# Choppin' Broccoli

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choppin-broccoli/172232>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 30, 2003, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choppin-broccoli/172232 "2003-04-30T22:22:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Tsubaki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@Tsubaki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tsubaki)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choppin-broccoli/172232/1 "2003-04-30T22:22:20Z")

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I’ve seen people mention Dana Carvey’s song Choppin’ Broccoli on here, but even after searching on Google I can’t find somewhere where I can listen to this song.

Can anyone direct me to a place where I can hear Dana croon?

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**Author:** ![pingalondon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@pingalondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pingalondon)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2003, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choppin-broccoli/172232/2 "2003-04-30T23:01:17Z")

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And here I was ready to give you my traditional family broccoli floret separating technique! Dang!

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**Author:** ![Severian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@Severian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Severian)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choppin-broccoli/172232/3 "2003-05-01T01:02:16Z")

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[http://www.danacarvey.net/carpics.html](http://www.danacarvey.net/carpics.html)

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**Author:** ![Tsubaki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@Tsubaki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tsubaki)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choppin-broccoli/172232/4 "2003-05-02T00:39:54Z")

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Thanks for trying, **Severian** , but it doesn’t work.

Any other ideas?

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**Author:** ![Jello](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f05b48/32.png) [@Jello](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jello)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choppin-broccoli/172232/5 "2003-05-02T00:49:24Z")

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There was a lady I know…  
If I didn’t know her  
She’d be the lady I…didn’t know

She went downtown  
She BOUGHT someeeee BROCCOLI  
She took it ho-ome…  
SHE CHOPPIN BROCCOLAY  
SHE CHOPPIN BROCCOLIE-HIGH…