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Woozle: Reverted edits by RPacker30 (talk) to last revision by Woozle

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Reverted edits by RPacker30 (talk) to last revision by Woozle

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	"Youuuuth... culture..."		"Youuuuth... culture..."

	Uh-oh, building #7 seems to be collapsing too! ~~<~~bell ringing from Nightgown of the Sullen Moon> Vice President Dick Cheney, can you tell us what is happening?		Uh-oh, building #7 seems to be collapsing too! <bell ringing from Nightgown of the Sullen Moon> Vice President Dick Cheney, can you tell us what is happening?

	"I was just talking and / Someone interrupted / Or was it a loud explosion?"		"I was just talking and / Someone interrupted / Or was it a loud explosion?"
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	"Mainstream USA, that's all I wanna say."		"Mainstream USA, that's all I wanna say."

	Thank you, sir and... what's happening here? Some men in black suits are coming up and... ~~<~~fx of microphone being taken away> ~~<~~agent speaks:> I'm sorry, sir, we're going to have to take you into detention for unamerican activities, <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.allaccentpillows.com/ <span style="color:black;font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none!important; background:none!important; text-decoration:none;/CITATION/">accent pillows</span>]</span> including practicing free speech and the use of satire for political purposes. If you'll just come along quietly, we promise not to hurt you... at least, not while the cameras are ~~<~~static, then the ending sound from Spider>		Thank you, sir and... what's happening here? Some men in black suits are coming up and... <fx of microphone being taken away> <agent speaks:> I'm sorry, sir, we're going to have to take you into detention for unamerican activities, including practicing free speech and the use of satire for political purposes. If you'll just come along quietly, we promise not to hurt you... at least, not while the cameras are <static, then the ending sound from Spider>

	====possible military interview bit====		====possible military interview bit====

RPacker30: None

2011-09-26T20:56:48Z

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	"Youuuuth... culture..."		"Youuuuth... culture..."

	Uh-oh, building #7 seems to be collapsing too! <bell ringing from Nightgown of the Sullen Moon> Vice President Dick Cheney, can you tell us what is happening?		Uh-oh, building #7 seems to be collapsing too! <bell ringing from Nightgown of the Sullen Moon> Vice President Dick Cheney, can you tell us what is happening?

	"I was just talking and / Someone interrupted / Or was it a loud explosion?"		"I was just talking and / Someone interrupted / Or was it a loud explosion?"
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	"Mainstream USA, that's all I wanna say."		"Mainstream USA, that's all I wanna say."

	Thank you, sir and... what's happening here? Some men in black suits are coming up and... <fx of microphone being taken away> <agent speaks:> I'm sorry, sir, we're going to have to take you into detention for unamerican activities, including practicing free speech and the use of satire for political purposes. If you'll just come along quietly, we promise not to hurt you... at least, not while the cameras are <static, then the ending sound from Spider>		Thank you, sir and... what's happening here? Some men in black suits are coming up and... <fx of microphone being taken away> <agent speaks:> I'm sorry, sir, we're going to have to take you into detention for unamerican activities, <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.allaccentpillows.com/ <span style="color:black;font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none!important; background:none!important; text-decoration:none;/CITATION/">accent pillows</span>]</span> including practicing free speech and the use of satire for political purposes. If you'll just come along quietly, we promise not to hurt you... at least, not while the cameras are <static, then the ending sound from Spider>

	====possible military interview bit====		====possible military interview bit====

Woozle: /* Part Three (6th anniversary) */ tweaks to script as recorded

2007-09-10T01:18:36Z

Part Three (6th anniversary): tweaks to script as recorded

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	[ several choice lines from If I Wasn't Shy ]		[ several choice lines from If I Wasn't Shy ]

	Thank you Mr. Rove. We are now speaking with President George W. Bush. Mr. President, what have ~~you been doing for~~ the past 6 years?		Thank you Mr. Rove. We are now speaking with President George W. Bush. Mr. President, what do you believe you have accomplished in the past 6 years?

	"I built a little empire out of some crazy garbage called the blood of the exploited working class"		"I built a little empire out of some crazy garbage called the blood of the exploited working class"
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	What do you say to charges that you are a spineless would-be dictator with delusions of divinity who is being used as a puppet in an effort to destroy democracy?		What do you say to charges that you are a spineless would-be dictator with delusions of divinity who is being used as a puppet in an effort to destroy democracy?

