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A parody (pronounced /ˈpærədiː/; also called send-up or spoof), in contemporary usage, is a work created to mock, comment on, or poke fun at an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation. As the literary theorist Linda Hutcheon (2000 7) puts it, "parody … is imitation, not always at the expense of the parodied text." Another critic, Simon Dentith (2000 9), defines parody as "any cultural practice which provides a relatively polemical allusive imitation of another cultural production or practice." Often, the most satisfying element of a good parody is seeing others mistake it for the genuine article. Parody may be found in art or culture, including literature, music (although "parody" in music has a rather wider meaning than for other art forms), and cinema. Parodies are sometimes colloquially referred to as spoofs or lampoons. According to Aristotle (Poetics, ii. 5), Hegemon of Thasos was the inventor of a kind of parody; by slightly altering the wording in well-known poems he transformed the sublime into the ridiculous. In ancient Greek literature, a parodia was a narrative poem imitating the style and prosody of epics "but treating light, satirical or mock-heroic subjects" (Denith, 10). Indeed, the apparent Greek roots of the word are para- (which can mean beside, counter, or against) and -ody (song, as in an ode). Thus, the original Greek word parodia has sometimes been taken to mean counter-song, an imitation that is set against the original. The Oxford English Dictionary, for example, defines parody as imitation "turned as to produce a ridiculous effect" (quoted in Hutcheon, 32). Because par- also has the non-antagonistic meaning of beside, "there is nothing in parodia to necessitate the inclusion of a concept of ridicule" (Hutcheon, 32). In classical music, parody means a reworking of one kind of composition into another (e.g., a motet into a keyboard work as Girolamo Cavazzoni, Antonio de Cabezón, and Alonso Mudarra all did to Josquin des Prez motets.) More commonly, a parody mass (missa parodia) or an oratorio used extensive quotation from other vocal works such as motets or cantatas; Victoria, Palestrina, Lassus, and other notable composers of the 16th century used this technique; Bach also used existing cantatas for his Christmas Oratorio. In fact, the musical use of the word parody is wider than its general use - and while much musical parody does have humorous, even satirical intent, some simply recycles musical ideas.
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1. Adult Funny Parody
November 06, 2009
Adult Film parodies have started to take the adult entertainment industry over. Adult funny videos have invaded the world. These past couple of years, chums and other sitcom-based adult themed films that have turned up quite more so now than ever, some apparent (Three's Company practically writes itself), others less so (Seinfeld? Honestly? ) have begun to get an adult themed overhaul. This fresh rash of parody adult films stems from the success of 2007's Not the Bradys.
The public wanted Hollywood sitcoms that had real adult content. And that's what the industry is doing right now-a funn... (read more)
Author: Julie Hill
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2. hand knitting yarn cashmere
October 14, 2009
Why do we answer so definitely to older oriental carpets, but less so to new ones? Is it their designs or colours, or their history? Is it the love of the engaging, or all these factors together? Why is it so frequently the case that when these same elements are mixed today in a just made carpet, even from the same sites, the following work appears only to be a parody of the first treasures? There were slight changes in some of the designs reproduced, and the spontaneity of the modern weaver is sometimes now suppressed. The loss of natural dyeing has denied most modern weaving a delicious... (read more)
Author: cashmere wool
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3. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Costumes
October 11, 2009
The teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles originated in a Yankee comic book released by Mirage residences in 1984 in Northampton, Massachusetts. The tenet arose from a funny drawing sketched out by Kevin Eastman during a casual evening of brainstorming with his mate Peter Laird. Using money from a tax refund together with a loan from Eastman's uncle, the young artists self-published a single issue comic planned to parody four of the most well-liked comics of the early 1980s : Marvel Comics' Daredevil and New Mutants, Dave Sim's Cerebus and Frank Miller's Ronin. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ( or... (read more)
Author: Justine Pope
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4. 10 Things Not To Do On A Date
October 02, 2009
The ritual of dating appears to have evolved into a parody of foolish do's and don'ts. However, I have been on a few dates and certain things can definitely kill a date off faster than bleach kills bacteria. So here is a list of common date killers. I can personally attest to the effectiveness of some of them.
