Interesting! I don't think Vlad has any delusions about restoring the old commie Soviet dictatorship which delivered nothing but misery for its people. But it looks like he wants to restore its constituent parts in order to recreate the glory of Mother Russia -- this time as a huge energy company/oligarchy. An oligarchy of him, the new oil barons, and his old KGB pals. Better off bringing back Peter the Great, and joining the culture of the Western world again.

Hey JAB, so nice of U to share U-know-what with us. CCC-P U later! 555 :)

I have been a reader of this parody site for the past couple of months. I have voted for the first time, using my real name, and I gave my reasons for giving 1s. Whether or not you agree with me that this parody is stale, I have not dropped an anonymous "1-bomb." What I get for doing exactly what so many of you want are insults from two trolls who are probably the same person. Had I given 5s, or even just a 5 for Pacing, I'm sure my vote/explanation would have received no comment. Too bad this person is so thin-skinned.

you ever get the feeling you're being watched? 5's

MJ would turn white in his grave ... oh, yeah, he already was.

Casey Anthony got away with murder. Sad case, especially for daughter Caylee.

@ Milton Sturm, You wouldn't recognize irony even if you saw a big chunk of it rusting away right in front of your face.
@ Milton Sturm, The only irony you're gonna find at this website is when people like you keep coming back here expecting to find it. Oh wait, I'm sorry, that's the definition of insanity.

Milton, you obviously don't like the parody. And perhaps that would warrant your giving a 1 for Funny and Overall. But only a Dark Tetrad troll such as yourself would one-bomb Pacing when it's spot-on or pretty close. You are a sorry sack.

As if satellite surveillance weren't enough... yikes!

Well done- 5s. @KSS, yes the Brown Box and its German-born engineer started the first real game system from 1968 onward although I remember reading a book about the early German Videophone from the 1930s and remarks that the 5" screen with limited lines of resolution wasn't that good and would at best be developed into a child's toy! Wow! Was that prophetic, or what? Nazi Germany established a video link line from one city to another, but videophones never caught on. It died with WW2, the Luftwaffe developing televison-guided ASMs (Hs-293D) instead and TV plane DFS Kfz for recon. Also, in the late 1990s or early 2000s a group in Germany invented the "Painstation" which was a console that demanded each player put on hand on a metal pad. When they lost a point with the video game onscreen (flat type, lying horizontal) they would receive either an electrical shock of growing intensity or a metal strip thumping that would cause a welt or worse (some people bled)! The game was an art/academic thing but there was a demand for it with hardcore gamers and yet was not put into production for obvious liability reasons. It was a scaled-down real version of the device in the 1984 independent Bond "Never Say Never" film. FYI

Rob, you could have wrote this as Proven Lies and used Obama! Still, I liked the line about Merkel, 5s

Nothing new here. No ironic twists or satire. Sorry, all 1s.

not bad had a few pacing issues but not bad 455

my feet hurt after reading this 5's

Thanks, Jon. The "Anne of Green Gables" series is better known as far as Canada goes, but I also like this new series from the author of "Love Comes Softly." Worth a look :)

not a bad idea had potential but you added too many lyrics which threw off the pacing I'll give you 3's for the effort!

5's

Real good. Putin can't squelch the Chechen terror war that's been plaguing Russia like a cancer, so he takes it out on the Russian LGBT demographic. Giddy with Russia's bonanza of Olympic medals, he now is using the Ukraine's political instability as an excuse to ignore the Chechen problem and other ills at home and act like a schoolyard bully again. ' It happened during the 00's in America. It took 10 years to find and punish bin Laden, who caused 9/11. Saddam was a turd but the Iraq War was a money-sucking diversion, it was wasteful, stupid, unnecessary and another Vietnam. Ignore a problem and take it out on somebody else - that's the way of a bully.

I haven't seen "when calls the heart" yet but nice parody good work for someone who doesn't do loves songs 5's

Is it considered torture if the subject is a masochist?

555- Think of it as remote acupuncture.

hilarious! XD

Is this the stuff I call "Industrial Disco"?

I wondered where William Tong went. I'd like to get his take on how all this cold and snow are George Bush's fault. I see you are using the album version of "The Entertainer". The 45 rpm record refers to the length of the song as "cut it down to 3:05. They left off a verse that wasn't considered fit for Top 40 radio. You do some good work with this melody. Supposed to be 70 degrees Monday in KC. That might melt some of what's left of this year's global warming.

