September 1, 2001
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Just when you thought the the world was going to hell, a story like this makes you realize that there are still things that are right in this world.
posted by PWA_BadBoy (12 comments total)
 
Link stolen off the Big [H], as usual.
posted by PWA_BadBoy at 6:40 PM on September 1, 2001


The judge was probably inspired by this case, where a teen was forced to listen to Wayne Newton.
posted by bobo123 at 6:48 PM on September 1, 2001


very smart judge. wish some of the supreme court justices showed that much logic half of the time (scalia? thomas? grrr.) still... his "do unto others" rule probably makes him a supporter of the death penalty and other such silliness, so never mind that last statement...
posted by surblimity at 6:51 PM on September 1, 2001


Here's my question: if this is supposed to be punishment, why listen to quality polka music? Not only that, but Frankie Yankovic has a quality that I even like and think is crazy and off the wall--even if that is simply with the fact that he is the father of Weird Al.
posted by crog at 7:03 PM on September 1, 2001


Can you say "getting off easy?" I wish I could watch a 4 hour video on the benefits of defensive driving for getting caught speeding instead of being forced to hand over $185 of my money to the State of New York.
posted by tomorama at 7:08 PM on September 1, 2001


crog: Except for the fact that, you know, he isn't. An understandable mistake, however.
posted by kevspace at 7:54 PM on September 1, 2001


kevspace: My apologies. A friend told me that, and I believed and trusted his knowledge--still do. I figured I probably should have checked to make sure that was correct before I posted, but I also figured if I was wrong I would be corrected. Thanks for letting me know!
posted by crog at 10:02 PM on September 1, 2001


And if the kid starts walking around town playing an accordion and singing Frankie Yankovic tunes? Aye, what then?
posted by pracowity at 5:13 AM on September 2, 2001


Gawd, I'm not sure how effective this would be. I'd like to see what the kid does now that his four hours of forced music ejoyment are over. Which begs the question, was he tied down with earphones duct taped to his head? Was he locked in a room? Was it four hours of polka background noise or was it at the same decible level as he had his car stereo at? Could this be seen as cruel and unusual punishment? What if the kid had a childhood fear of tubas and accordians?
posted by neon_slacker at 9:55 AM on September 2, 2001


I drive around for hours playing Frank Yanckovic tapes at full blast with the windows open. This is not punishment. This is glory. Also, Walter Ostenek, Fred Kuhar, Richie Vadnal, Joe Fedorchak, and other legends of Cleveland-style polka. There is no tuba in Cleveland-style polka, which is a mix of Slovenian traditional melodies, dixieland jazz, and something undefinable out of the air that blows off of Lake Erie. Cleveland-style polka is a smooth, urbane sound, with something of the jaunty insoucience of 1920s jazz. Do not, under any circumstances, mistake it for Polish polka, which is a hideous, honking racket produced by a cabal of drooling morons in Chicago. Listening to Chicago-style Polish polka is not only punishment, it is torture.
posted by Faze at 10:34 AM on September 2, 2001


Faze: if you ever run for office anywhere, I will vote for you.
posted by D at 12:51 PM on September 2, 2001


> I drive around for hours playing Frank Yanckovic tapes at
> full blast with the windows open. This is not punishment.

For you. But you're probably knocking birds out of the sky and making fish give up their spawning grounds.
posted by pracowity at 11:49 PM on September 2, 2001


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