	"~~There~~'s ~~only one thing that I know how to do well, and I've often been told that you only should do what you know how~~ to do ~~well, and that's be you... be what you're like... be like yourself~~..." ~~(interrupt: Mr. President. Mr. President? Mr. President!)~~		"What's a man like me supposed to do... with all this extra savoir faire?"

	But sir, don't you feel somewhat hypocritical about working against democratic principles while wrapping yourself in the flag?		But sir, don't you feel somewhat hypocritical about working against democratic principles while wrapping yourself in the flag?

	"~~What~~'s ~~a man like me supposed~~ to do... ~~with all this extra savoir faire~~?"		"There's only one thing that I know how to do well, and I've often been told that you only should do what you know how to do well, and that's be you... be what you're like... be like yourself..." (interrupt: Mr. President. Mr. President? Mr. President!)

	Surely by now you must be aware that your strategy in Iraq has been disastrous. Why do you persist in demanding ever-increasing troop presence there?		Surely by now you must be aware that your strategy in Iraq has been disastrous. Why do you persist in demanding ever-increasing troop presence there?

Woozle: I don't think Part 2 is going to work...

2007-09-01T01:40:42Z

I don't think Part 2 is going to work...

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-Either I'm not any good at this anymore, or else I've set my standards too high... but I'm always starting on these things, and haven't finished one since 1980.
+'''Update''': [[They Might Be Giants on 9/11]] (part one) is now complete, the first break-in record I've made since 1980! Better quality, too, on both the timing and the content.
 ==TMBG meets 9/11==
 ===Part One===
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 "The bells are ringing, the song they're singing is bringing the people round... they hear the instructions, they follow directions, they travel great distances to this sound..."
-===Part Two (Mission Accomplished)===
+===Part Two (Mission Accomplished - TMBG in Iraq)===
-It is now a year and a half since September 11, 2001. George Bush has declared victory in the United States invasion of Iraq, a country which was not involved in the events of that tragic day.
+====Iraq part====
 I am on the phone to Colin Powell, who put his reputation on the line stating that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. Sir, now that we are in Iraq and have found no such weapons, what are your comments?
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 "Leave me alone, leave me alone..."
-We are about to hear the final report of the official 9/11 Commission, charged by the President and Congress with the crucial task of explaining clearly, once and for all, just what happened on 9/11 and who is really responsible. Let's listen in:
+Reporting from Iraq, this is Bluff Wiltzer. We now return you to our main office in New York.
 [ several lines from Greek #3 ]
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 What do you say to charges that you are a spineless would-be dictator with delusions of divinity who is being used as a puppet in an effort to destroy democracy?
-"There's only one thing that I know how to do well, and I've often been told that you only should do what you know how to do well, and that's be you... be what you're like... be like yourself..."
+"There's only one thing that I know how to do well, and I've often been told that you only should do what you know how to do well, and that's be you... be what you're like... be like yourself..." (interrupt: Mr. President. Mr. President? Mr. President!)
 But sir, don't you feel somewhat hypocritical about working against democratic principles while wrapping yourself in the flag?
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 "Alienation's for the rich, and I'm feeling poorer every day."
 Who do you feel the most needs to be aware of your message?
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 "Mainstream USA, that's all I wanna say."
-Thank you, sir and... what's happening here? Some men in black suits are coming up and... <fx of microphone being taken away> <agent speaks:> I'm sorry, sir, we're going to have to take you into detention for unamerican activities, including the use of satire for political purposes. If you'll just come along quietly, we promise not to hurt you. Much. Yet. <static... or maybe the ending sound from Spider>
+Thank you, sir and... what's happening here? Some men in black suits are coming up and... <fx of microphone being taken away> <agent speaks:> I'm sorry, sir, we're going to have to take you into detention for unamerican activities, including practicing free speech and the use of satire for political purposes. If you'll just come along quietly, we promise not to hurt you... at least, not while the cameras are <static, then the ending sound from Spider>
-And what is your reaction to this tragic event?
+====possible military interview bit====
-- misc possibly useful songs:
+==Fahrenheit Top 40==
 :"I guess you're just what I needed"
 :"Leave it to me ... everything will be all right..."
 :"Nobody told me there would be days like these"
 :"I don't wanna know the reasons why" - F. Mac

Woozle: /* Part Two (Mission Accomplished) */ another line

2007-08-26T22:19:04Z

Part Two (Mission Accomplished): another line

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	"A rich man once told me that life's a funny thing"		"A rich man once told me that life's a funny thing"

	But sir, doesn't ~~the president intend to~~ re-open the investigation?		But sir, if the president doesn't re-open the investigation, where does that leave the American people?