1. The Picky Eater: Nothing induces the turn off mechanism more than an individual who is unreasonably picky about activities or food on a date. I once went on a date with a girl who ordered a burger, then proceeded to surgically strip it apart till just a naked burger patty remaine... (read more)
Author: Isaac Lungu
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5. Misadventures In Paradise: A Bob Hope Show Parody of "Mutiny on the Bounty" Runs Aground
October 01, 2009
Official web site of THE LAUGH MAKERS: A Behind-the-Scenes Tribute to Bob Hope's Incredible Gag Writers By Robert L. Mills (Excerpted from "THE LAUGH MAKERS: A Behind-the-Scenes Tribute to Bob Hope's Incredible Gag Writers" (c) copyright 2009 by Robert L. Mills and published by Bear Manor Media: www.bearmanormedia.bizland.id370.html) In 1987, Bob Hope took his TV production crew to Tahiti to tape a 90-minute special from that tropical paradise that would include a parody of the film "Mutiny on the Bounty." Featured in the sketch (which I co-wrote as a member of Hope's staff) w... (read more)
Author: Robert Mills
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6. Spamalot Theatre Tickets - A Parody Of The Arthurian Legend
August 18, 2009
Theatre Tickets give you the chance to view this hilarious show that has been nominated for fourteen Tony Awards. In the year 2005, the production won awards for Best Director, Best Featured Actress and Best Musical. Spamalot is the new musical which is a direct take-off of the classic comedy film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The musical has been directed by Mike Nichols with a score by Eric Idle and John Du Prez. Spamalot has been hailed as a totally unique theatrical production. Although the production is based on one of the popular Monty Python movies and has been written by Eric Idle,... (read more)
Author: reed tieri
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7. How to Improve Your Financial Health
July 21, 2009
Kenosha WI Your credit card debt is frightful. And your lenders all seem spiteful. Your checking account is lo okay enough of the holiday song parody. Regaining your financial health is serious business. For millions of Americans who are floundering in debt getting a grip on finances is a prime concern as we head into 2008. While you may feel as though youll always be saddled with money woes you really can dig yourself out of debt. If your New Years resolution is to improve your financial health the key word is resolve. You must resolve to make a plan and you must resolve to stick to itno mat... (read more)
Author: AJAY sharma
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8. Hollywood Bravery?
July 21, 2009
As a conservative American, there are many social depravities that bother me (abortion as contraception, drug use, treatment of women in hip-hop culture, etc.), but expressions of humor, for the most part, do not. In fact, shock humor is rather relaxing to the brain. So when Sacha Baron Cohen's new film, "Bruno", hits the cinema, I would happily go see it as I did his 2006 hit, "Borat". I actually admire the creative genius of Trey Parker and Matt Stone with not only their incredibly funny "South Park" series, but for one of my all-time favorites, "Baseketball". Even in print media, I foun... (read more)
Author: Jasper Silvis
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9. Avoid "The Liz Lemon Workout" at the Gym (Exercise and whey Protein)
June 16, 2009
The best comedic parody comes by taking a situation that everyone can relate to and then taking it to an extreme. Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) is a major character on the NBC hit comedy 30 rock. Her character is a comedic farce of actual working single women. One of the many issues she faces is managing her weight. During an episode she is asked about her workout routine. In the conversation she mentions that she owns a treadmill. Her co-worker doesn’t believe her. In response Liz comments that she uses the treadmill every day, and it cuts to a flashback of Liz Lemon on her treadmill spooning a... (read more)
Author: Gerald Fitz
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10. Swine Flu (latest News)
May 11, 2009
More and more cases of swine influenza are being confirmed across the United Kingdom, and five schools have now closed their doors for an indefinite period. Medical experts throughout the nation have become increasingly certain that most likely, you will die from it really soon.
"Swine flu has the potential to become a major pandemic," said Dr. Winston Ramsbottom, an infectious disease specialist at the London Clinic, implying that eventually, we will all get the swine flu and then die.
What is swine flu exactly?
Nobody seems to be able to provide an answer that doesn't take ex... (read more)
Author: Terry O'Brien
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11. Swine Flu Pursues Humanity!
May 11, 2009
Professor Tomas Aubrey was talking exclusively to DSS about the spread of Swine Flu here in the UK.
"For example," said Professor Aubrey, "a child contracts swine flu in Aberdeen, and passes it on to another child by attacking and biting the other child. Soon, that child begins to vomit blood from the eyes, and the eye-blood vomit can also pass on the virus. Suddenly, all of Scotland is dead. That's pretty much the science of it."
