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* CriticalResearchFailure: A very odd YMMV case/case of AlternateInterpretation. In "That Funny Feeling", Bo quotes ComicBook/Deadpool as an example of fake self-awareness for the sake of novelty, and an indication of how hopeless humanity is re: true self-awareness. However, anyone who's read a recent Deadpool comic knows the character being aware that he's a fictional character ''actually makes his horrendously depressed'', feeling compelled to ignore his problems and destroy his own life for the sake of entertaining his audience (since that is literally his only purpose); under that lens, Wade Wilson is actually a character Bo would actually like. However, one could ALSO read this line as Bo being aware of this characterization, and playing off public perception of the character, making commentary on the fact that, despite the character actually having some profound writing, people latch on to the memes and random comedy without looking deeper or questioning why they like it.

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* CriticalResearchFailure: A very odd YMMV case/case of AlternateInterpretation.[[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation Alternative Interpretation]]. In "That Funny Feeling", Bo quotes ComicBook/Deadpool as an example of fake self-awareness for the sake of novelty, and an indication of how hopeless humanity is re: true self-awareness. However, anyone who's read a recent Deadpool comic knows the character being aware that he's a fictional character ''actually makes his horrendously depressed'', feeling compelled to ignore his problems and destroy his own life for the sake of entertaining his audience (since that is literally his only purpose); under that lens, Wade Wilson is actually a character Bo would actually like. However, one could ALSO read this line as Bo being aware of this characterization, and playing off public perception of the character, making commentary on the fact that, despite the character actually having some profound writing, people latch on to the memes and random comedy without looking deeper or questioning why they like it.
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* CriticalResearchFailure: A very odd YMMV case/case of AlternativeInterpretation. In "That Funny Feeling", Bo quotes ComicBook/Deadpool as an example of fake self-awareness for the sake of novelty, and an indication of how hopeless humanity is re: true self-awareness. However, anyone who's read a recent Deadpool comic knows the character being aware that he's a fictional character ''actually makes his horrendously depressed'', feeling compelled to ignore his problems and destroy his own life for the sake of entertaining his audience (since that is literally his only purpose); under that lens, Wade Wilson is actually a character Bo would actually like. However, one could ALSO read this line as Bo being aware of this characterization, and playing off public perception of the character, making commentary on the fact that, despite the character actually having some profound writing, people latch on to the memes and random comedy without looking deeper or questioning why they like it.

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* CriticalResearchFailure: A very odd YMMV case/case of AlternativeInterpretation.AlternateInterpretation. In "That Funny Feeling", Bo quotes ComicBook/Deadpool as an example of fake self-awareness for the sake of novelty, and an indication of how hopeless humanity is re: true self-awareness. However, anyone who's read a recent Deadpool comic knows the character being aware that he's a fictional character ''actually makes his horrendously depressed'', feeling compelled to ignore his problems and destroy his own life for the sake of entertaining his audience (since that is literally his only purpose); under that lens, Wade Wilson is actually a character Bo would actually like. However, one could ALSO read this line as Bo being aware of this characterization, and playing off public perception of the character, making commentary on the fact that, despite the character actually having some profound writing, people latch on to the memes and random comedy without looking deeper or questioning why they like it.
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* CriticalResearchFailure: A very odd YMMV case/case of AlternativeInterpretation. In "That Funny Feeling", Bo quotes ComicBook/Deadpool as an example of fake self-awareness for the sake of novelty, and an indication of how hopeless humanity is re: true self-awareness. However, anyone who's read a recent Deadpool comic knows the character being aware that he's a fictional character ''actually makes his horrendously depressed'', feeling compelled to ignore his problems and destroy his own life for the sake of entertaining his audience (since that is literally his only purpose); under that lens, Wade Wilson is actually a character Bo would actually like. However, one could ALSO read this line as Bo being aware of this characterization, and playing off public perception of the character, making commentary on the fact that, despite the character actually having some profound writing, people latch on to the memes and random comedy without looking deeper or questioning why they like it.

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* GrowingTheBeard: Seems to have happened around the time of ''Words Words Words.'' He's expressed embarrassment and dislike of much of his work prior to that period, which was more based around shock value for the sake of shock value rather than making a satirical point. Perhaps to underline this, Bo's politics got increasingly progressive as his career went on, with the punching-down being lessened with every special. A notable highlight of this is his TakeThat at privileged people on "Straight White Man" from ''Make Happy,'' and later culminating with the sock puppet making a leftist rant in ''Inside.''

