Not the What? The Who?

From Disorderly Conduct: Verbatim Excerpts from Actual Cases by Rodney R. Jones, Charles M. Sevilla and Gerald F. Uelmen, here's an actual court transcript featuring The Who:

The Court: I got the Quadrophenia, but then he said somebody played in it, and I didn’t get that.

Prosecutor: The Who.

The Court: The what?

Witness: Musicians.

Prosecutor: The Who.

Witness: The Who.

The Court: Who?

Witness: The Who. That’s the name of the band.

The Court: So that’s the name of the group, the Who?

Witness: Yes, the Who.

The Court: Not the What? The Who?

Witness: No, the Who.

The Court: You got it, everybody? The Quadrophenia is a movie with the Who.

Witness: Punk rockers.

The Court: All right.

Abbott and Costello would've been proud! Via Futility Closet


Love it! Of course it reminds me of that great Credibility Gap comedy routine from the '70s, featuring Harry Shearer and the gang: "Who's On First?" about the lineup of a rock festival featuring The Who, The Guess Who, Yes, etc. Naturally, some confusion resulted!
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Punk rockers? No. Mods? No, some people just think that because of Quadraphenia. They were just a pop band. Not a rock band, there was no such thing in 1964.

Pop, got it?
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