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"'''I Am the Mencken'''" is a parody of [[I Am the Walrus (nonfiction)|I Am the Walrus]] by the Beatles, and a tribute to [[H. L. Mencken (nonfiction)|H. L. Mencken]], written by [[Karl Jones (nonfiction)|Karl Jones]].
"'''I Am the Mencken'''" is a parody song by [[Karl Jones (nonfiction)|Karl Jones]] set to the melody of [[I Am the Walrus (nonfiction)|I Am the Walrus]] by the Beatles and referencing [[H. L. Mencken (nonfiction)|H. L. Mencken]].


== Origin ==
== Origin ==
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== Links ==
== In the News ==
 
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== Fiction cross-reference ==
 
* [[Gnomon algorithm]]
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]]
 
== Nonfiction cross-reference ==


* [[I Am the Walrus (nonfiction)]]
* [[I Am the Walrus (nonfiction)]]
* [[H. L. Mencken (nonfiction)]]
* [[H. L. Mencken (nonfiction)]]
* [[Satire (nonfiction)]]
== External links ==


* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._L._Mencken H. L. Mencken] @ Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._L._Mencken H. L. Mencken] @ Wikipedia
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[[Category:Satire (nonfiction)]]
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[[Category:Song by Karl Jones (nonfiction)]]

Revision as of 11:53, 7 May 2020

"I Am the Mencken" is a parody song by Karl Jones set to the melody of I Am the Walrus by the Beatles and referencing H. L. Mencken.

Origin

It came to me on the morning of Tuesday May 5, 2020.

Lyrics

I am the Gadfly

They are the Gadfly

I am the Mencken!

Boo-boo-boo-boo boo-boo-Booboisie ...!

In the News

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference

External links