Staple a jelly doughnut to your ear, set your spleen to channel 27 and ask your favourite albino squirrel to a dance. Lex Friedman joins Mark to discuss their top-5 songs by “Weird” Al Yankovic that aren’t parodies.Lex is, among many things (musician, improviser, podcaster, game developer and consultant), a turbo Yankovic fan, and it’s quite possible that even Al himself might struggle to come up with a better list.<ul><li>(00:00) - Stay weird, Al</li>
<li>(00:40) - Introduction</li>
<li>(01:04) - Getting into Weird Al</li>
<li>(05:52) - Weird: The Al Yankovic Story</li>
<li>(08:02) - Lex’s pick: Word Crimes</li>
<li>(11:06) - Mark’s pick: Everything You Know is Wrong</li>
<li>(14:26) - Lex’s pick: Trapped in the Drive-Thru</li>
<li>(18:16) - Mark’s pick: Albuquerque</li>
<li>(21:41) - Lex’s pick: Hardware Store</li>
<li>(24:04) - Mark’s pick: Christmas at Ground Zero</li>
<li>(26:49) - Lex’s pick: Skipper Dan</li>
<li>(28:33) - Mark’s pick: Your Horoscope for Today</li>
<li>(31:04) - Lex’s pick: Frank's 2000" TV</li>
<li>(32:49) - Mark’s pick: The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota</li>
<li>(36:43) - Midamble</li>
<li>(38:56) - Building the final list</li>
<li>(40:11) - Honourable mentions</li>
<li>(44:32) - The music of Liam & Lex</li>
<li>(47:16) - More of Lex Friedman</li>
</ul>Find Lex online on <a href="https://lexfriedman.com/">his website</a>, play one of his <a href="https://lex.games/">many word games</a>, hang out with <a href="https://mastodon.social/@lexfri@hachyderm.io">him on Mastodon</a>, or buy one or all of <a href="https://lexfriedman.com/liamandlex/">Liam & Lex’s albums</a>.
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