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Song Parodies -> "M-A-R-T-Y-R"

Original Song Title:

"M-O-T-H-E-R"

Original Performer:

Traditional

Parody Song Title:

"M-A-R-T-Y-R"

Parody Written by:

Rick Cormier

The Lyrics

I don't understand why we have to spend trillions of dollars and lose countless lives on the "War on Terror". The best thing a jihadist can do is to become a martyr, right? OK, I thought of something that might help. I call it "The Smarter Martyr Starter Kit".We drop a bunch of flyers on every jihadist nation, telling anyone who wants to be a martyr to show up at a certain location at a specific time. They'll all show up (yes, coolers are permitted). We'll set up an arcade with games like "Whack a Mullah" and "Guess Who's Under the Burka?". There will be camel rides for the kiddies and, at the end of the day, we'll have fireworksone really BIG one! We'll even pay the surviving family membersthere won't be that many.They get what they want, we get what we want. There's no need for them to wait months, even years, to achieve their glorious goal.We can call it "Martyr's Day!" Hopefully, this little inspirational song (included in the Kit) will help guide them to the right decision..
M
For MECCA. That is where we're going
A
Is for ALLAH. He waits for you
R
For the REWARDS He'll be bestowing
T
That's TERRORIST chores being through
Y
Is for the YANKS "We're here to help you."
R
Means REST in peace, my friend, Abu*

Everyone finds peace, if you're all MARTYRs

Plus, your folks get a goat or two
*Abu means "father of". It is followed by the eldest son's first name. For example: Abu-Piq (pronounced "peek") but not the other way around....that would be Piq-Abu.

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alvin rhodes - August 08, 2006 - Report this comment
short but brilliant
Johnny D - August 08, 2006 - Report this comment
Vent on, my fellow American! Clever.
John Barry - August 08, 2006 - Report this comment
Seventy-two virgins for them now await/For the 110 corpses from their hand/I am giving you five for votes/A parody virtuoso/There's lots more bad-guys to be slammed.
Rick C - August 08, 2006 - Report this comment
Thanks, alvin :-)
Thanks, JD
JAB, there has been some speculation that, due to mistranslation of the Koran, those 72 virgins are actually white raisins. Who knows?
Peter Andersson a.k.a K1chyd - August 08, 2006 - Report this comment
I'm afraid I'm gonna have to inform you that "The Smarter Martyr Starter Kit" concept is already taken, though it's marketed under the trademark "TV Shop"... :-)
Rick C - August 08, 2006 - Report this comment
Whaddya mean Peter? You lost me. What is "TV Shop"????
Red Ant - August 08, 2006 - Report this comment
555 - Not a whole lot you could have done with this OS, but nice job and good top comment, which reminds me of this thread I started (see reply #14):

http://www.inthe00s.com/index.php/topic,20164.0.html
Stuart McArthur - August 09, 2006 - Report this comment
lol, Rick - yes, if only the ones-guy was prepared to die for HIS cause - it's not often the preamble's longer than the parody - but serious satire here - 555
Rick C - August 09, 2006 - Report this comment
Thanks, Jack. I just went and checked out your thread and dumped this whole thing there as well. There are some funny solutions in that thread.

Thank you, Stu :-) LOL! I actually wrote this as a comedy routine. I haven't tried it out yet but, when I do, it will be almost verbatim, including the parody at the end. (unless I come up with something better by then).
Adagio - August 09, 2006 - Report this comment
I liked it, Rick......a little tongue-in-cheek on the last comment? "Piq-Abu."
Rick C - August 09, 2006 - Report this comment
Thanks, Pat. Yeah, the whole thing is dung-on-sheik :-)
AFW - August 09, 2006 - Report this comment
I camel the way over here to give ya well deserved fives...and a great last line..
Rick C - August 09, 2006 - Report this comment
Thanks, AFW. I knew I could count on you for a pun. Even if it is a groaner.
Paul Robinson - August 09, 2006 - Report this comment
Actually, Rick, I believe those seventy-two virgins are either dudes (probably other martyrs from earlier attroc-idiocies committed or camels)...5's
Rick C - August 09, 2006 - Report this comment
Thanks, Paul. Nice word you coined there, "attroc-idiocies". I'm sure you can use it in one of your upcoming parodies. What I said about the raisins is actually the truth. There is controversy about the translation. Hmmmm, maybe all we have to do is convince jihadists that it IS 72 raisins they're getting, instead of 72 virgins. Perhaps then, all they'd be willing to do is trick the infidels into sitting on a whoopee cushion.
Paul Robinson - August 09, 2006 - Report this comment
Or it could have been "sturgeons", Rick...maybe they were supposed to get 72 bottom-feeding fish with long snouts...
Spaff.com - August 23, 2006 - Report this comment
I think I'd rather have 72 raisins than 72 virgins anyway. Seriously. Why would anyone want 72 virgins? Think of all the neediness and the hang-ups and the angst. You'd want to blow yourself up AGAIN just to get away from them. Promise me 72 nymphomaniacs, on the other hand, and we might have a deal.

Meanwhile, back at the parody. I don't know M-O-T-H-E-R, unfortunately. Does that make me a bad son? A bad human being? Regardless, this, combined with the preface of course, would make for a very memorable stand-up bit. I'm looking forward to hearing a live recording from a comedy club.
Rick C - August 25, 2006 - Report this comment
Thanks Spaff. Yeah, I think 72 virgins WOULD be quite a handful. LOL!

No, not knowing the song doesn't make you a bad anything. You can't know 'em all!

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