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Stantonland · Jul 3, 2026

Even More Things I Don't Understand: A Singalong

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Chris Stanton · Stantonland

"A Village Choir" by Thomas Webster
A Village Choir by Thomas Webster

It’s been two years since I last put to music things that confuse me. An update is long overdue. Let’s sing.

To the tune of My Favorite Things by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II.

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UFC matches are held at the White House
Sexting with chatbots instead of your own spouse
Everyone’s trying to become a brand
These are a few things I don’t understand

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Face treatments involving the sperm from salmon
Is anybody still playing backgammon?
Dead species spawned from a DNA strand
These are a few things I don’t understand

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Autistic children who are telepathic
Half of our lives seem to be spent in traffic
Why must I sunburn before I am tanned?
These are a few things I don’t understand

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People claiming
AI writing
As their own is sad
I wish I could fathom this one single thing
Then I wouldn’t feel so bad

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Women are horny for gay hockey players
Every street has 16 coffee purveyors
Australian spiders as big as your hand
These are a few things I don’t understand

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UFOs, aliens—when is disclosure?
Kanye West’s wife’s going to die from exposure
Too many chargers for every doodad
These are a few things I don’t understand

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Two-factor authentication is murder
When you get old you turn into a birder
Waymos that drive people though they’re unmanned
These are a few things I don’t understand

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Here on Substack
Algorithms
Tend to drive you mad
I wish I could fathom this one single thing
Then I wouldn’t feel so bad

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