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But can I get a "whoop" for the boxing imagery?

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But can I get a "whoop" for the boxing imagery?imagery?
* From "Pinch Me":
--> I could hide out under there
--> I just made you say underwear
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* [[http://t.co/RyqtePRZUc The entire video for "Odds Are]], particularly as it contrasts so spectacularly with the lyrics of the video. There are quite a few bonuses for RoosterTeeth fans, too.

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* [[http://t.co/RyqtePRZUc The entire video for "Odds Are]], particularly as it contrasts so spectacularly with the lyrics of the video. There are quite a few bonuses for RoosterTeeth Creator/RoosterTeeth fans, too.
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** At least one live performance of the song has the line "It's hard to tell if I exist" followed by "That's 'cuz you don't".

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** Of course the beginning is also unsettlingly funny: "The silence, the terror, the pain and the horror as your mom comes downstairs..."

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** Of course the beginning The Music/DepecheMode-style intro is also unsettlingly funny: funny.
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"The silence, the terror, the pain and the horror as your mom comes downstairs..."
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* "If you think of her as [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_The_Great#Final_months_and_death Catherine the Great]], then you should be the horse to help her meet her fate."

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* "If you think of her as [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_The_Great#Final_months_and_death org/wiki/Legends_of_Catherine_the_Great#History Catherine the Great]], then you should be the horse to help her meet her fate."
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But can I get a "whoop" for the boxing imagery?\\

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But can I get a "whoop" for the boxing imagery?\\imagery?
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To light my way home...

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To light my way home...home...
* On the first track from Silverball, ''Get Back Up''. we get this gem:
-->Standing eight and I'm on the ropes\\
Knees givin' but I won't lose hope\\
Not the second coming of Muhammad Ali\\
But can I get a "whoop" for the boxing imagery?\\
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** Of course the beginning is also unsettlingly funny: "The silence, the terror, the pain and the horror as your mom comes downstairs..."
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-->"There's a shopping cart in the ravine\\

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-->"There's -->There's a shopping cart in the ravine\\
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** The "Food Party" skit from the same album. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rjwMExU55Q Words really don't do it justice.]]

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** The "Food Party" skit from the same album. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rjwMExU55Q Words really don't do it justice.]]]]
* "Light Up My Room" from ''Stunt'' is a beautiful, soulful paean to the singer's hometown... and then you start actually listening to the lyrics.
-->"There's a shopping cart in the ravine\\
Foam on the creek is like pop and ice cream\\
Field full of tires that is always on fire\\
To light my way home...
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I didn\'t put this at the bottom because I feel it\'s more appropriate where it is (like Jingle Bells, it\'s on the \"Barenaked for the Holidays\" album).

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM9Wi4ie2no Deck the Stills]]. Basically, replace all of the lyrics for "Deck the Halls" with the phrase "Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young".
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* ''Snacktime'' has "Crazy [=ABCs=]," a song where Ed tries to find "stranger" words that begin with each letter, such as "A is for aisle, B is for bdellium, C is for czar." The goofy dialogue between Ed and Steven makes the song funnier as it goes on.

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* ''Snacktime'' has "Crazy [=ABCs=]," a song where Ed tries to find "stranger" words that begin with each letter, such as "A is for aisle, B is for bdellium, C is for czar." The goofy dialogue between Ed and Steven makes the song funnier as it goes on.on.
** The "Food Party" skit from the same album. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rjwMExU55Q Words really don't do it justice.]]
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* ''Snacktime'' has "Crazy ABCs," a song where Ed tries to find "stranger" words that begin with each letter, such as "A is for aisle, B is for bdellium, C is for czar." The goofy dialogue between Ed and Steven makes the song funnier as it goes on.

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* ''Snacktime'' has "Crazy ABCs," [=ABCs=]," a song where Ed tries to find "stranger" words that begin with each letter, such as "A is for aisle, B is for bdellium, C is for czar." The goofy dialogue between Ed and Steven makes the song funnier as it goes on.
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* "Another Postcard". It's a ListSong about how one of the band members kept being spammed with postcards with [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys chimpanzees]] on them.

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* "Another Postcard". It's a ListSong about how one of the band members kept being spammed with postcards with [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys chimpanzees]] on them.them.
* ''Snacktime'' has "Crazy ABCs," a song where Ed tries to find "stranger" words that begin with each letter, such as "A is for aisle, B is for bdellium, C is for czar." The goofy dialogue between Ed and Steven makes the song funnier as it goes on.
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** The [[CrowningMomentOfFunny crowning moment]] must be when Steven Page starts {{corpsing}} in the third chorus due to his voice squeaking from the harsh high-pitched near-falsetto he uses for most of the song.

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** The [[CrowningMomentOfFunny crowning moment]] must be when Steven Page starts {{corpsing}} in the third chorus due to his voice squeaking from the harsh high-pitched near-falsetto he uses for most of the song.song.
* "Another Postcard". It's a ListSong about how one of the band members kept being spammed with postcards with [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys chimpanzees]] on them.
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-->"But how to you plan for a bank full of nuns?"

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-->"But how to do you plan for a bank full of nuns?"
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** The [[CrowningMomentOfFunny crowning moment]] must be when Steven Page starts {{corpsing}} in the second chorus due to his voice squeaking from the harsh high-pitched falsetto he uses for most of the song.

