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Linda Cavanaugh interviewed Weird Al Yankovic…

8:30 AM EDT on September 24, 2013

If that headline sounds as terrifying as a three-minute and forty-six second joke about Kurt Cobain mumbling his words, then I got some awful news for you. Linda Cavanaugh, a woman who wouldn't know Amish Paradise from Amish Mafia, interviewed Weird Al Yankovic on Monday. I guess the comedian / songwriter / now-apparently-a-childrens-book author was in town to promote his new book.

The interview was weird and strange and awkward. Basically, it was everything you'd expect it to be. Check it out:

Well, I guess the Connie Chung Center for Celebrities Who Will Never Visit Oklahoma City Again can go ahead and add Weird Al, along with 2 Chainz, as new members.

Seriously, that thing was as awful as a Weird Al album. I wanted to reach through my computer (or communicate telepathically like that lady from Star Trek: The Next Generation) and apologize to Weird Al on behalf of all Oklahomans. Linda didn't know any better. She can't help it.

Here are four observations: