I just have to say it: Today’s comic was made by Farva with a nice… Chianti. Thp thp thp thp thp thp thp thp…
If you don’t get it, well, I’m sorry. Seriously though, that was a nice Chianti.
To battle the effects of a good, solid songfucking ( a term introduced to me by a good friend who has made an art of getting the most God-awfully annoying songs stuck in one’s head), I’ve made an iTunes playlist of all the catchiest tunes I have, and we’ll see which one I wake up singing.
The funny thing about drinking and listening to great music is how difficult it is to keep from picking up my guitar and waking Kaitie up. Ok, that’s not really the funny part. The funny part is me thinking I could even begin to play any of my favorite tunes. Buying a guitar because the guy at the music shop makes it scream really pretty-like is a mistake, and a lesson I learned the hard way. I’ve had the thing for more than five years now and can do little more than pick out a few old country songs and strum “Peaceful, Easy Feeling.” I guess it’s a good thing for me Kaitie isn’t into the musically gifted type…
Speaking of the type of guy Kaitie likes, I have a funny story. Truth be told, it probably won’t be funny to you, and it definitely won’t be funny to our kids, but I get a kick out of it. Back when I was stationed in Alaska, I moonlighted as a graphic artist for a local newspaper, and one of the covers I designed was for a dinosaur exhibit at a local museum. Skipping ahead a few months, one night when I went to pick Kaitie up for a date, there on her bedroom wall was said newspaper cover. I thought it was cute that she had my artwork pinned to her wall, and jokingly offered to sign it. She (claimed she) had no idea what I was talking about and just liked the artwork. It took me showing her the original sketch in a drawer in my desk (that’s not an STS comment, by the way) to convince her I was the artist, because back then I wasn’t signing any of my work. Anyway, maybe it was fate, because she’s still running into my artwork in random places and liking it… (I don’t know if y’all can access that link or not, but she went TDY to RAF Croughton recently and one of these comics was posted in a building.)
Better hit “publish’ before I’m late…
-Farva
yep, get a bad song or jingle in your head… pass it to someone else and it goes away!
Happy Monday!
and Farva, having this song stuck in his head all weekend, trying to pass it to the readers now?
Big advantage to being a dinosaur relative to contemporary music: I have never heard of most of the songs being discussed, so they are quite unlikely to be a bother. Just don’t mess with classical music or things from around the 60s or 70s….. :-}
Farva, you just put that song in my head… well done.
Farva,
Checking out Box D Blues. Ragging on the UNSAFE CV. Nice. Ever met Gen Gorenc?? Big dude. I might suggest sleeping with one eye open ;-O
Oh, I assure you I had friends in high places on that one, LOL…
He came and spoke at SOS when I was there. He is a much bigger gentleman than portrayed. The best part was that he walked around the room (big red bedroom aka Polifka auditorium) either spreading his arms wide or making a triangle with his fingers (like a diamond in the sky-style) about 2 inches south of his belt. Repeatedly… Very distracting.
Got this from Wikipedia:
“In the 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal Lecter mentions that he once ate the liver of a census taker “with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.” This is Lecter’s most famous quote. As a psychiatrist, he would know that he had named three of the “forbidden foods” for patients taking MAO inhibitors.”
Now that means we have to see our doctors before reading AF Blues or hanging out with Farva. Oh great. Side effects include saying “So to Speak” and staring at women officers’ boobs.
Could be worse, could have been Suzanne Vega’s “Tom’s Diner” stuck in his head…now THAT is an annoying song to get out of ones mind
or, it could be the song Barbie got his callsign from. don’t want THAT in my head again!!!!
The polite term is “earwig”, but not matter what you call them-they suck!
Try ‘earworm’.
An earwig is a pest insect.
Whatever, still sucks.
I think I know why he’s got it stuck in his head too cuz the damn radio station here plays it like clock work same with “Gotta Get that BOOM BOOM BOOM” by the black eyed peas and every single freakin’ lady gaga song. boy do I miss the choice of radio stations in the states
I can honestly say that I dont seem to be affected by songf***ing. My mind drifts about sooo much that even if I did have something stuck, it wouldnt be for long.
