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DFW

(54,330 posts)
Sun Jun 23, 2013, 02:44 AM Jun 2013

Was this prescient? An NSA song from 2005

To the tune of "Listen to the Rhythm of the Falling Rain"

Listen to the phone calls that your neighbor made
I know he doesn't look the part
An though I cannot prove he's an Al Qaeda aide
His name is Al, and that's a start

I tail him in my car, he thinks that I'm a fool
But let me tell you where he ran
He ate lunch in a restaurant called "Old Kabul,"
And that is in Afghanistan

You call me paranoid, and that's O K
But watch your step 'cause I work for the NSA
I haven't put a camera in your bathroom yet
But I may

So, listen in on phone calls that your neighbor makes
It's not allowed, but don't tell me
We need to know the Aspirin dosage that he takes
For national security
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For what it's worth, Bill Clinton was in the front row when this was performed, and he howled with laughter.

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Was this prescient? An NSA song from 2005 (Original Post) DFW Jun 2013 OP
Good One... malthaussen Jun 2013 #1
Nor can I DFW Jun 2013 #2

DFW

(54,330 posts)
2. Nor can I
Sun Jun 23, 2013, 12:15 PM
Jun 2013

That's why I did

And I'll bet the Cascades never performed the original in front of Bill Clinton, whereas I did get to perform mine.

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