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Virginicus<a href="https://kolektiva.social/@AIF_Massachusetts" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@AIF_Massachusetts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@heidilifeldman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@heidilifeldman</a> Fight Fiercely, Harvard! <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/TomLehrer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TomLehrer</a>

Strong Language"How did smut get so dirty? Simple: It was never clean." But did you know that its filth was originally botanical?New on the Strong Language blog, <a href="https://mastodon.social/@Fritinancy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Fritinancy</a> pays tribute to smut and the Tom Lehrer song of that title, now 60 years old: <a href="https://stronglang.wordpress.com/2025/04/09/smut/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://stronglang.wordpress.com/2025/04/09/smut/</a><a href="https://lingo.lol/tags/TomLehrer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TomLehrer</a> <a href="https://lingo.lol/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#music</a> <a href="https://lingo.lol/tags/etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#etymology</a> <a href="https://lingo.lol/tags/smut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#smut</a> <a href="https://lingo.lol/tags/PopCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PopCulture</a> <a href="https://lingo.lol/tags/songs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#songs</a> <a href="https://lingo.lol/tags/StrongLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StrongLanguage</a>

50+ Music<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OnThisDay</a> in 1928, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TomLehrer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TomLehrer</a>, American musician ("The Elements"), satirist (That Was The Week That Was), and mathematician, born in New York City. ❤️🫂🌍👑🤌🏻🥹 <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HappyBirthday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HappyBirthday</a> #97

Michael MagrasEv'rybody say his own Kyrie Eleison: Happy 97th birthday to Tom Lehrer, the greatest musical satirist of the 20th Century. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Comedy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Comedy</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Humor</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Humour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Humour</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Music</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Satire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Satire</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TomLehrer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TomLehrer</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Religion</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5kBDt6G_h4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5kBDt6G_h4</a>

Strong LanguageOn the 60th anniversary of Tom Lehrer’s song "Smut", <a href="https://mastodon.social/@Fritinancy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Fritinancy</a> offers a salute to Lehrer and to "a four-letter word that wasn't quite one of *those* four-letter words".On the Strong Language blog: <a href="https://stronglang.wordpress.com/2025/04/09/smut/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://stronglang.wordpress.com/2025/04/09/smut/</a><a href="https://lingo.lol/tags/TomLehrer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TomLehrer</a> <a href="https://lingo.lol/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#music</a> <a href="https://lingo.lol/tags/etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#etymology</a> <a href="https://lingo.lol/tags/smut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#smut</a> <a href="https://lingo.lol/tags/PopCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PopCulture</a> <a href="https://lingo.lol/tags/songs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#songs</a> <a href="https://lingo.lol/tags/StrongLanguage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StrongLanguage</a>

kgoetzBefore I invest time making a <a href="https://aus.social/tags/TomLehrer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TomLehrer</a> quotes <a href="https://aus.social/tags/bot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bot</a>, is anyone on fedi aware of one? I haven't found it yet but some gems are hidden 👀

Grinning Cat :neocat_flag_bi: :neocat_flag_polyam:<a href="https://vmst.io/@Soozcat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Soozcat</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/@georgetakei" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@georgetakei</a> Related tangent: a few years ago Tom Lehrer ("The Elements", "The Vatican Rag", "A Christmas Carol", "Lobachevsky", "We Will All Go Together When We Go", "Pollution", "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park", "The Masochism Tango", etc.) put all his music and lyrics in the public domain. <a href="https://tomlehrersongs.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://tomlehrersongs.com/</a><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#music</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/copyleft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#copyleft</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/PublicDomain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicDomain</a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/TomLehrer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TomLehrer</a>

Peter CohenI always like to end on a positive, uplifting note, so here is a rousing, uplifting song which is guaranteed to cheer you up.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frAEmhqdLFs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frAEmhqdLFs</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TomLehrer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TomLehrer</a>

Paul H :tinoflag:The Element Song, by Tom Lehrer. This is probably the world's least sing-alongable song ever, but it fits perfectly for tonight's theme!<a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/ScienceAndDiscovery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ScienceAndDiscovery</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/JukeboxFridayNight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JukeboxFridayNight</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/TomLehrer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TomLehrer</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2cfju6GTNs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2cfju6GTNs</a>

