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“Life is like a sewer - what you get out of it depends on what you put into it.” Truer words have never been sung.
(The preambles are generally at least as funny as the songs, at least in my estimation.)
Personally I think his contributions would be welcome in any era, and either way “this is the year that was” is a certified banger
He seems to be personally, very happy.
That’s something that I find inspirational.
I saw "Tomfoolery," a Lehrer revue, in 1980 or 1981 in SF. The actor singing "The Elements" had a periodic table and a pointer. He identified every element in time and at tempo without missing a one. Impressive.
Daniel Radcliffe sang it on Graham Norton, introducing Tom Lehrer to a crowd who didn't know him. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rSAaiYKF0cs
I am also amused that I learned "new math" in elementary school, but I think it's actually different from the "new math" in his song of that name. I didn't hate it, honestly. "Now the book wants you to do it in base 8." This is actually relevant to my day to day work. (Though in base 8, I have to say that I only ever use bitmasks. chmod 755 foobar)