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A friendly bot broadcasting snippets of They Might Be Giants lyrics, including Linnell/Flansburgh solo material. Written by @bgporter.net
The one in back
The way he acts
Is he reminding you
Of anyone we know?
December 8, 2025 at 4:13 AM
A novice script may seem strange in this format
But like any other business
December 8, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Mr. Small's
Mr. Small's
Mr. Small's
Mr. Small's
December 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM
They'll need a crane
They'll need a crane
They'll need a crane
They'll need a crane
They'll need a crane
December 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Yet one of these kittens is not prepared to have a good time. It stands alone
...away from the crowd.
It's your kind of kitten.
December 7, 2025 at 6:19 PM
(Hide away) Hide away
(Folk family) Folk family
December 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Put your hands together
Get on your knees and pray
Next time we come around here
We won't be back this way
December 7, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Why'd you hesitate?
What was the thing you were about to say?
December 7, 2025 at 10:40 AM
And nothing's smelling like a rose
But I don't care if no one's coming up for air
December 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
I'll sleep the whole damn day
Slow lane, propane, empties for cash
Rear-view mirror thrown away
December 7, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Corrupted Lyle, alone all the while
He snuck into the Hall of Fame
And no one knew his proper name
December 7, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Fogging the view, cupping face to the window
In darkness you make out a spiraling shape
December 7, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Girl scouts chewing gum
December 7, 2025 at 3:03 AM
She's the kind of dog
Who builds a castle out of other people's things
That she destroyed
December 7, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Can you tell that I'm planning prevenge?
December 6, 2025 at 11:18 PM
A river of tiny tears flow from your crocodile eyes
December 6, 2025 at 8:13 PM
It was Friday night
I was feeling all right
So I went out to the disco
It was Friday day
I decided to stay
December 6, 2025 at 5:31 PM
32 lies my ears never saw when the floorboards gave way
December 6, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Call the men of science
And let them hear this song
Tell them Albert Einstein and Copernicus were wrong
December 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Which nobody knows about
And which I'm still figuring out
December 6, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Shadows lengthen
Darkness spreads across a cold benighted land
December 6, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Robot and girl recite all the letters of the alphabet in turn.
December 6, 2025 at 6:37 AM
You were warned with my pleas
Like a scold were the pleas
You were warned
December 6, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Button marked erase
When darlings must be murdered
When your heartbreak overrides the very
December 6, 2025 at 2:24 AM
We've locked all the doors and please understand
We've nailed down the latch so meet our demands
December 5, 2025 at 11:59 PM