Neat.

Al never does a parody without getting permission. The only exception was Amish Paradise which he wS told he had permission but later Coolio claimed he never said yes.

I’m right there with you. I’d like, be upset at how popular he is, except isn’t because he seems about as nice a celebrity as you will find.

“Close But No Cigar” is also a great Cake song that isn’t a Cake song, “Genius in France” is a great Zappa song that isn’t a Zappa song, etc. etc. etc.

It was many years before I realized "Mr. Popeil" is a B-52s song that isn't a B-52s song.

He is also a great musician. There is an alternate reality where a young Albert Yankovic changed his name to Al Yankee and stared a legit non-parody band and is regarded as one of the greatest singer/song writers of the 20th century.

I think both sides of his output have its merit. His direct parodies got craftier, I think, in the last twelve years, with songs like “White & Nerdy”, “Trapped in the Drive-Thru”, “Party in the CIA”, “Foil” and “Word Crimes” all being excellent and far more interesting that just referencing the originals, even if he…

and honestly, his straight-up song parodies are generally his least-interesting output. His style parodies are great because he basically manages to blend a couple songs of the artist he’s parodying and write a solid song around that; “Dog Eat Dog” is a fantastic Talking Heads pastiche, and “Dare to Be Stupid” is a…

He’s a chameleon of a performer for one thing. The reason his parodies work is because he doesn’t just put new lyrics into famous songs or ape the musical style of a performer, he actually does his damnedest to parody their specific vocal mannerisms, which is a pretty big feat considering the amount of performers he…

A little nonsense now and then,

Or they could use their frying expertise to do some kind of Monte Cristo hybrid thingy.

you are both heroes.

I’m not sure if it’s still on the menu but for a good ‘breakfast’ burger, the Denny’s Grand Slam Burger is awesome. Pretty much the same thing as the Brunch Burger above but done better and also it has queso dip on it. Its a sloppy gloppy mess best eaten with a fork and knife (there’s no picking that bitch up) but its…

I bet they’d be happy to make a panburgercake for you. I’d be somewhat surprised if it doesn’t get requested every now and then. A marketing miss there, imo.

He’s a keeper.

No, but you best believe my boyfriend assembled one from the side order of pancakes. 

But do they have a burger in a pancake bun? If not, what’s the point?

What about naming her cat Ball, though?

Pretty sure that this was an interaction with Lily Tomlin in a documentary (either about Tomlin or Koko): Tomlin knew enough sign (maybe from her role in Nashville to communicate, and was holding two of Koko’s favorite toys.  Tomlin asked “which one do you want?”  Koko moved closer, real casual, signed “both!”,…

I’m not a language expert, but here’s a Koko anecdote. She’d been taught the sign “water”, and for “watermelon” one of her favorite treats. She also knew the signs for “bird” and for “fruit”. She was taught the sign for “duck” but called a duck a “water bird” - also she called watermelon “water fruit”.