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* GrowingTheBeard: Seems to have happened GrowingTheBeard:
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around the time of ''Words Words Words.'' He's openly expressed embarrassment and dislike of much of his work prior to that period, which was more based around shock value for the sake of shock value rather than making a satirical point. Perhaps to underline this, This was paired with Bo's politics got getting increasingly progressive as his career went on, he aged, with that being reflected in his work and the punching-down being lessened with every special. A notable highlight of this is his special (such as the TakeThat at privileged people on "Straight White Man" from ''Make Happy,'' and later culminating Happy'').
** Others point to ''Inside'' as another dramatic inflection point in his work's critical reception,
with the sock puppet making a leftist rant special receiving near-universal acclaim for its thoughtful reflections on mental health in ''Inside.'' the era of COVID-19 and increased social unrest. (Also helping matters: He literally grew a beard.)

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* GrowingTheBeard:
** Seems to have happened around the time of ''Words Words Words.'' He's expressed embarrassment and dislike of much of his work prior to that period, which was more based around shock value for the sake of shock value rather than making a satirical point. Perhaps to underline this, Bo's politics got increasingly progressive as his career went on, with the punching-down being lessened with every special. A notable highlight of this is his TakeThat at privileged people on "Straight White Man" from ''Make Happy,'' and later culminating with the sock puppet making a leftist rant in ''Inside.''

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GrowingTheBeard: Seems to have happened around the time of ''Words Words Words.'' He's expressed embarrassment and dislike of much of his work prior to that period, which was more based around shock value for the sake of shock value rather than making a satirical point. Perhaps to underline this, Bo's politics got increasingly progressive as his career went on, with the punching-down being lessened with every special. A notable highlight of this is his TakeThat at privileged people on "Straight White Man" from ''Make Happy,'' and later culminating with the sock puppet making a leftist rant in ''Inside.''

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* GeniusBonus: From "New Math" - "What's domain, domain range? / A kid with too much in his pants". In math, domain is expressed by ''x'', while range is expressed by ''y''--[[DontExplainTheJoke the joke here being]] that said person is "XXY", which is the chromosomal makeup for an intersex.

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From "New Math" - "What's domain, domain range? / A kid with too much in his pants". In math, domain is expressed by ''x'', while range is expressed by ''y''--[[DontExplainTheJoke the joke here being]] that said person is "XXY", which is the chromosomal makeup for an intersex.



** In "Ironic," he says, "I can't grow a beard; that one's not ironic, that one's just sad." In light of the teaser trailer for his special ''Inside'', which contains a shot of Bo having done just that, mentions of the quote and how (delightfully) poorly it ended up aging among fans were inevitable.

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** In "Ironic," he says, "I can't grow a beard; that one's not ironic, that one's just sad." In light of the teaser trailer for release of his special ''Inside'', which contains a shot of shows Bo having done just that, mentions of the quote and how (delightfully) poorly it ended up aging among fans were inevitable.



-->I'm gay for Jesus\\

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-->I'm --->I'm gay for Jesus\\



** The "Repeat Stuff" video where Bo eats a young girl's heart right out of her chest. See [[NightmareFuel/BoBurnham Nightmare Fuel]], if you have a strong stomach.

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** The "Repeat Stuff" video where Bo eats a young girl's heart right out of her chest. See [[NightmareFuel/BoBurnham Nightmare Fuel]], if you have a strong stomach.
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Racism and Nazis have been harsh before he made fun of them and will be afterwards, not Hindsight.


** His "racial humor" skit[[note]]"White people are like this -- (''weird noise''). Black people are like this -- (''another weird noise''). We're destined to fight forever! [[MoodWhiplash Blood in the streets...]]"[[/note]], while already quite bleak, had its effect amplified with the racial unrest that has happened since by means of shootings and riots.
** In the same vein, there's the Nazi salute in the live version of "Repeat Stuff." Yeah, it's just some BlackComedy at the expense of the pop music business, but with the rise of white supremacist groups in the latter half of the 2010s, that joke likely wouldn't even be ''attempted'' now.

