Offenders forced to listen to Barry Manilow

[Alonzo]

A COLORADO judge has sentenced people busted for noise pollution to one hour of listening to unpopular or unusual music.
Mostly young adult offenders were kept in a room and made to listen to Dolly Parton's I Will Always Love You, Karen Carpenter and Barry Manilow with the volume up loud, CBS4Denver.com reported.

Most offenders, who were not allowed to eat, drink, read or sleep, found the punishment funny at first. But then the boredom set in.

"At about 20 minutes into it, I was trying not to fall a sleep," offender Luis Cano said.

Judge Paul Sacco, who carries out the punishment about four times per year, said the sentenced fit the crime.

"When you have a person playing rap at extreme volumes all over the city, and they have to sit down and listen for an hour to Barry Manilow, its horrible punishment," he said.

Judge Sacco said his love for music and helping youth inspired the unusual sentence.

"It's a punishment but it doesn't hurt as bad as jail or (paying) a lot of money," he said.

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22431662-5001028,00.html

[micfranklin]

Ha ha ha ha!

[dgun]

Barry Manilow

Just tie me to the whipping post.

I been run down, I been lied to,
I dont know why I let that mean woman make me a fool.
She took all my money, wrecked my new car.
Now shes with one of my goodtime buddies,
Theyre drinkin in some crosstown bar.

Sometimes I feel, sometimes I feel,
Like I been tied to the whipping post,
Tied to the whipping post,
Tied to the whipping post,
Good lord, I feel like Im dyin.

My friends tell me, that Ive been such a fool,
And I have to stand by and take it baby, all for lovin you.
Drown myself in sorrow, and I look at what youve down.
But nothin seems to change, the bad times stay the same,
And I cant run.

Sometimes I feel, sometimes I feel,
Like I been tied to the whipping post
Tied to the whipping post,
Tied to the whipping post,
Good lord, I feel like Im dyin.

Sometimes I feel, sometimes I feel,
Like I been tied to the whipping post
Tied to the whipping post,
Tied to the whipping post,
Good lord, I feel like Im dyin.

[preservanation]

Typical liberalism.
Disagree and you get banned.
and no, I'm not referring to this noble site!
There for the grace of God (administrators) go I.

[Alonzo]

Huh? What does banning have to do with manilow?

[Deadshot]

Oh Mandy, he does Write the Songs...:madlaugh:

[ViolaLee]

Typical liberalism.
Disagree and you get banned.
and no, I'm not referring to this noble site!
There for the grace of God (administrators) go I.
What the heck are you talking about?

(typical conservatism, makes no sense!)

:peace:

[jafar00]

At the copa... copa cabana.. Not so bad

I think repeats of American(or other) Idol would be more effective. I reach for the remote whenever "Nouvelle Star" comes on TV here. It's painful!