#21st century humor

[sosoribro]

my bluepulse ahh brain (the end is kinda loud)

[maypop-the-dragon]

ULTRAYEETED AT THE END OF TIME

20+ haunting tracks, including:

- it's just a burning meme

- late afternoon pibbyglitch

- we don't have many brain cells

- my heart will stop in goon

- aching cavern with limited rizz

- surrendering to the fanum tax

- glimpses of big chungus in trying times

- sigma fam Benjamin

[lucinamari]

I made a goofy ahh beat. Might freestyle later.

[briefjellyfishbouquet]

The MEMEtles

Jon Lemon

Pale McCarthy

Rizzgo Statt

Georgie Hairysun

[doctor-the-13th]

I must admit I missed this bit until a few people on here pointed it out. It'll help. Added Ginger. Almost has a double meaning here. The humbug will help Ryan with his warp-travel sickness, but the added ginger is the only thing helping the Doctor get through her day.

It's honestly so sad. But if you think about the fact that she beat the Matrix, the Cybermen, the CyberMasters, and the Master—all the while not even being fully sober—it's low-key funny.

I mean—how embrassing is that for the Master?

[og-bad-dogg]

Are we Shipping JDM Supercars???

WE'RE JUST TOO REAL, BABY, WE'RE JUST TOO REAL〜

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[wallacepolsom]

Wallace Polsom, Reformation and Counter-Reformation (2023), paper collage, 22 x 23.3 cm.

[misterlemonzmen]

12-02-24 | 21st-century-boys. MisterLemonzMen.tumblr.com/archive

[babylon38ad]

[florwal]

my first let’s play series being about a coke dealer that’s fresh out of prison and his alcoholic ex prostitute girlfriend that raised his younger brother while he was locked up 💀 now he bakes cakes on the side and just found out he had a secret kid w his ex

[og-bad-dogg]

Me After 3 Seconds Of Exploring Tumblr:

[nicollekidman]

like it took me a second to realize the weirdass bonkers gonzo tone was intentional but now i get it

[21st-century-minutiae]

The "Major-General's Song" is a musical number from the late nineteenth century satirical play, The Pirates of Penzance by Gilbert and Sullivan. In the early twenty-first century it is, perhaps, the most famous song in their collective works. People will be familiar with the song and its many parodies, even if they are unfamiliar with the play.

The song itself is a monologue by the titular major-general who extols his own virtues that make him the perfect example of a late nineteenth century military officer. Notably, the list is long, extremely specific, and does not cover a single skill that would be helpful for military matters. It is, itself, a satire of how incompetent the aristocratic core of the 19th century British officer corps was perceived to be at the time.

The song, like many "list" songs written by Gilbert and Sullivan, was written so that lines could be substituted by individual productions or actors to make topical jokes relevant to the interests of the time and place of the performance. Keeping with the tradition of swapping out lyrics for more relatable jokes, the song has been used as the core of many humorous sketches over the centuries.

The cadence of the song is very notable for the monologue. The above post follows the rhythm of the song (which is otherwise an unnatural cadence). One would be able to sing along with the tune using the words above, and this would be clear to readers within the first paragraph or so.

This is, of course, a humorous post, as it is an example of the very thing it jokingly claims to detest.

I cannot stand the parodies of modern major general, they're overdone and simply not as good as the original. They've done them about everything, whatever topic, big or small.

And when i notice one of them my eyes will always start to roll.

The diction's always slurry when they rush the complicated words, and adding many fricatives will turn it so cacophonous. The slanted rhymes are silly and they keep just making more and more, please someone stop the parodies of modern major general.

The scanning of the lyrics in the meter is unbearable, they emphazise the syllables in ways that are untenable, in short in matters musical, prosodic and ephemeral, i cannot stand the parodies of modern major general!

[wallacepolsom]

Wallace Polsom, Always Be Closing (20 Feb 2024), paper collage, 20 x 24.8 cm.