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50 Ways to Get Bin Laden

The page said that Adam Sandler wrote the parody "50 Ways to Get Bin Laden." On the web, it is variously attributed to Sandler, Ray Stevens, Weird Al, and others. It was actually done by a radio station in Houston, 93.7 KKRW, the Arrow. The morning team-Dean and Rog-now on 107.5, a rival station, does song parodies with "The Dean and Rog Singers." Niasain (talk) 19:05, 20 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Irony

The point of view in the song is from a man being told by his lover that it's just not working between them, she can tell he's unhappy, so she gives him at least 50 ways to leave her and make it seem like it's of his own volition.

Am I the only one who's ever caught that?

Deuce1231 (talk) 15:42, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The woman says "It's really not my habit to intrude". She is clearly a new lover. Tysto (talk) 22:15, 17 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]


I took it similarly: There is no hint at there being any love triangle (and the entry, where it mentions a mistress, should be changed). The woman giving advice is clearly the lover of the title. I took it with a less cynical twist, however: I think she realizes, he wants to leave her, but feels scruples, and she's indeed trying to "help him in his struggle to be free", taking a stance which is at the same time compassionate and self-destructive.

Kaosmonaut (talk) 22:52, 21 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The names

I recall a suggestion that some of the names were based on important figures in Marvel Comics in the 1960s - Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Roy Thomas. Anyone else here that ? Or do you think it is just coincidence ? -- Beardo 23:10, 30 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Coincidence I think Candy 18:31, 1 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Gus Ditko insists that it's a coincidence. ;) - Jason A. Quest (talk) 02:58, 11 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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