Aubrey says that everyone inside the W.H.O agrees that once swine flu has decided to pursue humanity, "nothing can stop its hunger from devouring all hum... (read more)
Author: Terry O'Brien
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12. Flight of the Conchords Tickets
February 27, 2009
The Grammy Award-winning New Zealand comedy duo composed of Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement, Flight of the Conchords, come billed as New Zealand's fourth most popular folk-parody band. The duo has found their niche by combining humor that ranges from the subtle to the outlandish with a variety of musical genres. Their self-titled, full-length debut for Sub Pop Records culls fourteen songs from their acclaimed stand-up musical act and hit HBO series. The famous duo Flight of the Conchords formed in the year 1998. Since then, they have developed a mass cult following. The group uses a combin... (read more)
Author: Macie Brown
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13. NOVELTY LYRICS THAT PUT THE "FUN" IN FUNNY
January 09, 2009
Novelty songs are like jokes set to music. They may parody other song lyrics, or just be so funny or plain ridiculous that they get incessant airplay -- until they become completely annoying. Their music and lyrics enjoy their 15 minutes of fame, and some of them even endure as part of popular culture. Years after their retirement from the radio, the mention of their title or some of their lyrics can be a nostalgic journey back to a specific place and time. These are a few novelty songs whose fame -- or infamy -- lives on.
"They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!" - Napoleon XIV Rel... (read more)
Author: Merryl Lentz
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14. Watchmen: A Deconstructed Graphic Novel
December 17, 2008
Watchmen was published in an era when the comic book genre was dominated by superheroes and antiheroes with black and white views about good and evil. It is a parody of the overman in dystopia. A combination of dark, pulp, and deconstructed comic book style, Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon offered something that caters to both comic book aficionados and common readers.
Watchmen is not your typical graphic novel. It defies all other conventions in the comic book genre and deviates from the usual larger-than-life comic book characters we have come to know. Instead of an alien from Krypton or a ... (read more)
Author: Joel Owens
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15. *Whatever You Like Ringtone* | T.I. ~ Whatever You Like Ringtone
November 10, 2008
Click Here to Download the Whatever You Like Ringtone by T.I.The Whatever You Like Ringtone by T.I. is one of the hottest ringtones in the United States right now and is an awesome choice for your phone ringtone. Whatever You Like is a song by American hip hop artist T.I., released as the first single from his sixth studio album, Paper Trail. The track has reached #1 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart, Hot Rap Tracks Chart and the Billboard Hot 100. Whatever You Like has also reached #1 in New Zealand and #5 on the United World Chart. A parody, also called Whatever You Like, wa... (read more)
Author: Dan Sitar
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16. Dox Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes - Possibly the Greatest Novel Ever
July 31, 2008
Don Quixote is often nominated as one of the world's greatest works of fiction.(Most recently in a poll of leading authors around the world conducted by the Norwegian Book Clubs in 2002). The novel's landmark status in literary history has meant it has had a rich and varied influence over later writers, from Cervantes' own lifetime to the present-day. Miguel de Cervantes originally intended Don Quixote to be a parody on traditional popular ballads, yet he also parodied the romance of chivalry. He has also produced one of the most entertaining adventure stories of all time and two of ... (read more)
Author: Adrian Carpenter
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17. What Do You Think About Grey's Anatomy?
July 24, 2008
A lot of people like to watch another medical TV series which is called Grey’s Anatomy. This TV show has its fans and opponents as usually. Opponents consider this show as real parody on hospital life and activity. If we consider this series objectively, we can see both positive and negative moments. At first sight it is funny show buy if we look deeper it is possible to see more important problems which are hidden. This series is the medical sitcom and drama, but all events happen in Seattle Grace Hospital, which is not ordinary medical organization.
