Wow. I haven't laughed this much since I had a prostate exam.
Joke songs are not funny. You hit the punch line about 1/4 of the way in, and the rest of the time, you're just retelling the joke. This guy, and that PBS red white and blue piano guy that Phil was mocking in News Radio need to get together and swear, under pain of death, to never write another song parody again. Then I will take this knife away from this puppy's throat.
why mossberg even reviews electronics is beyond me. he should just collect his social security and move to some far away island where he won't bother anyone.
<3 pogue (in a completely heterosexual way, but he would be down with that even if it weren't, that's how cool he is)
@number62: Nah. David deserves his props. He's able to discuss technology in a way that's easy to understand for any technology civilian, and is generally witty and personable. He's unpretentious and self-deprecating, has a reliable point of view, and works unbelievably hard. He publishes numerous books a year, writes a column, blog, does TV spots, gives speeches, etc. It's hard to believe one person does so much.
@number62: I actually agree with you that I don't find his "music theater" brand of humor as funny as Giz. I just figured I'd stick up for him since I know how much he actually does.
People wonder - why him, why not me? - why does someone like David Pogue get to play with toys and get paid for it, and there really is an answer.
The manuals he's written for software are often considered among the best. He has a knack for explaining technology that's always easy to understand, and if not "laugh out loud" funny, genial and witty.
And then he just knocks these things out.
His audience may not be the Giz audience, which is more "indy" compared to his mainstream audience. But he must be doing something right since he has a big readership, and is able to feed it with a seemingly endless stream of material.
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Joke songs are not funny. You hit the punch line about 1/4 of the way in, and the rest of the time, you're just retelling the joke. This guy, and that PBS red white and blue piano guy that Phil was mocking in News Radio need to get together and swear, under pain of death, to never write another song parody again. Then I will take this knife away from this puppy's throat.
01/04/09
no pogue=bad
why mossberg even reviews electronics is beyond me. he should just collect his social security and move to some far away island where he won't bother anyone.
<3 pogue (in a completely heterosexual way, but he would be down with that even if it weren't, that's how cool he is)
01/04/09
I think its also quite charming that he plays the piano. Oh and can I have his phone number too??? I have grand central. I have to start using that.
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You really seem to like this guy.
01/05/09
People wonder - why him, why not me? - why does someone like David Pogue get to play with toys and get paid for it, and there really is an answer.
The manuals he's written for software are often considered among the best. He has a knack for explaining technology that's always easy to understand, and if not "laugh out loud" funny, genial and witty.
And then he just knocks these things out.
His audience may not be the Giz audience, which is more "indy" compared to his mainstream audience. But he must be doing something right since he has a big readership, and is able to feed it with a seemingly endless stream of material.
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