			"Slowly twisting... in the wind."

	===Part Three (6th anniversary)===		===Part Three (6th anniversary)===

Woozle: /* Part Three (6th anniversary) */ tweaks, and one more line

2007-08-26T21:57:37Z

Part Three (6th anniversary): tweaks, and one more line

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	"A microscope reveals the scope of my very best intentions"		"A microscope reveals the scope of my very best intentions"

	Do you have any comment on the fact that long-standing air defense interception rules were changed ~~three months before 9/11~~?		Do you have any comment on the fact that three months before 9/11, long-standing air defense interception rules were changed to require direct authorization by the Secretary of Defense?

	"Why they changed it I can't say -- people just liked it better that way"		"Why they changed it I can't say -- people just liked it better that way"
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	"History will decide"		"History will decide"

	What do you say to charges that you are a spineless would-be dictator with delusions of ~~godhood~~ who is ~~trying~~ to destroy democracy?		What do you say to charges that you are a spineless would-be dictator with delusions of divinity who is being used as a puppet in an effort to destroy democracy?

	"There's only one thing that I know how to do well, and I've often been told that you only should do what you know how to do well, and that's be you... be what you're like... be like yourself..."		"There's only one thing that I know how to do well, and I've often been told that you only should do what you know how to do well, and that's be you... be what you're like... be like yourself..."
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	"No one understands -- no one knows my plan!"		"No one understands -- no one knows my plan!"

	~~Thank~~ you ~~Mr. President. We are now speaking with a group~~ of ~~protesters, who say they have a message~~ for the ~~president.~~		Do you have any final words of encouragement for the American people?

	"It's a long, long rope they use to hang you soon I hope, and I wonder why ~~that~~ hasn't happened why, why, why."		"Let's get those missiles ready to destroy the universe!!"

			Thank you Mr. President. We are now speaking with a group of protesters, who say they have a message for the president. What is your message?

			"It's a long, long rope they use to hang you soon I hope, and I wonder why this hasn't happened why, why, why."

	You say the President has acted criminally, but Fox News says you are just a group of alienated conspiracy wackos. Do you have any comment?		You say the President has acted criminally, but Fox News says you are just a group of alienated conspiracy wackos. Do you have any comment?
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	"Alienation's for the rich, and I'm feeling poorer every day."		"Alienation's for the rich, and I'm feeling poorer every day."

	Who do you feel most needs to be aware of your message?		Who do you feel the most needs to be aware of your message?

	"Mainstream USA, that's all I wanna say."		"Mainstream USA, that's all I wanna say."

	Thank you, sir and... what's happening here? Some men in black suits are coming up and... <fx of microphone being taken away> <agent speaks:> I'm sorry, sir, we're going to have to take you into detention for unamerican activities. If you'll just come along quietly, we promise not to hurt you. Much. Yet. <static>		Thank you, sir and... what's happening here? Some men in black suits are coming up and... <fx of microphone being taken away> <agent speaks:> I'm sorry, sir, we're going to have to take you into detention for unamerican activities, including the use of satire for political purposes. If you'll just come along quietly, we promise not to hurt you. Much. Yet. <static... or maybe the ending sound from Spider>

	==Fahrenheit Top 40==		==Fahrenheit Top 40==
	We are here in New York City where an airplane has just flown into a skyscraper. A man on the sidewalk is running towards me. Sir, what did you see?		We are here in New York City where an airplane has just flown into a skyscraper. A man on the sidewalk is running towards me. Sir, what did you see?

Woozle: /* Part One */ line from Thermostat

2007-08-26T02:02:56Z

Part One: line from Thermostat

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	Uh-oh, building #7 seems to be collapsing too! <bell ringing from Nightgown of the Sullen Moon> Vice President Dick Cheney, can you tell us what is happening?		Uh-oh, building #7 seems to be collapsing too! <bell ringing from Nightgown of the Sullen Moon> Vice President Dick Cheney, can you tell us what is happening?