The plot of the show is the followi... (read more)
Author: Ryan Morgan
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18. Your Financial Health fast and get back on track
June 26, 2008
Kenosha, WI - Your credit card debt is frightful. And your lenders all seem spiteful. Your checking account is low… okay, enough of the holiday song parody. Regaining your financial health is serious business. For millions of Americans who are floundering in debt, getting a grip on finances is a prime concern as we head into 2008. While you may feel as though you’ll always be saddled with money woes, you really can dig yourself out of debt. If your New Year’s resolution is to improve your financial health, the key word is resolve. You must resolve to make a plan and you must resolve to stick t... (read more)
Author: Ankur Bhardwaj
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19. Key Steps to Regain Your Financial Health fast and get back on track in the 2009
June 26, 2008
Kenosha, WI - Your credit card debt is frightful. And your lenders all seem spiteful. Your checking account is low… okay, enough of the holiday song parody. Regaining your financial health is serious business. For millions of Americans who are floundering in debt, getting a grip on finances is a prime concern as we head into 2008. While you may feel as though you’ll always be saddled with money woes, you really can dig yourself out of debt. If your New Year’s resolution is to improve your financial health, the key word is resolve. You must resolve to make a plan and you must resolve to stick t... (read more)
Author: Maya Sharma
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20. New Key Steps to Regain Your Financial Health fast
June 25, 2008
Kenosha, WI - Your credit card debt is frightful. And your lenders all seem spiteful. Your checking account is low… okay, enough of the holiday song parody. Regaining your financial health is serious business. For millions of Americans who are floundering in debt, getting a grip on finances is a prime concern as we head into 2008. While you may feel as though you’ll always be saddled with money woes, you really can dig yourself out of debt. If your New Year’s resolution is to improve your financial health, the key word is resolve. You must resolve to make a plan and you must resolve to stick t... (read more)
Author: Suresh Kumar
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21. How to Improve Your Financial Health ?
June 25, 2008
Kenosha, WI - Your credit card debt is frightful. And your lenders all seem spiteful. Your checking account is low… okay, enough of the holiday song parody. Regaining your financial health is serious business. For millions of Americans who are floundering in debt, getting a grip on finances is a prime concern as we head into 2008. While you may feel as though you’ll always be saddled with money woes, you really can dig yourself out of debt. If your New Year’s resolution is to improve your financial health, the key word is resolve. You must resolve to make a plan and you must resolve to stick t... (read more)
Author: Meenakshi Kaur
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22. Comedy Allows More Biting Expression In Senegal
May 20, 2008
African countries like Senegal, where journalists regularly get sentenced to jail for what they say and write, or where the quality of reporting is not good, comedians are playing an expanding role as government watchdogs in the media. VOA's Nico Colombant reports.
A medley of music and best of moments introduces the Senegalese comedian known as Koutcha on his daily morning radio show.
In one of his bits, he does a parody of Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade, saying he would like to be a candidate to become the president of the United States of Africa.
He also does satirical comedy about a ... (read more)
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23. Dans Movies - Popular Science Fiction Films.
May 08, 2008
Dans movies offers very popular science fiction films. One is Dans une galaxie près de chez-vous. It was released in 2004. It is produced in Quebec - Canada. It became highly popular among all age groups. The film is a parody of big budget science fiction film like Star Trek. The English meaning of the film title is 'galaxy near you'. Earth has been rendered unsuitable for human living. A starship from Canada leaves earth for galaxy to find a living place for the people of the earth. A humorist parody makes the film very enjoyable. The success of the film has prompted for the second galax... (read more)
Author: Ajay Shah
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24. Parody T-Shirts - A New Twist on an Old Friend
March 07, 2008
T-shirts forge new ground every day in terms of content. They have offered us all a wonderful solution to gift buying, especially for those hard to buy for friends and relatives. A humorous design goes a long way in uplifting our day and these gifts let us carry them with us wherever we go. In the sometimes all too corporate world that springs up around us, it’s nice to be able to laugh a little, especially at our favorite corporations.
The power of the T-shirt cannot be denied in our modern times. Nowadays our chests act as a billboard for everything from dog food and travel destinati... (read more)
Author: Keith King
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25. Airplane--One Of The Best Comedy Movies From The Eighties
November 21, 2007
The 1980 movie Airplane! is probably the best comedy ever produced Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker admit that this is a low budget movie and every precaution was taken to avoid spending too much money. It is a lampoon of practically every disaster movie ever made but it mostly intended to be a parody of the movie Zero Hour. Many of the lines in the film are directly from Zero Hour.
Brothers Jerry and David Zucker wrote the film with Jim Abrahams, who also directed a cast that included Lloyd Bridges, Robert Stack, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Barbara Billingsley and... (read more)
Author: andrew conway
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