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Interpretations:D & W

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Could, perhaps, the "D" and "W" in this story allude to the democratic and republican parties in the US two-party system? One could argue that the democratic party "moves a little bit slower now" - it's kind of a wuss party and is not as aggressive as it used to be ("doesn't get out of the house much anymore"). On the other hand, the republican party often "cannot hide its pride;" the world is, at this point, pretty much their oyster - and they like it ("It thinks it's king, its all-time favorite thing is W"). Of course, "W" is also the nickname for George W. Bush, the current (republican) president of the US. Just a thought - more than likely, this song is just a song about the letters D and W. - Rhinoceros Rex

D actually is an older letter than W. W is a great letter, because it's one of the biggest, but it doesn't have its own sound, it has to borrow from V (which was pronounced like a W in classical Latin) while V gets its own different one in English. It's riding V's accomplishments.

I have to concur with Rhinoceros here - I know someone who came up with this exact same theory independent of this page, so there must be something to it. Moreover, the pairing of D and W in the same song can't be mere random coincidence. There must have been some compositional considerations, and I think Rhino Rex has hit it.


So maybe you're right.

I also thought of this when I saw the way W acts, being a king and all that. Also notable is that When "D sinks" the rock that it hits is distinctly W-shaped. (See screenshot on this article)LeFou 09:21, 6 May 2006 (CDT)

I have a great fondness for this theory (D=dems, W=GWB), irrespective of whether it's true or false. In particular, I like the fact that W is more than a little dim-witted, while D is a wise-cracking blue-collar Brooklynite. Especially in their exchange in the song "Can You Find It?", W is such a dope that he can't even find himself, much less other letters (perhaps WMDs?). --Nehushtan 20:55, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

I know this is not what the song is about, but it is really funny to me to think of D as Linnell and W as Flans. Linnell is half of everything in the band (Half a circle, half a moon, an apple slice), but is shy and seems to be overshadowed sometimes by the outgoing-ness of W, or Flans. Flansburgh may seem cocky to Linnell at times because he is more of a people-pleaser and has an easier time interacting with others. (It cannot hide its pride...It thinks it's king) Linnell sometimes gets tired of how Flans sees himself in his own mind- telling him "You think you're so great". And Flans's reply. This is totally wrong, but it cracks me up. --Valerie 14:32, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

D&W is a small chain of ten grocery stores in the West Michigan area. www.dwfoods.com D&W can also represent the intersection of Division and Wealthy streets in Grand Rapids, MI. Division is more of a run-down street, ala "D" of the song, whereas Wealthy ("W"), while rundown at the area of the intersection, gains in prominence as it becomes the main street in affluent East Grand Rapids, MI. --Xannie 14:15, 26 September 2006 (UTC)


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