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23. My husband's favorite is "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park"

Tue Oct 20, 2020, 10:15 PM

Oct 2020

Now this is a guy who grew up with parents who started the Audubon Society chapter in their town, and thought the Christmas Bird Count was a normal part of the holiday season. So his enjoyment of the song had nothing to do with a dislike of any avians.

But his Dad was an engineer with a serious security clearance and whose brother was also an engineer whose children's births were registered at a post office box in Albuquerque because Los Alamos did not officially exist when they were born. Both brothers were into jazz and knew Tom Lehrer (possibly personally) long before he became popular for his music.

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Tom Lehrer, aged 92, has decided to put all his lyrics and sheet music into the public domain [View all] Nevilledog Oct 2020 OP

National Brotherhood Week! PCIntern Oct 2020 #1

o gawd yes. As a young Catholic "The Vatican Rag" had me rolling the rurallib Oct 2020 #3

"fiddle with your rosaries" dflprincess Oct 2020 #35

Make a cross on your abdomen crimycarny Oct 2020 #36

here... I grew up listening to this on the National Lampoon Radio Hour lapfog_1 Oct 2020 #8

Celebrate National Brotherhood Week...and be glad it doesn't last all year catrose Oct 2020 #24

The Vatican Rag PJMcK Oct 2020 #2

Genius. That's my favorite. Grasswire2 Oct 2020 #7

There are terrific videos of Mr. Lehrer on YouTube PJMcK Oct 2020 #9

I know. Grasswire2 Oct 2020 #11

I have a music book of his famous songs! PJMcK Oct 2020 #12

I learned that while I was in Catholic high school. Made it hard not to laugh in Mass. catrose Oct 2020 #28

New Math! LisaM Oct 2020 #4

Tom Lehrer is a national treasure. Paladin Oct 2020 #5

He made learning the chemical elements a fun thing. TheCowsCameHome Oct 2020 #6

'Twas...elementary, really. Mister Ed Oct 2020 #20

Yep, the G&S modern major general catrose Oct 2020 #27

Here's a Tom Lehrer song Dirty Socialist Oct 2020 #10

One of his most cutting! Maeve Oct 2020 #38

"Pollution" Tom Kitten Oct 2020 #13

So long, Mom. I'm off to drop the bomb. cureautismnow Oct 2020 #14

When I taught history to seniors in high school... albacore Oct 2020 #41

Saw a play in Boston years ago called Tomfoolery. edbermac Oct 2020 #15

Childhood Flashback WVGal1963 Oct 2020 #16

I wish he would come out of retirement and PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2020 #17

I wasn't aware he was still alive! The Genealogist Oct 2020 #18

He did some songs for Sesame Street or Electric Company sweetloukillbot Oct 2020 #19

ah yes eShirl Oct 2020 #39

Extraordinary indeed! Hekate Oct 2020 #21

I love Tom Lehrer! AllyCat Oct 2020 #22

My husband's favorite is "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park" csziggy Oct 2020 #23

"And maybe we'll do in a SQUIRREL or two....." Paladin Oct 2020 #40

My husband inherited his father's vinyl collection csziggy Oct 2020 #42

My personal favourites: BobTheSubgenius Oct 2020 #25

MLF Lullaby...the first 4 lines of your post. roamer65 Oct 2020 #34

Certainly one of the funniest people in the history of the universe. Turbineguy Oct 2020 #26

Was it he who announced that he retired from political satire when Kissinger was awarded a niyad Oct 2020 #29

Man, I loved his stuff back in my teens and into college. Liberal In Texas Oct 2020 #30

His albums were sold under-the-counter in Austin, back then. Paladin Oct 2020 #43

I'm spending Hanukkah in Santa Monica catrose Oct 2020 #31

Good on him! burrowowl Oct 2020 #32

Love his stuff. Nitram Oct 2020 #33

Wow! VA_Jill Oct 2020 #37

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