Palin and "The Lumberjack Song"

Those disparaging Palin's lack of achievements have forgotten that it was Palin who wrote the famous "Lumberjack Song," which of course is about life in Alaska: "I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK/I sleep all night and I work all day."

The song generated controversy because of the next lines, "I cut down trees, I skip and jump/I put on women's clothing and hang around in bars."

And it was also Palin who co-starred in the famous "Dead Parrot" sketch, playing the pet shop owner who maintains that a "Norwegian Blue" parrot lying in the bottom of his cage is not dead: "no, he's resting. . . . he's probably pining for the fjords." The BBC named it the number one "alternative comedy sketch" of all time.

Oops, that was MICHAEL Palin - never mind.

But if Sarah Palin is in fact related to Michael, she would win a lot of votes from people who think a Monty Python relative in the White House would be a definite improvement over Dick Cheney.

Comments

[DoTheMath]

Nah, her sense of humor sounds a lot more like John McCain than Monty Pithon. Apparently, listening to a radio personality call another elected official the b-word and a "cancer" (knowing the woman was a cancer survivor) cracked Palin right up. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/31/palin-laughs-as-opponent_n_122776.html

Ranks right up there with the Janet Reno "joke" and the gorilla rape "joke." Maybe that's why McCain chose her - she laughs at this "jokes."

[ruthinking]

the real logger anthem:

"I see you are a logger, and not a common bum, for no one but a logger stirs his coffee with his thumb."

[daveinoz]

Actually it was Canada...but ...anyway...I would suggest you also see Palins.."ripping yarns"...set in the 20's-40's...seems more appropriate...

[dana94591]

And your point is....

[LumberingOaf]

Q: Why did John McCain pick Sarah Palin as his running mate?

A: Because they wouldn't let him pick Arnold Schwarzenegger.