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Post number 9812

PWA_BadBoy — Sat, 01 Sep 2001 18:39:56 -0800

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.

By: PWA_BadBoy

PWA_BadBoy — Sat, 01 Sep 2001 18:40:54 -0800

Link stolen off the Big [H], as usual.

By: bobo123

bobo123 — Sat, 01 Sep 2001 18:48:53 -0800

The judge was probably inspired by this case, where a teen was forced to listen to Wayne Newton.

By: surblimity

surblimity — Sat, 01 Sep 2001 18:51:57 -0800

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...

By: crog

crog — Sat, 01 Sep 2001 19:03:06 -0800

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.

By: tomorama

tomorama — Sat, 01 Sep 2001 19:08:10 -0800

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.

By: kevspace

kevspace — Sat, 01 Sep 2001 19:54:28 -0800

crog: Except for the fact that, you know, he isn't. An understandable mistake, however.

By: crog

crog — Sat, 01 Sep 2001 22:02:55 -0800

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!

By: pracowity

pracowity — Sun, 02 Sep 2001 05:13:23 -0800

And if the kid starts walking around town playing an accordion and singing Frankie Yankovic tunes? Aye, what then?

By: neon_slacker

neon_slacker — Sun, 02 Sep 2001 09:55:46 -0800

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?

By: Faze

Faze — Sun, 02 Sep 2001 10:34:35 -0800

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.

By: D

Sun, 02 Sep 2001 12:51:25 -0800

Faze: if you ever run for office anywhere, I will vote for you.

By: pracowity

pracowity — Sun, 02 Sep 2001 23:49:26 -0800

> 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.