And you mention drinking and listening to music. You have a problem with a guitar, I have drumming issues. Give me something hard to tap (STS hehe) on, and I’ll be irritating everyone around me in no time.
“Farva beans”? did you fart again?
BTW, I love the new Coinforce add. Must…….buy………coins………
E…Ex…. Excuse me. Have you seen my stapler? I had it but Mr. Lumberg took it from me, and then he put me in the basement. ThenhehadmekillcockroachesandratsandthenonedayIwentbacktotakemystapler. Andthenifoundanenvelopefullofmoney. SoIsettheplaceonfirebecauseIalwayssaidIwould.
ask for your spacebar back too!
I was merely trying to type the way Milton talks.
Itwasaredstreamlinestapler.
swingline stapler.
only reason i nitpick now is because we got in to a big arguement at work right before i read this haha.
interesting factoid: the makers of the Swingline Stapler hadn’t made the famous red version for years. after Office Space came out so many fans of the movie wanted a red swingline they started producing a limited edition red swingling stapler. sold like hotcakes…
My bad. It’s 4:30am here in Iraq. I’m 3 hours ahead of Farva, so I stay up to check the postings.
and yes, I have a red Swingline.
hahaha im jealous, i always wanted 1 but theyre like $20.
supply and demand i guess. right RobertM? supply and demand anyone can charge whatever they want if theres a demand…
I have the aafes issued fullsize swingline desk stapler from aafes, works sometimes, and still have the small handheld size red one from 30 years ago.
Current aafes policy, issue you 1″ of brad wire, and use your teeth to bend, puncture, and secure
IMHO
and lets not forget skilcraft products!!! (seriously, bless ‘em all, those workers)
Farva,
We also like to call this musical terrorism, in my shop. And I’m famous for it…
There is just one moon and one golden sun
and a smile means friendship to everyone
there’s so much that we share
that it’s time we’re aware
it’s a small world after all.
YOU”RE WELCOME ):-D
Ha ha ha!! I don’t know that song but all I had to do was sing one line of “hey sista soul sista” and now I’ve got everybody else in the house singing it. Havin’ fun passing it on!
Oh, now that’s just wrong.
“If this is wrong, I don’t want to be right.” (hmms the rest).
Damn it Farva, you just songf*cked me. I hate that song. I really, really hate that song. And now I have it stuck in my head.
Ten points for Coffman, though. Any day he gets to annoy Barbie is a good day for him.
replace with “Fly me to the danger zone”
That should bug you for a few days!
@Black Optimus.. 1st post of today, referenced the strip topic, without any references to having the pole position going in. (STS, I do think)
That was a fun game back in the day, wasn’t it? Pole Position I mean. I think back in the day was on a Tuesday.
We can dance if we want to.
We can leave your friends behind.
Because your friends don’t dance and if they don’t dance
Well they’re no friends of mine.
One of two songs I would purposefully sing in front of the mid shifters as I left after my swing shift. About 60% of the time it worked everytime.
safety dance song requires reflective belts!
No mas reflective belts.
Admit it, you can hear it in your head now. Damn, guess I better get my reflective belt out now.
I know the Marine Corps IYAOYAS what is the AF IYAAYAS?
if you ain’t ammo you ain’t $#!t
No…. NO NO NO NOOOO…. I just got that song outta my head, and now it’s back. Thaaaaaaanks!
It’s a world of laughter, a world of tears
It’s a world of hopes and a world of fears
There’s so much that we share that its time we’re aware
It’s a small world after all
It’s a small world after all
It’s a small world after all
It’s a small world after all
It’s a small, small world
There is just one moon and one golden sun
And a smile means friendship for everyone
Though the mountains divide and the oceans are wide
It’s a small world after all
It’s a small world after all
It’s a small world after all
It’s a small world after all
It’s a small, small world
There’s a special place in hell for that song.
i have to agre with you onthat and the devil has a little monkey playingthe acordian to rally song F you eternity in hell
and its called Disneyland
This comic reminds me of this…
http://badgerbadgerbadger.com/
If you’ve ever read Narbonic, you may have seen the version “gerbil, gerbil, gerbil”. I left that running on my computer at work (accidentally) when I went to the PX, so my coworker got it stuck in his head, and it became the unofficial anthem in the control cell at Balikatan 08
I had a co-worker do that with the badger badger song. I was tempted to unplug the computer. The video and sound go out of sync after playing for a long time.
