Among them is a spoof of "The Twelve Days of Christmas," including the lyrics, "on my seventh Utah Christmas, my true love gave to me: seven singing Osmonds, six kids and counting, five Tom Green wiiiiiiives, forbidden love, 3.2 beer, two years in Brazil and a single political party."

Other songs include "I Love Casserole" (sung to Joan Jett's "I Love Rock 'n' Roll"), "Livin' in Provo, Utah (sung to Ricky Martin's "Livin' La Vida Loca") and "Jell-O" (sung to Coldplay's "Yellow").

The lyrics plow such familiar comic ground as bland Mormon food and "Oh My Heck!" jokes. But give Lund credit for some clever lines:

* From "Bozeman, Montana" (sung to the tune of "Copacabana") - "His name was Clayton/he came from Layton/he was a 19-year-old guy/and a freshman at the Y./he and his sweetie/they lived in D.T./he played some intramural ball/waiting for his mission call/he said I'm so prepared/I've even buzzed my hair/I've been studying French and Persian/call me anywhere/'cept for Bozeman/Bozeman,

Montana . . ."

* From "Living in the Maternity Ward" (to Madonna's "Material Girl") - "Some folks ask if my mom's proud/I'm here for number nine/ask her that herself, she's in/the bed right next to mine."

* From "Give a Talk at the Fireside" (to Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side") - "Carmen seemed straight out of the Bible/came in fifth or sixth on 'American Idol'/though that's hardly worldwide fame/in Woods Cross, she's a household name/they say, 'Hey Carm, sing a song at the fireside/they say, 'Hey sis, sing a song at the fireside.' And the CTRs go, doo doo do

do . . .")

But they're so cute! With apologies to Chicken Little, the hottest animal in popular culture is the penguin. First came those scene-stealers in last spring's animated hit, "Madagascar." Then came "March of the Penguins," the surprise documentary smash that did for emperor penguins what "Babe" did for piglets. And don't forget the Sunday-comics resurrection of Opus, from 1980s "Bloom County" fame.

Earlier this month, reknowned documentary photographer Sebastiao Salgado was in Salt Lake City to show slides of his latest project. His locale? Antarctica. His subjects? Landscapes and wildlife, including lots of - you guessed it - penguins.

And that's not counting three movie projects in the works: "Farce of the Penguins," a parody being developed by comedian Bob Saget; "Surf's Up," an animated 2007 movie about surfing penguins; and "Happy Feet," a computer-animated film due next fall from Warner's animation division. It stars the vocal talents of Robin Williams as a tap-dancing . . . penguin.

Quick! Somebody call Danny DeVito's agent!

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