			"I was just talking and / Someone interrupted / Or was it a loud explosion?"

			Mr. Cheney, coming on the heels of the loss of two major skyscrapers, the sudden collapse of a third is shocking news. Do you have any words of encouragement for the American people?

	"It ain't so bad as you paint it..."		"It ain't so bad as you paint it..."

Woozle: /* Part One */ finished?

2007-08-26T01:45:48Z

Part One: finished?

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	"Everything is catching, yes, everything is catching on fire"		"Everything is catching, yes, everything is catching on fire"

	--		I am here in the White House Press Room with President George W. Bush. Sir, what do you say to claims that the towers fell due to controlled demolition?

	I am here in the White House Press Room with President George W. Bush. Sir, what do you say to claims that ~~bombs were found in~~ the ~~buildings before they~~ fell?

	"People should get beat up for statin' their beliefs"		"People should get beat up for statin' their beliefs"
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	"Youuuuth... culture..."		"Youuuuth... culture..."

	~~[ need transitional question/answer here ]~~		Uh-oh, building #7 seems to be collapsing too! <bell ringing from Nightgown of the Sullen Moon> Vice President Dick Cheney, can you tell us what is happening?

	~~Are~~ you ~~saying that these acts of terror are the result of bad planning?~~		"It ain't so bad as you paint it..."

	~~"They run out of gas -~~ the ~~plane can never land"~~		Well it's certainly very fortunate that nobody was in the building when it fell. But sir, building #7 was not hit by an airplane. Why did it fall down?

	--		"Don't, don't, don't let's start... I've got a weak heart..."

	~~Uh-oh~~, ~~building #7 seems~~ to ~~be collapsing too! Vice President Dick Cheney, can~~ you ~~tell us what~~ is ~~happening~~?		Very well, sir. Let's turn to the rescue and recovery efforts -- what do you think is the most important thing we need to look for?"

	"~~Words fail, buildings tumble~~"		"They'll need a crane... to pick the broken ruins up again..."

	~~But sir, building #7 was not hit by an airplane. Why did it fall down?~~

	~~"Don~~'~~t, don~~'t, ~~don't let's start...~~ I~~'ve got a weak heart..~~."		I'm sure that's true, but I was thinking more of what evidence we should be looking for in the ruins. Do you have any suggestions?

			"My metal detector... is with me all of the time..."

			The demolition workers have begun taking the ruins apart with a crane -- but everything seems to be pulverised into tiny particles. I am speaking to the demolition workers now. Sirs, who could possibly have survived such a terrible explosion?
	~~"They'll need a crane... to pick the broken ruins up again..."~~

	The ~~firemen~~ have begun taking the ruins apart with ~~the~~ crane -- but everything seems to be pulverised into tiny particles. Sirs, who could possibly have survived such a terrible explosion?

	"Particle man, particle man..."		"Particle man, particle man..."
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	The President is playing a video of a man who is supposedly Osama bin Laden. Let's listen in:		The President is playing a video of a man who is supposedly Osama bin Laden. Let's listen in:

	"I'll sink Manhattan..."		"I'll sink Manhattan... right under the sea... I'll find the sweetest spot to watch as it flows away."

	Mr. President, the man in the video doesn't look very much like Osama. How could this possibly be him?		Mr. President, the man in the video doesn't look very much like Osama. How could this possibly be him?
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	"These things happen to other people... they don't happen at all..."		"These things happen to other people... they don't happen at all..."

			We would like to continue this report, but it appears that our journalism grant from the Ford Foundation has been terminated. In closing, here is a recording of the official letter of termination:

			"The bells are ringing, the song they're singing is bringing the people round... they hear the instructions, they follow directions, they travel great distances to this sound..."

	===Part Two (Mission Accomplished)===		===Part Two (Mission Accomplished)===
	It is now a year and a half since September 11, 2001. George Bush has declared victory in the United States invasion of Iraq, a country which was not involved in the events of that tragic day.		It is now a year and a half since September 11, 2001. George Bush has declared victory in the United States invasion of Iraq, a country which was not involved in the events of that tragic day.

Woozle: TMBG on 9/11

2007-08-26T01:24:28Z

TMBG on 9/11

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