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* EnsembleDarkhorse: [[InsufferableGenius Left Brain]] and [[KindheartedSimpleton Right Brain]], from their eponymous skit/song. Especially [[{{Moe}} Right]] [[{{Adorkable}} Brain]].

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[[InsufferableGenius Left Brain]] and [[KindheartedSimpleton Right Brain]], from their eponymous skit/song. Especially [[{{Moe}} Right]] [[{{Adorkable}} Brain]].Brain]].
** Socko from “How the World Works”.

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** Seems to have happened around the time of ''Words Words Words.'' He's expressed embarrassment and dislike of much of his work prior to that period, which was more based around shock value for the sake of shock value rather than making a satirical point. As a matter of fact, Bo's politics got increasingly progressive as his career went on, with a notable highlight being his TakeThat at privileged people on "Straight White Man" from ''Make Happy,'' and later culminating with the sock puppet making a leftist rant in ''Inside.''

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** Seems to have happened around the time of ''Words Words Words.'' He's expressed embarrassment and dislike of much of his work prior to that period, which was more based around shock value for the sake of shock value rather than making a satirical point. As a matter of fact, Perhaps to underline this, Bo's politics got increasingly progressive as his career went on, with a the punching-down being lessened with every special. A notable highlight being of this is his TakeThat at privileged people on "Straight White Man" from ''Make Happy,'' and later culminating with the sock puppet making a leftist rant in ''Inside.''



* JerkassWoobie: His whole stage persona is this. His sense of humor is beyond messed-up, and straight into ''vile'' territory. He acts abrasive and misanthropic. Yet as each special goes by, his poor mental health becomes more and more of a focus, and his SadClown nature becomes more apparent.



* {{Squick}}: The last few lines of "Sunday School":

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** The "Repeat Stuff" video where Bo eats a young girl's heart right out of her chest. See [[NightmareFuel/BoBurnham Nightmare Fuel]], if you have a strong stomach.



* TheWoobie: Sometimes portrays himself as this.

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* GrowingTheBeard: Seems to have happened around the time of ''Words Words Words.'' He's expressed embarrassment and dislike of much of his work prior to that period, which was more based around shock value for the sake of shock value rather than making a satirical point.

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* GrowingTheBeard: GrowingTheBeard:
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Seems to have happened around the time of ''Words Words Words.'' He's expressed embarrassment and dislike of much of his work prior to that period, which was more based around shock value for the sake of shock value rather than making a satirical point. As a matter of fact, Bo's politics got increasingly progressive as his career went on, with a notable highlight being his TakeThat at privileged people on "Straight White Man" from ''Make Happy,'' and later culminating with the sock puppet making a leftist rant in ''Inside.''

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* GeniusBonus: "What's domain, domain range? / A kid with too much in his pants". In math, domain is expressed by ''x'', while range is expressed by ''y''--[[DontExplainTheJoke the joke here being]] that said person is "XXY", which is the chromosomal makeup for an intersex.

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* GeniusBonus: From "New Math" - "What's domain, domain range? / A kid with too much in his pants". In math, domain is expressed by ''x'', while range is expressed by ''y''--[[DontExplainTheJoke the joke here being]] that said person is "XXY", which is the chromosomal makeup for an intersex.



** In the same vein, there's the Nazi salute in the live version of "Repeat Stuff." Yeah, it's just some BlackComedy at the expense of the pop music business, but with the rise of white supremacist groups in the latter half of the 2010s, that joke likely wouldn't even be ''attempted'' now.



** Speaking of "Can't Handle This" and its frank talk about Bo's mental struggles, it also hits a lot harder after 2021's ''Inside,'' where Bo goes considerably further into detail about how badly he's been struggling. Going back to that song post-''Inside'' makes it seem like {{Foreshadowing}}, and it was already ''very'' dark as is.



** In "Welcome to Website/YouTube," he says that "most of the best [=YouTubers=] are either Asian or they're gay, so there's an untapped [=YouTube=] celebrity and his name is Creator/GeorgeTakei." While he's not so much specifically a [=YouTube=] celebrity, but since the song's debut, Takei has gained a huge internet following.

