Eh, in spite of the copious footnotes, it is very difficult to keep track of the storyline here. Religion satire parodies like "Amish Paradise" work well for me without footnotes. Maybe being a Utahan would have helped. Paced well, though.

wondrous wordplay

This is great! Who's the lyricist?

Loved it! 555!

Thanx, alvin & Jack!
Rex: Who cares about lyricists?!
Aggro: I recall Ethan mentioning "Amish Paradise" on another one of my Mormon parodies; my response would be that Weird Al didn't write that for the Amish. Admittedly, the stuff on "Workin' the Glory" has a limited target audience, so I don't expect that a lot of Amirighters will get the humor (or the CD, for that matter). Don't worry; there are only 15 more tracks to go.

For all you non-believers out there...(and you can take the title 'non-believer' however you want to)...I promise that this is Gee to the Oh Oh Dee Stuff.

Not only do I 'get' all the jokes, and know a few too many fellas who WERE Clay-uhn in the latest of their teen years...

...but I have also been to Bozeman, Montana...and therefore consider all of our protagonist's actions to be merited...

...AND...I'm not ashamed to admit that I dig Mr. Manilow. There, I said it. And all of you still love me anyway.

Nice work...I might have enjoyed it a LITTLE bit more if I hadn't gotten the bad news today that my ex-boyfriend (say goodbye to your NEW plasma TV) not only attempted to sell my soul to Satan...(which I MAY have gotten over, with a little begging)...but he is also a little too much into Chinese burlesque theater.

Bastard.

Interesting problem, Arwen.

Sister Evenstar: It has taken me over three months to digest your comment because it is so utterly SHOCKING. Wow. Surreal. That story is amazing. You...you...like Barry Manilow?!
By the way, Aggro: ALL of Arwen's problems are interesting.

I enjoyed the song, and not only do I dig Barry Manilow, I've been to a Barry Manilow concert! When I was 5, my mom took me. I've never been the same since.

Jeffaroo: That explains a lot. They have support groups, you know.

Yes, Bozeman would be a tragic place for a pure, Mormon missonary to be. First off, polygamists and their descendents have no power there. Not like in SLC, where there' s always a cousin to bail them out of whatever crime they've comitted. The law in Bozeman doesn't allow for excuses, like "Brigham said so," or "Joseph Smith said so." So, child molestation is not much of an option for the perv's, as one Manhattan Mormon found out. The judge actually sentenced him to prison! How could they?... Mormon bishops don't do well in court attempting to cover up, then attempt to justify their knowledge of child molestation. Then using the excuse that they do not have to report such things. The few Mormon cops are in Bozeman, to serve and protect the Mormon's. Not the "community." They are biased. Our old neighbors in Bozeman were both typical. A ton of kids, the parents watched none of them. I'm sure they got their tax break in the accountants office. So, the rest of us evil "Bozemanites" get to pay for their kid's education. They just get tax breaks for having more of them. Finally the corrupt, perverted Mormon who ran the beauty college in Bozeman for years, has reportedly so many out of wedlock children with students, it's unbelievable. Speculation of fraud with grants and student loans. The Mountain Meadow Massacre, whereby Mormons massacred over 100 innocent men, woman and children in 1857. Now, that is something the Mormons are proud of, still brag about it today. Punishment for "Gentiles" running their corrupt, perverted asses out of Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois. Then the morons, tried to claim the territory purchased by U.S. citizens (Louisiana Purchase) as their own sovereign nation. Mainstream Mormons are experts at covering up their familial connections to polygamy, which is rampant today in Utah, Arizona and even Montana. Marrying and having sex with little girls as young as 12 years of age. This is exactly what the grandparents of all Mormons did back in the 1800's. Those who really enjoyed it, still do it, and our government does nothing to stop it. How about a song that goes something like this... "Oh grampa had to have, say seven to twelve wives.. Oh, poor grandpa, forced to marry the young girls... For it was about reaching the highest level... According to Joseph Smith. Oh Brigham Young, what a man How many wives did he have? We can only verify about fourty... But sure he had more.. Poor, Poor Mormons, so discriminated upon So sad, so sad, that others said, Leave town you perverts, For raping little girls is not acceptable, To any true patriotic American!" There you go perverts!

I'm not a pervert and neither are my 12-year-old wives.

(gasps) Spaff.com that's too funny. . .your comment just above this

I think the Mornon Culture is ludicrous , and Brain washing to the young girls.. the mothers & chilldern are a sad reality, of the sick and evil. underhanded, unspoken from of contorl.. And the song is the dumbest SH** I ever hread!! Bozeman is a beauitful place .. and Thank GOD-- The mormon don't like it...

Dave: Cheers, dude.

ISH_11: So do you and Jean hang out? I should join you some time. Y'all must be tons o' fun.

Spaff.com, your comments about Mormons are prejudiced and full of untruth. Mormons (aka The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) do not practice polygamy. If they do, they are excommunicated since polygamy is against the law, and we are taught to obey the law of the land in which we reside. Perhaps you are talking about the FLDS church (Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints)? Please do not lump Mormons or LDS members with that church. As for molesters and rapists of children... people of all faiths have those horrible people. But because he was a Mormon, all Mormons are the same? Give me a break! Oh, and before I forget, where in the world did you get such a ridiculous song? And how can you say by writing it in this here forum that it is "proof" of how perverted Mormons are? You are intellectually handicapped... that is the only conclusion I can come up with.

Oh it's Hanna, Hanna Montana !!! Yeah, I broke down & bought tickets for my 10-year old niece to see the show in February!!

Tam.i.am: Hey - watch where you're pointing that finger, sister. I didn't say any of that.

littleCupCakes: In real life, I'm a blonde teenaged pop star named Shasta Nebraska.

I am so saddened to read Jean's commentary. I am from Bozeman, I know personally some of the people she refers to, and most of what is written above is simply not true! As to the accusation that Mormons are perverts, nothing could be a greater distortion. I think he or she knows that. Indeed, the FLDS is NOT the LDS church. I also admit that this song didn't ring well with me. I love Bozeman, it's one of the most beautiful places in the nation! Jean, you are entitled to your own opinion, but there is no need to spew your venomous libels online. The mormons are very, very good people and the ones I know in Bozeman are some of the best and most moral people I know. Please check your facts before publishing things like this.

Spaff, your parody was great. I loved it. It had a moral in it and that's what I loved most about it. 555.

Thanks. Moral. That's my name.