THE ACTUAL FIRST GAMING SYSTEM WAS RELEASED IN 1972...THE MAGNOVOX ODDESSY ...... BUT PONG AT THE TIME TOOK THE THUNDER.......THE ODDESSY DID COME OUT FIRST THOUGH......EVEN BEFORE ATARI

Thanks, LCC,...nice to hear from you,again.....and yeah, Rob, I just saw this - this morning, and see you have completed the parody you commented on..and too late for tips, but thanks for asking

And there'll be "ones, ones, ones" till their mommies takes their PC's away. Use that, Phil.

With current voting patterns, maybe "One One One" would be appropriate. I find it hard to believe nobody's written one already.

More 5s JAB. I might use the OS for "Guns, Guns, Guns" or "Huns, Huns, Huns!!!" Thanks for the inspiration ;-)

Thanks all (who are positive). Tomorrow I am writing about love... wonder how many will 1-bomb that topic? And Jon, I've got 2 more Hall & Oates parodies in the pipeline for you :)

for lack of better words this parody was Fun Fun Fun 5's

another great parody of another great Hall & Oates song! 5's

I started reading/Singing it, and LOL it's Awesome! I love it brightened up my morning. Thank you for that.

I know that you love Westerns AFW, so 555 (even though Eastwood is absent in the lyrics)! I am trying to use a western-themed OS to describe the RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) constable from "When Calls the Heart" tv series. It's a romance between teacher Elizabeth Thatcher and Mountie Jack Thornton set in a western coal town in the 1890s. RCMP= 4 syllables and the full designation = 10 syllables. I could just use Mountie as 2 syllables but can't think of an OS that is western, except maybe Glen Campbell's "Lineman" so far. Any tips???

Spasibo, Leough.
LittleHo, where have you been?

If Frankenstein were written today under these circumstances:
Dr. Frankenstein: "It's alive! It's alive I tell you!"
Igor: "What's alive, Dr. F?"
Dr. Frankenstein: "This SCREWDRIVER is alive!"
Igor: "I saw her first!"
Dr. Frankenstein: "Damn you, you co-dependant, mentally and physically challenged bastard!" Igor: "I warned you, now you'll answer to this chainsaw!"
Dr. Frankenstein: "You leave HER out of it!"

Hi Claude, thanks - sorry, missed your comment first time around. Good to see you back :)

Thanks, Dave - it is tricky to come up with something that hasn't been done already, but if you've got an idea, run with it. If I may offer a bit of advice: don't get hung up about internal rhymes, try and get the rhythm of the words right and a good three-syllable rhyme at the end of each line.(even better if you can make it a slightly corny one)

I know the movie and the song, and this is perfect. I have tears rolling down my face!

Sir L'Air de Farce, this write still has that ~Cabo Wabo ~ and yes, just seeing DaveC or even hearing his voice, as they would ride up the dry creek bed . . . could still make my knees 'cabo-wabo', too! mucho Gracies, El Capitan de Musica Suprema !

L'Air de Force, The Mighty Duke oHurl, . . . Watch it . . . Sir !

Sir L'Air de Farce, Le Duc o'Parody, it is all about 'ME'. The Oscars proved that; they love being camera-ready ! !

Sir, L'Air deForce' a very nice write indeed to a true Lady! It was announced to day here in NorCAL that she was a secretSmoker, no Toker . May she be welcomed to her new Home up Above.

