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Where have I seen this Dale M. Courtney dialogue before...?

Added 2020-02-12 00:22:25 +0000 UTC

(Conor) Wow. Moon People certainly is something. (Mike) You sure are right about that, Conor.

In any other book, DMC's method of representing dialogue would be by far the most notable, insane thing about it, but in Moon People you just sort of learn to accept it, as you would an "elderly family member" who claims that the "nurses" are "giving them pills they don't need against their will."

But I just realized that it reminded me of something: the Wikipedia page for "Owner of a Lonely Heart" by Yes circa 2011. Here's what it looked like:

Mystery Science Theater 3000 parodied the song, with Tom Servo pondering the implications of the song (Tom: “How does the (singing) "Owner of a lonely heart” (normal voice) compare to, say, the (singing) “Owner of a broken gas fireplace?” (Normal voice) Or for that matter, to the (singing) “Owner of a perfectly functional cheese slicer?” (Normal voice) As the (singing) “Owner of a lonely heart” (normal voice) how do I stack up against the (singing) “Owner of a pencil?” I mean, come on, Yes!“), then Mike and the bots were constantly assaulted by the orchestral hit.

Back when I had a wikipedia podcast, I called up Tom Servo himself, Kevin Murphy, to discuss the entry and then reenact it, to the delight of our dozen listeners. Enjoy!