Comments on: The Model of a Psychopharmacologist

The Model of a Psychopharmacologist

homunculus — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:50:11 -0800

I Am the Very Model of a Psychopharmacologist. [Via Omni Brain.]

By: slapshot57

slapshot57 — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:53:01 -0800

I'm a pharmacologist and couldn't make it through that. Sorry...

By: Item

Item — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:54:42 -0800

I'm not a pharmacologist and thought it was much funnier than it had any right to be.

By: Riki tiki

Riki tiki — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:00:31 -0800

Studio 60 ruined any and all parodies of The Major-General's Song before I'd even ever heard the Gilbert and Sullivan version.

By: tepidmonkey

tepidmonkey — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:02:36 -0800

The Studio 60 parody was horrendous, but don't let it detract from the sheer brilliance of Tom Lehrer's "The Elements".

By: empath

empath — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:06:13 -0800

I am the very model of a modern libertarian

By: CKmtl

CKmtl — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:07:19 -0800

DSM-IV-ical is my favourite campy musical rewrite ever.

By: grobstein

grobstein — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:07:45 -0800

Not crazy about it. Also, I've got a strong suspicion the group that produced it is funded by drug company PR cash. It seems to be an endemic feature of continuing medical education (CME) programs. See if you can make more sense of their website than I could.

By: ericb

ericb — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:11:37 -0800

Tom Cruise and the Church of Scientology do not approve!

By: delmoi

delmoi — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:18:32 -0800

The original song was mocking the singer, where as this one just comes across like bragging.

By: Cookiebastard

Cookiebastard — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:25:37 -0800

Radner and Carrot. Best version evar. (sadly - link does not go to video)

By: Argyle

Argyle — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:26:13 -0800

Good stuff. I think the self-mockery of their profession was in full force. If only I could write The Model of a Modern Engineer...

By: Astro Zombie

Astro Zombie — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:31:41 -0800

I am the son of a psychopharmacologist and a pharmacist. That song was disquietingly like a musical version on their dinner table conversations when I was a child. At least, up until the moment they started screaming at each other.

By: rooftop secrets

rooftop secrets — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:32:53 -0800

I'm having trouble telling whether this is funny or not with all the mood stabilizers I'm on...

By: shakespeherian

shakespeherian — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:52:38 -0800

It was just close enough to Python-era Gilliam animation to bother me with how little it looked like Python-era Gilliam animation.

By: Caduceus

Caduceus — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:53:43 -0800

I am the very model of a Singularitarian.

By: chillmost

chillmost — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:15:57 -0800

This thread has taught me the origin of the phrase "I am the very model of a..." and introduced me to the Major-General's Song, the context of which I was previously unaware. I still do not really like show tunes, but I have more respect and appreciation for the craft.

By: edd

edd — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:17:33 -0800

I far prefer The Drugs Song of The Amateur Transplants.

By: broady

broady — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:52:57 -0800

Animaniacs I Am The Very Model Of A Cartoon Individual

By: Huplescat

Huplescat — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:11:39 -0800

Thanks for a nice old chuckle homunculus.

By: mayfly wake

mayfly wake — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:22:19 -0800

Awwww...despite it's flaws (or maybe because of them) I love it when scientists try to get all cutesy and creative. It's like when a professor puts cartoons into his powerpoint presentation and smirks at his audience with a blush. You aren't just a super-intelligent robot after all! You're just an awkward geek like me! or maybe that's just the lamictal talking.

By: Debaser626

Debaser626 — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:25:25 -0800

Thanks for that link edd.... I enjoyed their medi-humor....

By: Debaser626

Debaser626 — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:28:57 -0800

OK.... you look like sh*t when you wear nothing at all!!! BWA HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! (from edd's link)

By: homunculus

homunculus — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:31:32 -0800

Baby Got Back - Gilbert and Sullivan Style

By: Clay201

Clay201 — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:53:27 -0800

It's clever, but not funny.

By: psmealey

psmealey — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:04:02 -0800

The Studio 60 parody was horrendous Agreed, but what is it with Aaron Sorkin and his repeated trottings out of moments from Gilbert and Sullivan in his shows? This came up several times during the West Wing as well. I also came to associate G&S with drama geeks in high school, or blue haired ladies from Ridgewood, NJ in the city for the day. Sorkin always seemed to try to be selling it as hip. Which it is not. Not even ironically. Not even at all.

By: Tube

Tube — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:08:50 -0800

Flash animated characters exhibit tardive dyskinesia.

By: Doohickie

Doohickie — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:43:10 -0800

Both Gilbert and Sullivan are rolling in their graves. I'm rofling.

By: msconduct

msconduct — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:53:33 -0800

awwwesome! i'd take a class from that guy any day.

By: eritain

eritain — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 20:41:45 -0800

Clever would be if more of the rhymes worked than not.

By: dreamsign

dreamsign — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:08:17 -0800

Sorkin always seemed to try to be selling it as hip. Which it is not. Not even ironically. Not even at all. I'm glad it's not just me.

By: Samizdata

Samizdata — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:35:57 -0800

He can't dance.

By: criticalbill

criticalbill — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 06:38:48 -0800

Nah. Rhymes are too pushed, lines dont scan well enough, jokes arent very funny. It might be better if he was a proctologist. And is that Noam Chomsky under there?

By: Richat

Richat — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 08:45:48 -0800

I'd like to agree with cookiebastard here. I love the Gilda Radner/Muppets version.