piRate Jacques de BareAll : Sir, please disable the button on your computer !

~~~> ! ! ! !

Little girls do grow up,Sir . . . from TeenQueen to sleazeQueen ! oh, My Lee !!

Sir, I do realize the seriousness of these threats from razPutin, but oh why is this iRon-curtain subject matter so humorous? ? Is it the ~Boris/Tonya~ factor ??

Pirate Jack, this was a fun read! I say, " Jun ... Jun... Jun as Korea fires missiles today . . . sorry, SirJack, but your parody does strange things to me . . .

Pirate Jack, I could tweet Puuutin . . . sveet razPutin, whenever he threatens uCranes, my heart skips a beat!

Sir, it has been dark here for weeks in NorCAL with little rain to show for all the dismal days, but reading the news, I feel for you all on the East Coast pirates !

oh please sir, ~Pirate Jack o'Barrel~ let's remember who financed the HoChee games, Sir . . . . There is much more to his bravado; there's 'real yen' behind him! I'm scared . . . & bit shakey in my Westernboots . . .

Takes the term "Object of my affection" to a whole new level :)

My objective is to give you a spirited 5s. I've heard of objets trouvés, but this is objets troués.

You think you've had it tough; here in Phoenix we've had to suffer through unprecedented stifling warmth. It's getting so bad for my ash tree out back that I may be forced to call the tree trimmer three weeks earlier than normal. I've also been forced to increase my watering schedule for the sun exposed plants in front from once a week to once every five days, which will undoubtedly add uncounted dimes to my monthly water bill. And with all this lack of cloud cover, I may be forced to see a skin cancer specialist; something I had hoped to delay until I reached the age of sixty. And would you believe it, because of this, I've been forced to wear long sleeved shirts this winter when puttering around in my back yard ...... So you see, there can be things just as bad as living right next to a completely frozen Great Lake

555 - LOL

555 - I knew you could do it! Way to go! Thanks! (Saved me a whole bunch of time)

JAB, thanks but I have no more goals here. Sure, I can pass up Malcolm in time and become #2 Top Parodist, but I am less productive now. On a NG or forum where the topic is military, I can post over 20,000 easily and take on entire groups, especially if unmoderated. But this is totally different. My topics are diversified but I fall back on war and weaponry to keep the numbers up. Tomorrows topic is another bizarre one, so no war. Weird. Btw, in my last comment made a slight mistake with a tank- should read masses of T-72 through T-90 tanks (not T-70). Slight designation error. Ukraine uses the T-84 which is a version of the T-80 modified to Ukraine standards. If a real war starts, then I will probably go back to weapons- Russian weapons. Not a favorite topic due to being German but they had the best armor after Germany in WW2. Was actually surprised that they had a Black Eagle project for a tank with a 152mm main gun, active armor, anti-helo and AA missiles carried externally, dazzlers, and IR scrambler with a more powerful engine and new combinations of armor with a laminate and composite mix. Gun still had an autoloader and could fire missiles out the tube. Quite a beast, was redesignated and is still on the back burner for now. Russians are really good at all missile systems, armor, attack helos, and conventional aircraft (although the MiG-39 is a failure and the Su-47 hasn't been accepted for the VVS). Russian small arms are also rugged and reliable. They have a new assault rifle, the Nikonov An-94 and experimental AKX. GSh-18 is an excellent pistol for SFs. I don't know what Obama is thinking militarily for consequences- no way the US can use anything in inventory to challenge them on land, in the air, or on the sea. F-15s, 16s, and 18s would meet Su-27s, MiG-29s, MiG-35s, various MANPADS, heavy AAA, and SPAAGs. Bombers would meet MiG-31s. Tanks and armor would be hit by Su-25s and Mil and Kamov AT helos, troops by Su-32 tactical bombers and large targets with the Tu-160 Blackjacks. Missiles would be flying everywhere. Even the B-2 can be spotted by new EO missiles guided by Anti-stealth radars. And the Russians can roll in S-300 and S-400s easily. Anyway, you get the picture :)

I was just looking at your counts, Rob: averaging more than 700 a year, and nearly each one chock-full of information. To be able to convey all this knowledge via this form is just phenomenal. I had energy and enthusiasm in the early days, but now I'll just do an occasional batch. Keep it up, man.

Good one , Melanie......That's exactly why I went on a Caribbean cruise last week....Now I'm back to reality and more snow shoveling - Waaaaaaah

Funny stuff , Al.......The big O was heard laughing in the Race House

