civic(-Minded) Light Opera!

So who is racing to immortalize it in mp3 format?
posted by wendell at 2:52 PM on July 19, 2007

Since when is DMV censorship of my favorite lulzy leet NOT political??!one?
posted by Ambrosia Voyeur at 3:01 PM on July 19, 2007

sexymofo, it may indeed matter, because while Mayor West may not have expected it to become so popular, it being copied from elewhere on the web puts it on (or over) the edge of plagiarism, copywrong or Intellectual Property Theft/Vandalism. But then, considering he stole his username from "Family Guy*", why should we be all that surprised?

*TV's most environmentally friendly show, containing over 60% recycled material
posted by wendell at 3:02 PM on July 19, 2007

Hi-larious cracks about Family Guy aside, he says right in the comment that he got it from Everything2.
posted by Partial Law at 3:15 PM on July 19, 2007

it being copied from elewhere on the web puts it on (or over) the edge of plagiarism

In all fairness, at the beginning of the comment, he cites where he got it from.
posted by dersins at 3:16 PM on July 19, 2007

uh, or what Partial Law said.
posted by dersins at 3:16 PM on July 19, 2007

That's another "D'OH!" from me. Sorry.
posted by wendell at 3:20 PM on July 19, 2007

Last time I flagged something as fantastic, it got deleted :(
posted by 0xFCAF at 3:31 PM on July 19, 2007 [1 favorite]

Yeah. It was great, but it wasn't original. I did sing the whole damn thing to myself, though.

So, are we done here?
posted by cortex (staff) at 3:36 PM on July 19, 2007 [1 favorite]

We can still debate the general merits of Gilbert and Sullivan parodies.
posted by smackfu at 3:45 PM on July 19, 2007

I suspect so.
posted by dersins at 3:45 PM on July 19, 2007

More than a nod, that. I'm unfavoriting it because my glee's been squashed.
posted by Ambrosia Voyeur at 3:47 PM on July 19, 2007

Next up: deconstruction of the new conservative left!

sung to "twinkle, twinkle, little star"
posted by davejay at 4:00 PM on July 19, 2007

Death to glee!
posted by cortex (staff) at 4:06 PM on July 19, 2007