# I pit WHO fans **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 10, 2007, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-who-fans/425870 "2007-11-10T04:23:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2007, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-who-fans/425870/41 "2007-11-11T07:48:50Z")
**fetus** Actually, I heard that routine on a Doctor Demento broadcast. I think it was the Harry Shearer version mentioned in [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who's_on_First) That list at the bottom of the article is astounding. And I believe there is yet another to add. (I think I’ll do just that). ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2007, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-who-fans/425870/42 "2007-11-11T11:44:06Z")
**wolf\_meister** , there was also an Animaniacs version of “Who’s On First?” at Woodstock, as **fetus** mentioned. I found a clip of it [here](http://youtube.com/watch?v=BlXjIg4fH74) ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2007, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-who-fans/425870/43 "2007-11-11T14:45:10Z")
Well this has just been great. I knew exactly what the OP was talking about, but clicked in precisely to see if anyone had made the World Health Organization joke. Little did I know we’d get some Abbott and Costello, too. Is there anything better? I don’t know! ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2007, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-who-fans/425870/44 "2007-11-12T05:57:13Z")
There ought to be enough relevant Doper names to do an updated routine. The only one that immediately comes to mind is **WhyNot**. Can anybody add some? ---
**Author:** ![nameless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/779978/32.png) [@nameless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nameless)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2007, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-who-fans/425870/45 "2007-11-12T06:01:47Z")
Fallout fans are easily the [worst](http://www.somethingawful.com/d/weekend-web/fallout-scarleteen-armenianclub.php) ever. ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2007, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-who-fans/425870/46 "2007-11-12T06:07:27Z")
**scout1222** > [@](#): > > I don’t know. Third base !!! (Come on, someone _had_ to say it.) 🙂 **cochrane** Thanks for finding that clip. I enjoyed watching it. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2007, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-who-fans/425870/47 "2007-11-12T07:56:30Z")
[QUOTE=wolf\_meister] **scout1222** Third base !!! (Come on, someone _had_ to say it.) 🙂 **cochrane** Thanks for finding that clip. I enjoyed watching it. [/QUOTE] You’re welcome. ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2007, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-who-fans/425870/48 "2007-11-12T16:50:42Z")
Wolf, that was precisely my intention. Thank you kindly. ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2007, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-who-fans/425870/49 "2007-11-12T16:57:17Z")
[QUOTE=dropzone] _Quadraphenia_ was whiny, self-obsessed crap. Yeah, fans of The Who who are blind to that fact tend to be whiny and self-obsessed, but so are fans of many groups, like Nirvana and the later Pink Floyd. The way to deal with them is to tell them to shut the fuck up. [/QUOTE] At least _Quadrophenia_ had some semblance of a coherent story, though the music sucked ass. _Tommy_ couldn’t even manage that much, and was quite possibly the stupidest concept in the history of rock operas/concept albums (which is saying something). Sorry for getting back on track. I’ll let you guys get back to your idiotic pun-fest. ---
**Author:** ![Who\_me\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/958977/32.png) [@Who\_me\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Who_me_1)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2007, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-who-fans/425870/50 "2007-11-12T17:04:09Z")
I didn’t know I _had_ any fans… ---
**Author:** ![Swampwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Swampwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swampwolf)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2007, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-who-fans/425870/51 "2007-11-12T19:27:11Z")
[QUOTE=woodstockbirdybird] At least _Quadrophenia_ had some semblance of a coherent story, though the music sucked ass. _Tommy_ couldn’t even manage that much, and was quite possibly the stupidest concept in the history of rock operas/concept albums (which is saying something). [/QUOTE] Agreed! At least, as far as the movie. I love the music, always have. But the movie version of “The Acid Queen” really made me want to shake Ike Turner’s hand. I watched this biodocu…thingy, having be a Who fan since high school lo, these many years ago. My wife, who has always said “I don’t really know a lot about them. What I know, I’m not crazy about” ended up saying, over and over, “_They_ did that song!?” and “Wait–that’s not the Who!” and eventually, “Oh. I’ve been listening to them since I was a kid!” (to be fair, she’s on some medications which mess with her memory, and she’s long been bad with names. So I forgive her) I must say, I enjoyed the biodocu. I though I knew a lot about them, but as it turns out, I didn’t. Good stuff. And to the fans who whine about not getting to hear whole songs? Fuck you. You’ve got the albums, you brag about having first printing of vinyl. So break out the old Victrola, put on “A Quick One” and shut the fuck up. ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2007, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-who-fans/425870/52 "2007-11-12T19:29:00Z")
[QUOTE=woodstockbirdybird] At least _Quadrophenia_ had some semblance of a coherent story, though the music sucked ass. _Tommy_ couldn’t even manage that much, and was quite possibly the stupidest concept in the history of rock operas/concept albums (which is saying something). Sorry for getting back on track. I’ll let you guys get back to your idiotic pun-fest. [/QUOTE] Really? I thought Quadrophenia’s story was pretty vaguely held together, and the story of Tommy is pretty coherent. I would send you my 14-page analysis of Tommy, but I lost it in a computer disaster, so I’ll just recommend that you read [this](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_%28rock_opera%29#Story_in_chronological_order), and it will all come together. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2007, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-who-fans/425870/53 "2007-11-12T22:58:03Z")
There are no so-called “fans.” No one heard _anything._ now… **BOIL THAT DUSTSPECK!** ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2007, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-who-fans/425870/54 "2007-11-13T00:52:17Z")
> [@](#): > > And to the fans who whine about not getting to hear whole songs? That’s one of the main gripes…which prompted a fan (not me!) to call Murray Lerner. Murray’s a nice guy–he took the call and said that Spitfire Pictures called the shots when it came to content. The fans were disappointed because there was **so much** promised in the early stages of the project. Reality reared its ugly head though…lack of time, money, and recalcitrant archivists (including Dave Clark!) made the dreams of an all-encompassing epic impossible. As to the discussion regarding Quadrophenia, everyone is certainly entitled to their opinion. For some of us, that album came at a certain time in our lives–the music and story made a deep connection. Sort of a _“you had to be there”_ kinda thing. You’ve heard the old cliche, _“That album saved my life!”_ Believe me, there are many, many fans who feel that way about Quad. ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2007, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-who-fans/425870/55 "2007-11-14T02:06:23Z")
Should I put _Quadraphenia_ down?.." **blondebear** thought with alarm. "If I do, these small Brits may come to great harm. I can’t put it down. And I won’t! You bet! A band’s a band. No matter how kvetched. -From the Theodore Geisel classic “_ **blondebear** hears the Who_” ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2007, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-who-fans/425870/56 "2007-11-14T04:45:45Z")
> [@](#): > > "I can’t put it down. And I won’t! You bet! If I may: “I can’t put it down. And I won’t! _You better you bet_!” > [@](#): > > …No matter how _kvetched_. Are you a member of The Shout, by any chance? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2007, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-who-fans/425870/57 "2007-11-14T05:32:42Z")
I repeat… **blondebear** heard nothing. There is no reason for this thread. Now, boil that dust speck! I guess it would be appropriate to say that he didn’t see it either. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2007, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-who-fans/425870/58 "2007-11-14T05:38:00Z")
BTDS, eh? Okay, you whooshed me the first time, but I think I _might_ get it now. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2007, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-who-fans/425870/59 "2007-11-14T05:50:50Z")
Don’t say nothing to no one, never in your life! ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2007, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-who-fans/425870/60 "2007-11-14T07:28:30Z")
Didnt like the part with Uncle Ernie, too much sex and violins. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-who-fans/425870.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-who-fans/425870.md?page=4)