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** In "Welcome to Website/YouTube," he says that "most of the best [=YouTubers=] are either Asian or they're gay, so there's an untapped [=YouTube=] celebrity and his name is Creator/GeorgeTakei." While he's not so much specifically a [=YouTube=] celebrity, but since the song's debut, Takei has gained a huge internet following.
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* SleeperHit: ''Inside'' got little to no promotion, outside of perhaps a [[https://www.vulture.com/2021/05/bo-burnham-new-special-inside-netflix.html single article]] on ''Vulture'' announcing it. Soon after it was released, it became the talk of all the internet!
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* SleeperHit: ''Inside'' got little to no promotion, outside of perhaps a single article on ''Vulture'' announcing it. Soon after it was released, it became the talk of all the internet!

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* SleeperHit: ''Inside'' got little to no promotion, outside of perhaps a [[https://www.vulture.com/2021/05/bo-burnham-new-special-inside-netflix.html single article article]] on ''Vulture'' announcing it. Soon after it was released, it became the talk of all the internet!
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* SleeperHit: ''Inside'' got little to no promotion, outside of perhaps a single article on ''Vulture'' announcing it. Soon after it was released, it became the talk of all the internet!

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* HilariousInHindsight: In Welcome to Website/YouTube, he says that "most of the best [=YouTubers=] are either Asian or they're gay, so there's an untapped [=YouTube=] celebrity and his name is Creator/GeorgeTakei." While he's not so much specifically a [=YouTube=] celebrity, but since the song's debut, Takei has gained a huge internet following.

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In Welcome "Welcome to Website/YouTube, Website/YouTube," he says that "most of the best [=YouTubers=] are either Asian or they're gay, so there's an untapped [=YouTube=] celebrity and his name is Creator/GeorgeTakei." While he's not so much specifically a [=YouTube=] celebrity, but since the song's debut, Takei has gained a huge internet following.following.
** In "Ironic," he says, "I can't grow a beard; that one's not ironic, that one's just sad." In light of the teaser trailer for his special ''Inside'', which contains a shot of Bo having done just that, mentions of the quote and how (delightfully) poorly it ended up aging among fans were inevitable.

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* HarsherInHindsight: His "racial humor" skit had its effect amplified with the racial unrest that has happened since, with the shootings of several young African-American males as well as the Ferguson riots. Bo really meant it when he said whites and blacks were destined to fight forever.
** Can't Handle This from Make Happy was explicitly a parody of Music/KanyeWest's auto tuned rants, that also show Bo's deteriorating mental state and growing anxiety. Later in 2016, Kanye himself had a breakdown on stage and was hospitalized, making an odd case of ArtImitatesLife

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* HarsherInHindsight: HarsherInHindsight:
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His "racial humor" skit skit[[note]]"White people are like this -- (''weird noise''). Black people are like this -- (''another weird noise''). We're destined to fight forever! [[MoodWhiplash Blood in the streets...]]"[[/note]], while already quite bleak, had its effect amplified with the racial unrest that has happened since, with the since by means of shootings of several young African-American males as well as the Ferguson riots. Bo really meant it when he said whites and blacks were destined to fight forever.
riots.
** Can't "Can't Handle This from Make Happy This" was explicitly a parody of Music/KanyeWest's auto tuned rants, autotuned rants that also show showed Bo's deteriorating mental state and growing anxiety. Later in 2016, Kanye himself had a breakdown on stage and was hospitalized, making for an odd case of ArtImitatesLifelife imitating art imitating art.
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* EarWorm: Most of his choruses; "Words Words Words", "Oh Bo", "Love Is...", etc. Also, the background music for "Rant".
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I don't think a throwaway line counts as an anvil. Besides, everyone knows rape is wrong, so its more Anvilicious (or would be if it wasn't a throwaway line).


* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped:
** His point in "From God's Perspective" that people shouldn't abstain from rape because they think God wants them to -- [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil they should abstain from rape because it's]] ''[[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil wrong]]''.
-->''Pretty obvious, just don't fuckin' rape people. ...Didn't think I had to write that one down for ya.''
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** SpecialEffectFailure: Very clearly invoked.

