# Does Weird Al belong in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?

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**Category:** Cafe Society
**Tags:** music
**Created:** [March 2, 2026, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-weird-al-belong-in-the-rock-roll-hall-of-fame/1028142 "2026-03-02T15:52:34Z")
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### Author: ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2026, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-weird-al-belong-in-the-rock-roll-hall-of-fame/1028142/138 "2026-03-04T02:55:47Z")

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Well, it was here on the SDMB that I learned about Al’s dark side.

> [@Weird Al Yankovic isn't funny](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-yankovic-isnt-funny/552300/41):
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> You’ve mentioned this a few times but never expanded on it. Why the fuck was a 19 year old man on a date with a 14 year old child? It was a blind double-date. A girlfriend of mine was secretly (i.e., her mother didn’t know) dating one of Dr. Demento’s minions and the only way she could go out in the evening was if it was a “double date.” She asked me along and my date was Weird Al. The four of us went miniature golfing and the whole evening was mostly spent with the two guys making bodily-f…

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