NP JAB... am burned out on AiR, just doing 7-8 a wk now, way down from 25. You would think that with a potential civil war and regional war with Russia that I would be cranking out lots of these parodies, but all I've done is 4 total now. When they start showing Su-32s in the air surrounded by Su-27s and MiG-35s and masses of T-70 through T-90 tanks rolling into E Ukraine with BTRs following and Mil gunships overhead, then I might resume. In this case, I just believe that Russia has to protect its strategic bases and interests. Simple logic says that you can't have a pro-west/pro-east divided nation that has a weak interim government and is bankrupt next door. All the West is gonna do is throw money at them to lure them back towards the EU and NATO which would border Russia. You have to consider the Russian POV- they don't want that and what of the rights of the ethnic Russians in Ukraine that want protection from or annexation with Russia? Who speaks for them? So far, no invasion has happened and no military violence. Ultimately, Ukraine and Russia must work it out. If Ukraine simply agreed to Russian security for their naval base and strategic assets and the rights of the ethnic Russians, things might return to normal. But starting a new Govt. and then banning the Russian language immediately in W Ukraine and refusing to deal with Moscow was a huge mistake. Why is it that the US accepts China's stand on N Korea- not wanting the nation unified and turned pro-west... but pressures Putin to make concessions? Double standard. And Obama lost all military credibility over his Redline on use of nerve gas in Syria... so that tiny Israel has to keep making airstrikes against shipments of advanced missiles into Lebanon that can be trucked over to Syria! And on top of that Obama makes threats while simultaneously reducing the US Armed Forced to pre-WW2 levels and relies on drones as substitutes for 4-5th Gen manned fighters (F-22 is halted while F-35 is bug-ridden, non-operational). The West not only appears weak, but has become weak.

Write as you see fit......It is it's own reward......

Thnx Jon, Hall & Oates is one of my favorite '80s bands and once you start thinking about those lyrics, they stick. I've done "Maneater" around 20 times now in 3 years. Working on another of theirs right now!

Top shelf writing skills.....I have a few ideas of my own for this parody... but I am a bit hesitant because it is so tricky to do cleverly...and there are so many great ones in here.....I'm afraid mine would pale in comparison...but still.. I love a tough challenge ....I loved this one a lot

If they use the same military hardware, how will they tell who is who? Wouldn't it be quite easy for both sides to change uniforms and markings? I suspect Russia already has covert Spetsnaz units in the Crimea and eastern Ukraine.

samthepoet: Hey--come to think of it, I have been to Seattle, in the Summer of 2000. I'd gone to an arts conference sponsored by Mars Hill Review. I don't remember rain, but I do remember those very steep hills! I also remember sunsets at 10pm.

No prob, Rob. Sorry if I sounded strident. And I really appreciate your appreciation.

In not so many words...I thought it rocked

The singing nut ....should make a funny video cartoon ....Mr. Peanut has some competition

Not bad, JB. Now try "Don't Stop to You Get Kharkov", or "Putin's Got a Brand New Kiev"; "Back to Ukraine SSR", or "My Cold War's Back"; or "EU Can't Touch This". And if all else fails .. "Putin Was a-Rolling Tanks"

1 AU= distance from Earth to Sun= 92,995,887 miles! ISTR that in Star Trek TMP that V'GER had a shield cloud of 82 AU that was reduced by Dir. Wise to 2 AU in his director's cut. Not a big ST fan but I think in the ST Encyclopedia that reference is made that V'GER originally made the Borg...!?! Any ST "Trekkers" here able to confirm this?

JAB, I'm sorry if I sometimes take things too seriously. You're right, parodies are free to use anything they want and to bend and twist them to suit another purpose. I should know, I do it all the time!!! Anyway, glad to see you back with such an eclectic collection of lyrical surprises!!! You NEVER cease to amaze me JAB and you're still my hero. Security code is 5AU= 5 GOLD or 5 ASTRONOMICAL UNITS!!!

This is a very adorable parody! Don't know the original song and I'm at McDonalds right now so I can't watch the Youtube video without being rude but one day I shall return to this.

There was a story on the local TV news this morning about a little girl who can make surprisingly accurate copies of celebrity gowns in about 10 minutes, using paper.

Obama can not have been comfortable with the example of the Ukrainians, who took to the streets to oust an unpopular president whose primary loyalties are to a foreign state and ideology. Venezuela must be making him nervous, too.

All very informative--as always, I'm in awe of your ability to incorporate your encyclopedic historical knowledge into your prodigious output--but parody ain't history. Besides, "blitz," for example, has taken on numerous other connotations. . .football, for example. More elementally important: it rhymes with "Ritz." Parody is burlesque; I'll let masters of the form, The Three Stooges, speak for me--from "You Nazty Spy!: "Moe: "We'll start a 'Blintzkrieg' (Blitzkrieg)". Curly: "I just love blintzes especially with sour krieg."

congrats on your 500th parody it was a hot one! and happy 23rd too mate