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* CrossesTheLineTwice: His stage persona is deliberately played up to be a terrible, narcissistic person who sings about things like Helen Keller being the perfect woman, falling in love with an [[LikesOlderWomen old woman]] and then her three-year-old granddaughter, giving head to Satan, a [[ThoseWackyNazis young boy named Adolf]] with all of the mannerisms of UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler, and a barbeque hosted by the Ku Klux Klan. [[RuleOfFunny But it's okay, because it's hilarious.]] And satirical.

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His stage persona is deliberately played up to be a terrible, narcissistic person who sings about things like Helen Keller being the perfect woman, falling in love with an [[LikesOlderWomen old woman]] and then her three-year-old granddaughter, giving head to Satan, a [[ThoseWackyNazis young boy named Adolf]] with all of the mannerisms of UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler, and a barbeque hosted by the Ku Klux Klan. [[RuleOfFunny But it's okay, because it's hilarious.]] And satirical.
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** In ''Make Happy'', Bo sings an [[{{Irony}} ironic]] song about how it's so hard to be a straight white male. Yeah. He went there.
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* {{Moe}}: Bo himself qualifies sometimes, especially when he plays up the woobieness. Also Right Brain from "Left Brain, Right Brain", who's basically the living embodiment of Bo's {{Adorkable}}ness.


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* TheWoobie: Sometimes portrays himself as this.
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** His point in "From God's Perspective" that people shouldn't abstain from rape because they think God wants them to -- they should abstain from rape because it's ''wrong''.

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** His point in "From God's Perspective" that people shouldn't abstain from rape because they think God wants them to -- [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil they should abstain from rape because it's ''wrong''.it's]] ''[[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil wrong]]''.
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* CrossesTheLineTwice: His stage persona is deliberately played up to be a terrible, narcissistic person who sings about things like Helen Keller being the perfect woman, falling in love with an [[LikesOlderWomen old woman]] and then her three-year-old granddaughter, giving head to Satan, a [[ThoseWackyNazis young boy named Adolf]] with all of the mannerisms of UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler, and a barbeque hosted by the Ku Klux Klan. [[RuleOfFunny But it's okay, because it's hilarious.]]
** And satirical.

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* CrossesTheLineTwice: His stage persona is deliberately played up to be a terrible, narcissistic person who sings about things like Helen Keller being the perfect woman, falling in love with an [[LikesOlderWomen old woman]] and then her three-year-old granddaughter, giving head to Satan, a [[ThoseWackyNazis young boy named Adolf]] with all of the mannerisms of UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler, and a barbeque hosted by the Ku Klux Klan. [[RuleOfFunny But it's okay, because it's hilarious.]]
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** "Kill Yourself" from ''Make Happy'' milks the BlackComedy and RefugeInAudacity for all its worth. By the end, he's just coming up with more and more outlandish suicide methods.

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** Can't Handle This from Make Happy was explicitly a parody of
Music/KanyeWest's auto tuned rants, that also show Bo's deteriorating mental state and growing anxiety. Later in 2016, Kanye himself had a breakdown on stage and was hospitalized, making an odd case of ArtImitatesLife

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** Can't Handle This from Make Happy was explicitly a parody of
of Music/KanyeWest's auto tuned rants, that also show Bo's deteriorating mental state and growing anxiety. Later in 2016, Kanye himself had a breakdown on stage and was hospitalized, making an odd case of ArtImitatesLife
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** Can't Handle This from Make Happy was explicitly a parody of
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* FreudWasRight: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ub3gumqX7ss While reciting a story about how he saw "the biggest dick"]], Bo reenacts the scenario and uses his microphone as a stand-in for the penis.

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* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: His point in "From God's Perspective" that people shouldn't abstain from rape because they think God wants them to -- they should abstain from rape because it's ''wrong''.

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His point in "From God's Perspective" that people shouldn't abstain from rape because they think God wants them to -- they should abstain from rape because it's ''wrong''.


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** In ''Make Happy'', Bo sings an [[{{Irony}} ironic]] song about how it's so hard to be a straight white male. Yeah. He went there.
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* EarWorm: Most of his choruses; "Words Words Words", "Oh Bo", "Love Is...", etc.

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* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: His point in "From God's Perspective" that people shouldn't abstain from rape because they think God wants them to -- they should abstain from rape because it's ''wrong''.
-->''Pretty obvious, just don't fuckin' rape people. ...Didn't think I had to write that one down for ya.''

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