Oh, when the fives
Come marching in
Thoughtless fives come marching in
Oh Lord, there can't be no other number
When the fives come marching in

Louis, on what grounds do you disqualify this parody as not good enough to rate fives? I like it and it is obviously a tribute to a good man who was also a LDS missionary. Btw, are you part of the GC clan hiding under yet another pseudonym?

Objectionable: You can hardly deny that Arndt's postings capture nothing of the witty, inventive, mischievous, ironic, and satirical qualities of parody. As Dwight McDonald wrote, "Parody is making a new wine that tastes like the old but has a slightly lethal effect."
Yet, day after day, Arndt's self-invented "infoparodies," which are merely exercises in word subbing, are rewarded with four to five automatic straight 5s -- which include the top grade for humor! And yesterday, he had the gall to decry that behavior, of which he, in fact, is the beneficiary. Meanwhile, gallant attempts at true parody by others go "unwept, unhonored, and unsung."
What's the GC clan?

To see the epitome of parody, go to http://www.amiright.com/parody/misc/geoffreychaucer0.shtml

Louis, stop cry babying your way through my thread. This is a tribute just like the one to Patrick today and others made to myself by other authors in the past. Second, parodies do not have to be purely humorous in nature. The majority of my 2652 parodies include fierce sarcasm and dark humor, morbidity. People like you always have a double standard for those who write the same way on many of the same topics. I did not invent the infoparody, but due to my IQ and expansive, even encyclopedic knowledge base... labeled many of my SJH IPASOY parodies that way. Obviously, you are a disgruntled vet that ignores the fact that a pure parody is total mockery of the OS, OA, and in some cases the OMV as well. None of the self proclaimed pacing cops nor artistry hotshots accomplished this and to be perfect they would have had to match every syllable and rhyme by line using the exact same OS composition. No, there are no Weird Als or Bart Bakers here. Go preach to your pals. Likewise, several authors a day get straight fives with little to no comment. I am not the only one. Wise up; better yet, let's average our author sheets for common rating. I know for a fact no one here has a solid 5 rating for hundreds if not thousands of parodies. I'm willing to bet I have more single artists than you have total parodies and more genres over a greater time period. And of course I use unconventional materials too and tackle hard topics like tragedies that other parodists won't touch. That's a sign of a weak parodist because nothing is supposed to be taboo here. What have you contributed Louis? Try to use your real name next time and cite your submissions.

Or you could go to http://www.amazon.com/The-Waterbury-Tales-Judith-Wax/dp/B001KP04NM to learn where that parody originated.

The parody masterpiece was written in 1973 by Ms. Wax, an editor at Playboy and Chaucer scholar who died in a plane crash in 1975.
Arndt, take your I.Q. and encyclopedic knowledge and blow them out elsewhere. You've bragged about them here 1,000 times, but that won't turn your dross to gold. There's no substitute for TALENT and hard work.

Louis, put up or shut up, clown. You're not even man enough to post under your real name or SN, let alone provide your gold plated author sheet of solid 5s. Why? Because it doesn't exist!!! Another worthless commentator bites the dust...

You are probably the only one left on AIR who believes that scores have retained any meaning. In fact, you contradict your own posting of yesterday.

Anyone can be a critic. Try just coming up with 2652 parodies. Only two people out of over six hundred here have, and I'm one of them. JAB is the other.

At 8 sec. per parody, no problem.

Try nearly four years of sold submissions and btw I have another 4025 entertainment submissions equals 6677 total. Do the math on productivity. Out of 10 entertainment categories, I am Number One in 7, including Fragments. Again, post your stats and author sheet, cowardly lion.

Holy Cow, Arndt! Are you still at it? Let it go before you get a hernia or something. I'll do the math: 6677 x 4025 x 7! divided by pi... Oh, Hell! I give up.

Interesting war-story. BTW, members of the GC clan do not use short-term pseudonyms, make lengthy comments, steal another's thread, question a colleague's integrity or use humor as a weapon. Look elsewhere.

344. But I liked the story you told.

Interesting story, but I don't understand feeding candy to hungry children. Where's the needed nutrition? Couldn't he have dropped broccoli, kale, Goji berries...? Ah, Mr. Coniglio dec, so you're GC. I thought your initials would be DGC, since your first name is Doctor, or Dr. Most physicians, like you, adopt this first name and insist on being addressed as such in recognition of their exalted status. Since I have a Ph.D., I, too, as you can see, have adopted the same honorific to be my Christian name.

The Germans were still on rationing and Holversen was beseiged by childten for gum he was chewing at Templehof's gate near the runways. Thirty kids asked for gum and Holversen had only two sticks left. He gave them away and started his own plan to drop candy from his cargo plane with his men. As word spread, his commander passed the idea up and Operation Vittles was approved. Defying the Soviets who cut land access to Berlin sectors, a fleet of cargo planes dropped candies and chocolates to the kids daily. US confectionery companies donated for free while kids in US schools helped wrap the gifts and attached mini chutes to them. Holversen became a hero, even deliberately flying into Soviet air corridors to drop candies on those children in the Soviet sector. The flying was dangerous and at extremely low altitude. Btw, Dr. Loser, what kind of A-hole criticizes a well-known Berlin Airlift operation that cemented US-W German relations and was as beacon of hope to Berlin's children? Holversen received Orders of Merit from both nations and was honored over many decades for his kind heart. You know nothing of history, valor, or the triumph of the human spirit. A young German girl once gave Holversen her teddy bear (more correctly the German plush bear by Steiff that preceded Teddy Roosevelt's bear) that she had clung to in the air raid bunkers and Holversen was moved to tears. He became Uncle Wiggly Wings and the Chocolate Flier. He is more of a man and human being than you will ever be.

Who can fill small tummies
Make kids shout with glee
Give them dental caries and increase their A1C
The Sugar Man
The Sugar Man can
The Sugar Man can 'cause he parachutes treats
To malnourished German kids

Doctor of what? Ignorance? Chocolate bars were part of US Army D-Rations meant for survival with minimum sugar. Mostly chocolate, cocoa, vanillin, and skim milk with Vitamin B1 added. The bars were thick 4 oz. Since there were severe food shortages in Germany postwar, many German children were malnourished and ate off US base trash cans or begged for scraps. The chocolate bars were for calories and hope. You are a bastard for putting down Holverson and the USAF for their heroic efforts. When did you ever fly drops at 50 ft between buildings in a C-47 or 54? You claim to be a doctor, then prove it right now. You can't even print your own name or give author status, your page, or ratings. Holversen and Operation Vittles are still remembered while you are a petty nobody.