MUSHROOM-MUSHROOM!
Thanks so much! Takes me weeks to get that one out of my head!
I can’t help but be happy that I don’t know the song in question. In any case, good going, Coffman!
After reading all these comments I have about three songs simultaneously stuck in my head, circling round my brain like winged demons from the abyss…thanks guys. >.<
You know what I just realized? If you’re a young Airman and you don’t want TSgt’s in your ass all day (STS), you can buy them little treats in the morning for them to devour, which seems to placate them, thus allowing you to escape persecution for the rest of the shift.
Not even joking. I’m a little relieved that I know I can dodge a thrashing if I don’t want one, but a little saddened to know that this actually works on people.
Mmmmmm, doughnuts.
@Farva: Thanks asshole. . Now I’m gonna be singin “Hey soul sister..” All day… Let me reply with, “Never gonna give you up,
Never gonna let you down,
Never gonna run around and desert you,
Never gonna make you cry,
Never gonna say goodbye,
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you…”
hahaha
Nice thing to do to someone on a Monday morning.
I just accidentally songfuc*ed my German conscript co-worker with “Living La Vida Loca” after reading this. Ya, he hates me now.
All I have to do is hum a few notes of “867-5309″ or “The Safety Dance” and the people at work scream at me.
I can’t think of anyone that hasn’t been affected by a nuisance song at some time. What a way to start the week.
They’re coming to take me away, ha-haaa.
They’re coming to take me away, ho ho, he he, ha ha,
To the funny farm, where life is beautiful all the time
And I’ll be happy to see those nice young
Men in their clean white coats and
They’re coming to take me away, ha-haaa!
“I get knocked down, but I get up again you’re never gonna keep me down!”
Worst song in the world to get stuck in your head!!
Remember The Brady Bunch??
Here’s the story, of a Sarge named Farva,
Who was drawing cartoons for his Air Force pals.
And all the Wingnuts, they loved the topics,
And how he drew the gals.
Till the one day when his characters became living
And they knew it was more than uh Space-A hop!
And this group they all ganged up on ‘Sargie.’
So that’s why Farva’s now driving a pail and mop!
A pail and mop.
A pail and mop.
That’s why Far-va now drives a pail and mop!
I’ll let others carry it on from here. Till then, consider yourself…
SONGFUCKED!!
Throw it out. This song sux.
Awww I thought it was kinda cute
This is the song that doesn’t end. It goes on and on my friend. Some people started singing it, not knowing what it was, and they’ll continue singing it forever just because…
After reading the AF Blues Comic in it entirety I have come to the realization that Peellows, Wether Marine Corps, AF or other wise are all self centered and whinny.
Welll… it coulda been Barbie Girl…
@Farva. I too suffered from being god awful at playing the guitar. Back when I was at MacDill I found a decent acoustic at the consignment shop on base, and bought the disc “How to teach yourself guitar”. It should have been called “How to teach yourself to piss off your neighbors/girlfriend and make yourself cry deeply when you realize what an utter failiure you are” Needless to say, I gave up. That was about 6 years ago. Recently, my inlaws gave me an electric guitar/amp and bought me a nice acoustic for my B-Day. Feeling doomed to suck again STS, I turned to the internets. Two sites that you must check out to learn tons of great, current and classic, songs are http://www.youtube.com/user/martyzsongs and http://www.freeandeasyguitar.com . These sites rock and I’ve learned quite a few songs off of them.
This is my first post BTW, never could get the registration to work before, but now with the looser STS constraints on the internet here at work, it works. So, I love the comic, keep up the good work!
I spent three years at RAF Croughton (62-65) as an AF dependent and even went to the town school. I remember the area well… I bet it hasn’t changed much…
i found this probably will get a few of the songs stuck in your head but still worth watching