Www.tism.wanker.com

www.tism.wanker.com is the name of a 1997 album by Australian alternative rock group TISM (This Is Serious Mum).

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1997 - Australia - TISM

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The album title references an internet URL which, at the time of release, was a TISM-owned domain name. However, the site does not exist as of 2004.

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URL - As of 2004

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The album consists mainly of standard TISM songs, parodying popular culture and engaging in toilet humour. The album also demonstrates a "serious" attempt by the band to divide Australian male culture into two groups - "yobs" (yobbos) and "wankers". This is best demonstrated in the lyrics of the first single, "Whatareya":

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Parody - Wanker

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You're a yob, or you're a wanker

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Take your f---ing choice

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So who is your favourite genius

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James Hird or James Joyce?

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James Hird - James Joyce

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The rest of the song continues in a similar vein, including such distinctions as "The wanker fights class prejudice/The yobbo...just fights."

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Other targets on the album are nightclub culture ("Dumb and Base"), Australian cricketer Glenn McGrath ("The Parable of Glenn McGrath's Haircut") and the Thunderbirds ("Thunderbirds Are Coming Out"). The videos released for singles included "Whatareya", in which the band invaded an exercise video, "Thunderbirds Are Coming Out", featuring parodies of various groups of the day, and "I Might be a Cunt but I'm not a Fucking Cunt", which is a parody of the widely-distributed video of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee's wedding night.

Related Topics:
Nightclub - Cricket - Glenn McGrath - Thunderbirds - Pamela Anderson - Tommy Lee

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As an added extra, early editions of the CD featured a program which can be activated by inserting it into a computer drive. This program asks the user whether he or she wants to continue - repeatedly. Eventually, it responds "OK then. Downloading virus." No virus is actually downloaded, and this is another example of the band's warped humour.

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