Ozzie D, NP-hard :bikepump: :vegan:Things I'm grateful for: Tom Lehrer is still alive (he will turn 97 in April), AND musicians at the Tufts music dept are performing a free Lehrer tribute concert this afternoon.<a href="https://as.tufts.edu/music/news-events/events/calendar?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D179622335" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://as.tufts.edu/music/news-events/events/calendar?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D179622335</a><blockquote>[LIVE STREAMED] Sunday Concert Series: Not Dead Yet!! Sunday, February 23, 2025, 3-5pmProf. Paul Lehrman (no relation) grudgingly presents a concert tribute to the legendary Tom Lehrer with Thomas Stumpf, piano. An afternoon to be wasted with the words and music (?) of the great American satirical songwriter of the 1950s and '60s Tom Lehrer.Location: Fisher Performance Room, Granoff Music Center Campus: Medford/Somerville campus Open to Public: Yes</blockquote><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/thingsToBeGratefulFor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#thingsToBeGratefulFor</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#music</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/folkmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#folkmusic</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/TomLehrer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TomLehrer</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/CambervilleMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CambervilleMA</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/MedfordMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MedfordMA</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/SomervilleMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SomervilleMA</a>

AlgoCompSynth by znmeb 🇺🇦<a href="https://social.lol/@thetonearm" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@thetonearm</a> Tom Lehrer: The Folk Song Army (concert live) (1965) <a href="https://youtu.be/9tDZ5lriIIc?feature=shared" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/9tDZ5lriIIc?feature=shared</a><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/tomlehrer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@tomlehrer</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TomLehrer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TomLehrer</a>

mmalc<a href="https://universeodon.com/@georgetakei" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@georgetakei</a> In some respects it's a shame that some of Tom Lehrer's songs remain so relevant today — notably for example "Pollution" and "National Brotherhood Week".Some, though, are perhaps a bit dated, and warrant revision to reflect the zeitgeist. We have a modest example here…<a href="https://elonreevemusk.fun" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://elonreevemusk.fun</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Parody" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Parody</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TomLehrer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TomLehrer</a>

JdeBP<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@keefeglise" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@keefeglise</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@bytebro" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bytebro</a> Lehrer famously retired saying that real life had outdone satire … when Kissinger was appointed.<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/TomLehrer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TomLehrer</a>

Radio Free TrumpistanOh, for the good ole days when all we Americans had to worry about was Putin threatening to use nukes. He's not doing that anymore, is he....and I just now noticed.I was ready to cue up Pete Seeger's "Talking Atomic Blues" (Old Man Atom) to draw attention to the fact that Old Man Atom is just like air, He don't give a hoot about any politics Or who got what into whichever fix...but <a href="https://friendica.myportal.social/search?tag=TomLehrer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TomLehrer</a> had a good take on Mutually Assured Destruction: We Will All Go Together When We Go.The thing is, he might as well be singing about global warming, bomb or no bomb.<a href="https://youtu.be/frAEmhqdLFs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">youtu.be/frAEmhqdLFs</a>

screw_dog<a href="https://aus.social/@neenish_tart" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@neenish_tart</a> has very kindly taken me out to see a Tom Lehrer tribute for my birthday <a href="https://fringeworld.com.au/whats_on/another-unwasted-evening-the-genius-of-tom-lehrer-fw2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://fringeworld.com.au/whats_on/another-unwasted-evening-the-genius-of-tom-lehrer-fw2025</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/WellAllGoTogether" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WellAllGoTogether</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/TomLehrer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TomLehrer</a>

Radio Free TrumpistanWell, here we go with <a href="https://friendica.myportal.social/search?tag=TomLehrer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TomLehrer</a> 's take on our pandemics. I Got It From Agnes <a href="https://friendica.myportal.social/search?tag=NowPlaying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NowPlaying</a><a href="https://youtu.be/58JK3gTEWrQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">youtu.be/58JK3gTEWrQ</a>

EibrielNever ever anything went wrong with a man making questionable alliances to get his rockets into space.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjDEsGZLbio" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjDEsGZLbio</a><a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/TomLehrer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TomLehrer</a> <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/VonBraun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VonBraun</a>

Peter Riley<a href="https://mastodon.social/@hagen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@hagen</a> Wernher von Braun (Robbie Ellis update) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77ntY5-4ZG8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77ntY5-4ZG8</a>Original by Tom Lehrer <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEJ9HrZq7Ro" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEJ9HrZq7Ro</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WernherVonBraun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WernherVonBraun</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TomLehrer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TomLehrer</a>

Sir Rochard 'Dock' BunsonAre you part of the "Folk Song Army"?<a href="http://www.tomlehrer.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">http://www.tomlehrer.org/</a><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/TomLehrer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TomLehrer</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/PublicDomain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicDomain</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/CreativeCommons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CreativeCommons</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FolkMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FolkMusic</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Parody" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Parody</a>

run_atalanta 😷💯Ah - someone posted it as it was originally consumed by most of us...<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W49I4QIuOI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W49I4QIuOI</a><a href="https://beige.party/tags/TomLehrer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TomLehrer</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/AChristmasCarol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AChristmasCarol</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/VinylLP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VinylLP</a>

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