Uniformity

[LARSSON at VAX1.Mankato.MSUS.EDU]

Henry M. notes:
"Uniform isn't just a costume, it's also an adjective, hence the
fascist tendencies of all uniforms: gym, school, and of course, the
scouts. "We are all the same and desire the same goals inside beneath
our uniform clothing." Zappa on Live at the Filmore answers someone
in the audience "we're all wearing uniforms here." Tom Lehrer had a
song "The Folk Song Army.""

Listen also to the first few albums of The Fireside Theater (eg., WAITING
FOR THE ELECTRICIAN--OR SOMEONE LIKE HIM; HOW CAN YOU BE IN TWO PLACES AT
ONCE WHEN YOU'RE NOT ANYWHERE AT ALL?; and DON'T CRUSH THAT DWARF, HAND ME
THE PLIERS!).  Besides the vision of a Revolution sparked by a mass
bombardment of the country with "10,000 copies of THE NAKED LUNCH!", there
is "Communist Martyrs High School" (featuring the mural depicting "the 
struggle of the Little Guys to finish the mural) and the following joke:
	Why did the shorthair cross the road?
	Because someone told him to.
	Why did the longhair cross the road?
	Because someone told him not to.


Don Larsson, Mankato State U (MN)