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** The [[CrowningMomentOfFunny crowning moment]] must be when Steven Page starts {{corpsing}} in the second third chorus due to his voice squeaking from the harsh high-pitched falsetto near-falsetto he uses for most of the song.
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* Their rendition of "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvFURcDMXfk Jingle Bells]]." Few bands but BNL would actually commit to tape the famous "Batman Smells" verse.

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* Their rendition of "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvFURcDMXfk Jingle Bells]]." Few bands but BNL would actually commit to tape the famous "Batman Smells" verse.verse.
** The [[CrowningMomentOfFunny crowning moment]] must be when Steven Page starts {{corpsing}} in the second chorus due to his voice squeaking from the harsh high-pitched falsetto he uses for most of the song.
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* [[http://t.co/RyqtePRZUc The entire video for "Odds Are]], particularly as it contrasts so spectacularly with the lyrics of the video. There are quite a few bonuses for RoosterTeeth fans, too.

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* [[http://t.co/RyqtePRZUc The entire video for "Odds Are]], particularly as it contrasts so spectacularly with the lyrics of the video. There are quite a few bonuses for RoosterTeeth fans, too.too.
* Their rendition of "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvFURcDMXfk Jingle Bells]]." Few bands but BNL would actually commit to tape the famous "Batman Smells" verse.
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* "I could hide out under there/I just made you say underwear"

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* "I could hide out under there/I just made you say underwear"underwear"
* [[http://t.co/RyqtePRZUc The entire video for "Odds Are]], particularly as it contrasts so spectacularly with the lyrics of the video. There are quite a few bonuses for RoosterTeeth fans, too.
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* "I was hiding under there/I just made you say underwear"

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* "I was hiding could hide out under there/I just made you say underwear"

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* The end of Enid, where the singer lists what he could do, but:
-->"I don't want to!"

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* The end of Enid, where Enid:
-->I can get a job, I can pay
the singer lists what he could do, but:
-->"I
phone bills\\
I can cut the lawn, cut my hair, cut out my cholesterol\\
I can work overtime, I can work in a mine\\
I can do it all for you!\\
''[beat]''\\
But I
don't want to!"to!
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* "If you think of her as [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_The_Great#Final_months_and_death Catherine the Great]], then you should be the horse to help her meet her fate."

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* "If you think of her as [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_The_Great#Final_months_and_death Catherine the Great]], then you should be the horse to help her meet her fate.""
* "I was hiding under there/I just made you say underwear"
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* "If you think of her as [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legends_of_Catherine_the_Great Catherine the Great]], then you should be the horse to help her meet her fate."

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* "If you think of her as [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legends_of_Catherine_the_Great org/wiki/Catherine_The_Great#Final_months_and_death Catherine the Great]], then you should be the horse to help her meet her fate."
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* "If you think of her as Catherine the Great, then you should be the horse to help her meet her fate."

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* "If you think of her as [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legends_of_Catherine_the_Great Catherine the Great, Great]], then you should be the horse to help her meet her fate."
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* On their Live DVD ''Talk to The Hand'', Steven [[spoiler:literally [[BigEater eats the mic]]]] during a pause in the middle of "Be My Yoko Ono", much to the amusement of everyone.

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* On their Live DVD ''Talk to The Hand'', Steven [[spoiler:literally [[BigEater eats the mic]]]] during a pause in the middle of "Be My Yoko Ono", much to the amusement of everyone.everyone.
* "If you think of her as Catherine the Great, then you should be the horse to help her meet her fate."
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Andy: They called me "Four Eyes"\\

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Andy: [[ThePeteBest Andy]]: They called me "Four Eyes"\\
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* On their Live DVD ''Talk to The Hand'', Steven [[spoiler:literally [[BigEater eats the mic]]]], much to the amusement of everyone.

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* On their Live DVD ''Talk to The Hand'', Steven [[spoiler:literally [[BigEater eats the mic]]]], mic]]]] during a pause in the middle of "Be My Yoko Ono", much to the amusement of everyone.
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-->"I don't want to!"

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-->"I don't want to!"to!"
* "Grade 9".
-->"Jim: They called me "Chicken Legs"\\
Andy: They called me "Four Eyes"\\
Steven: They called me "Fatso"\\
Tyler: They called me "Buckwheat"\\
Ed: [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking They called me Eddie.]]"
* On their Live DVD ''Talk to The Hand'', Steven [[spoiler:literally [[BigEater eats the mic]]]], much to the amusement of everyone.
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* "Bank Job". That is all.
-->"But how to you plan for a bank full of nuns?"
* "Why Say Anything Nice?"
-->"Why'd you put your backpack on\\
If you won't just take a hike?"
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_snpe3QmzCc This]] Rendition of "King Of Bedside Manor".
* "Crazy" is basically a string of one-liners based around slang for being insane.
-->"The lights are on but nobody's home\\
My elevator doesn't go to the top\\
I'm not playing with a full deck\\
I've lost my marbles!"
* The "Give me a break" in the background during the bridge of "Stomach vs Heart"
* The end of Enid, where the singer lists what he could do, but:
-->"I don't want to!"

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