White and Nerdy

Oh man. I can’t stop laughing at this video. For those of you old enough to remember “Weird Al” Yankovic, he is at it again. This is hilarious. Listen very closely to the lyrics. It is one of the funniest things since the days of “Fat,” which was a spoof on Michael Jackson’s “Bad” (also recall “Living with a Hernia,” “Like a Surgeon,” and “I Lost on Jeopardy”). Click on the title above and turn it up. This is worth looking at on a Monday.

Thanks to my buddy Rod McCloy, here are the lyrics. It goes by fast but is worth not missing a lick.

They see me mowin’
My front lawn
I know they’re all thinking I’m so white and nerdy
Think I’m just too white and nerdy
Think I’m just too white and nerdy
Can’t you see I’m white and nerdy?
Look at me, I’m white and nerdy

I wanna roll with the gangstas
But so far they all think I’m too white and nerdy
Think I’m just too white and nerdy
Think I’m just too white and nerdy
I’m just too white and nerdy.
Really really white and nerdy.

First in my class here at MIT
Got skills, I’m a champion at D&D
MC Escher – that’s my favorite MC
Keep your 40, I’ll just have an Earl Grey tea
My rims never spin, to the contrary
You’ll find that they’re quite stationary
All of my action figures are cherry
Steven Hawking’s in my library
My MySpace page is all totally pimped out
Got people beggin’ for my top eight spaces
Yo, I know pi to a thousand places
Ain’t got no grills but I still wear braces
I order all of my sandwiches with mayonnaise
I’m a whiz at Minesweeper – I could play for days
Once you see my sweet moves you’re gonna stay amazed
My fingers’ movin’ so fast I’ll set the place ablaze
There’s no killer app I haven’t run
At Pascal, well I’m number one
Do vector calculus just for fun
I ain’t got a gat but I got a soldering gun
Happy Days is my favorite theme song
I could sure kick your butt in a game of ping pong
I’ll ace any trivia quiz you bring on
I’m fluent in JavaScript as well as Klingon

They see me roll on my Segway
I know in my heart they think I’m white and nerdy
Think I’m just too white and nerdy
Think I’m just too white and nerdy
Can’t you see I’m white and nerdy
Look at me, I’m white and nerdy

I’d like to roll with the gangstas
Although it’s apparent I’m too white and nerdy
Think I’m just too white and nerdy
Think I’m just too white and nerdy
I’m just too white and nerdy
How’d I get so white and nerdy

I’ve been browsin’, inspectin’
X-Men comics, you know I collect ‘em
The pens in my pocket, I must protect ‘em
My ergonomic keyboard never leaves me bored
Shopping online for deals on some writable media
I edit Wikipedia
I memorized Holy Grail really well
I can recite it right now and have you ROTFLOL
I got a business doing websites
When my friends need some code, who do they call?
I do HTML for ‘em all
Even made a homepage for my dog
Yo, I got myself a fanny pack
They were havin’ a sale down at The Gap
Spend my nights with a roll of bubble wrap
Pop, pop, hope no one sees me
Gettin’ freaky
I’m nerdy in the extreme
And whiter than sour cream
I was in AV Club and Glee Club and even the Chess Team
Only question I
Ever thought was hard
Was do I like Kirk
Or do I like Picard
Spend every weekend at the Renaissance Fair
Got my name on my underwear

They see me strollin’
They laughin’
And rollin’ their eyes ’cause I’m so white and nerdy
Just because I’m white and nerdy
Just because I’m white and nerdy
All because I’m white and nerdy
Holy cow, I’m white and nerdy
I wanna bowl with
The gangstas
But, oh well, it’s obvious I’m white and nerdy
Think I’m just too white and nerdy
Think I’m just too white and nerdy
I’m just too white and nerdy
Look at me, I’m white and nerdy

10 percent of SBC pastors call themselves 5-point Calvinists

In the first survey of LifeWay’s new research arm, the matter of Calvinism takes center stage. In the survey,
10% of SBC pastors affirmed the five points of Calvinism. While that pales in comparison to
the 85% who answer “no” to this question, the research seems to be a bit flawed in the question that is asked. I know of many in the SBC who would affirm FOUR of the five points of Calvinism (some of whom I teach with), but not the fifth. As such, they would have to answer “no” to this question, while being very Reformed. As you know, it’s that missing point that gets a lion’s share of the attention.

That said, I think that the number could have (and would have) been higher had the question only been limited to those who maintain all five points. Still, the article is worth a read. Click on the blog title above to read it yourself.

Jonathan Edwards is My Homeboy

It may be old news already to some of you, but if you have not read the new Christianity Today rag, the cover story bears reading. CT has entered the discussion of why Reformed soteriology (read: Calvinistic doctrine of salvation) has had such a huge increase in its adherents in recent years. Some of the answers given to the rise in Calvinism, particularly among the younger generations, are: the influence of well-published leaders such as John Piper and the influence of large theological training centers, such as The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. It is worth a read, and promises to be one of the best-selling issues since the “C word” tends to polarize many believers at times. Click on the title above to be taken to the CT website.

By the way, if anyone knows where I can get one of those Edwards t-shirts, let me know.