I'd like to give you 3 5's twice once for the parody itself and again for getting the awesome OS stuck in my head! :)

sounds like they really gave you an exercise in your patience 455

Well written JAB... but not exactly accurate in the comparisons nor history. A Blitz is lighting warfare, a combined arms offensive, yet there is no war... yet. Russian troops have been sent to Crimea to secure the naval base at Sevastopol and also strategic airfields. They were sent upon request of the ethnic Russian majority in Crimea and E Ukraine. Both the ethnic Russians and Putin view the ouster of Viktor Yanukovych as a coup orchestrated by the West b/c he was elected legitimately and thrown-out by a mob over the battle between choosing to lean pro-West or pro-Russia. Putin may be forceful, but he is hardly comparable to Rumania's historic Vlad the Impaler; in fact, Putin falls short of the Tsars and Stalin. He was the one that stepped up over Syria's use of Sarin when Obama defaulted on his redline promise of military action. Putin is involved with Iran stopping its nuclear bomb program and Putin is concerned with Chinese military build-ups just as the US/West is. People may dislike him for his bravado, but at heart he is a patriot for the Motherland. The Ukraine OTOH is destabilized and has a weak interim government ruling over a sharply divided nation. It is in the Russian sphere of influence and has ties to Russia, both historical and economical. It's their problem. Many in West Ukraine ALSO support Putin and so clashes are starting there. And the senior naval commander in Crimea just defected to Russia. Crimeans overwhelmingly support Russian troops and there is no declaration of war nor land invasion. All 6000 troops sent are for reinforcement and pre-positioning IF a war is declared. So far, no bloodshed or confrontations. Comparisons to Nazi Germany are also unfounded. Weimar Govt. was weak and called for Western help and got nothing. It was the SA that fought the Communists in the streets. The invasion of Poland was for the Danzig Corridor and to create a build-up area to invade the USSR by '41. Not the same thing with Ukraine and Russia. 555 for the parody.

Great inspirational song...bless you for sharing it....My thoughts echo Patrick's here

This classic... just waiting in the wings 'til it's time.....Bravo !

I can dig your digs.

Interesting. Has Rush Limbaugh changed his pain meds recently?

Second to none...Zero for some..............

Nice place to visit but not for those who live there , I take it....5's......@ Leough lol

Tops - all the way to the bottom...5's ......Cute, cuddly and YOW !

Holy hot little ditty! No chance of rain on your parade... just a lil thunder a-way down yunder :) . Happy 500....and Birthday too - young Conqueror of Parodies

555 - Now do Crimea River

Very funny!

It's funny Joey, but I sometimes picture CML as an evil, right wing Charlie Brown who is always complaining about being picked on but who causes disasters wherever he goes. Phil Alexander, OTOH, gives arguments as weak as belly button lint!

Lalalalalalala!

Another semi-flame war out of nowhere.

Exactly what I was thinking when I read the title, lol!

Too Right, you are aptly named. On weekends, especially, we see the culture warriors of the Right cloak their frustrations with a G.O.P. which has suckered them into middle-class stagnation by falsely identifying them as good old boys with good old virtues who should stand with a party that is preaching deregulation, deunionization, deindustrialization, the repeal of every 20th Century reform of the Roosevelt cousins, the ascendancy of globalization, gay-hating, abortion restrictions, anti-affirmative action, guns, NASCAR worship, old-time religion, and all the rest. Once the Middle West populism was liberal: LaFollette, Debs, Humphrey, etc. Then the true red Americans, with help from Limbaugh, Ailes, and David Brooks identified uppity egg heads from the Ivies -- the latte-sucking, internationalist crypto-commies as the enemy. And so the fly-over fools voted for corporate America and "free-market," but became increasingly disenchanted because their 19th Century economic nostrums always failed, resulting in rust belts for the football fans and air and water pollution, courtesy of our philanthropic Koch boys. This moribund site has been taken over by the reactionaries Patrick, CML, and a host of trolls who have attached themselves to their hosts. It is evident in artless parodies and hateful comments and scores. This should keep the blockheads screaming for the rest of the weekend.

er, wut? Joey, don't be an idiot. I'd argue that the only conclusion which has even part-way rational motives is that whoever is making that connection is also voting the 1s in an intentional effort to stifle comments or people he doesn't like - attempting to make CML and me say "oh, dear, when we make comments, the 1-vote-count goes up, therefore we shouldn't make comments".

..I see this parody's up to 17 1s - I wonder just how many of those have come from the same source? Oh to have access to Chucky's logs