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* Their wonderfully sardonic sales pitch for the release of an [[https://twitter.com/radiohead/status/1364953477114429454 "In Rainbows" jigsaw puzzle:]]
''BORED? MISERABLE? DEPRESSED? LOST HOPE?''

''NO POINT IN ANYTHING''

''IT'S TERRIBLE. GOTTA DO SOMETHING''

''GOTTA GET A JIGSAW INIT''

''NO WAY! THAT'S TOTAL GENIUS''

''A RADIOHEAD JIGSAW''

''WILL IT HELP ME FORGET MY TROUBLES?''

''NO WORRIES''

''IS IT REALLY DIFFICULT AND WILL IT TAKE AGES?''

''YES MATE FOR SURE''

''SOUNDS GREAT! IS IT AFFORDABLE?''

''THAT'S DEPENDS ON YOUR PRIORITIES''

''DO YOU RECKON I'M STILL GONNA BE MISERABLE AFTER COMPLETING IT?''

''I SHOULD THINK SO''

''SOUNDS AMAZING!!''
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy7pic3lAN8 Thom Yorke making a cameo appearance during the 2007]] ''Series/BigFatQuizOfTheYear''. As you would expect, it's quietly very offbeat and weird... and as we quickly discover, [[AdamWesting it appears to be deliberately so.]]
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-->[[AC:Thom]]: "Turn me onto phantoms..."
-->[[AC:Ed]]: "Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed!"

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-->[[AC:Ed]]: -->'''Ed''': "Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed!"
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-->[[AC:Ed]]: [[LaughingMad Hahahaha]]-- '''''HONK.'''''

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-->[[AC:Ed]]: -->'''Ed''': [[LaughingMad Hahahaha]]-- '''''HONK.'''''
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* There is a long-running meme that Ed [[PokemonSpeech is just singing his own name]] as backup vocals in "Weird Fishes/Arpeggi".

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* There is a long-running meme that Ed [[PokemonSpeech [[PokemonSpeak is just singing his own name]] as backup vocals in "Weird Fishes/Arpeggi".
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* There is a long-running meme that Ed is just singing his own name as backup vocals in "Weird Fishes/Arpeggi".

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* There is a long-running meme that Ed is just singing his own name as backup vocals in "Weird Fishes/Arpeggi".
-->[[AC:Thom]]: "Turn me onto phantoms..."
-->[[AC:Ed]]: "Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed!"
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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GBqFknWDzw A different version of "Idioteque".]]
* In a more recent show, technical problems let to Thom muttering "Aw shit." into the mic. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtcmifROr0k Cue Jonny looping]] [[StupidStatementDanceMix what Thom said]], and even making him [[{{Corpsing}} corpse]].
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* The SurrealMusicVideo for "Lift", from the 2017 reissue of ''OK Computer'', is ActuallyPrettyFunny. It's a four-minute long UncomfortableElevatorMoment that Thom, holding two carrier bags, suffers while having increasingly weird encounters on his way down.
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* When performing "Paranoid Android" live, Thom [[https://youtu.be/3Rz69YmzqQM?t=1h37m39s has been known to make the "pips" that preface the song]] on ''OK Computer'' before the band starts playing. See [[https://www.reddit.com/r/radiohead/comments/6koigj/thom_doing_the_beeps_at_the_beginning_of_paranoid/ this Reddit thread]] for more. It's pretty funny.
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* Their appearance on WesternAnimation/SouthPark. ''Little crybaby...''

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** Users on the B3ta messageboard once photoshopped the dummy to look like he was, ''ahem'', recieving a ''certain kind'' of stimulation in a ''certain area'' of his body.

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** Users on the B3ta messageboard once photoshopped the dummy to look like he was, ''ahem'', recieving receiving a ''certain kind'' of stimulation in a ''certain area'' of his body.body.
* While anticipating ''[=LP9=]'', fans on Radiohead's subreddit got so convinced that the album wouldn't be announced come May 6, 2016, that they pledged to eat a picture of Thom if they were proven wrong. [[http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/05/radiohead-fans-are-eating-photos-of-thom-yorkes-face-to-celebrate-the-bands-new-album/ Some fans are already standing by their word, and it's even made some news sites!]]
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-->[[AC:Ed]]: Hahahaha-- '''''HONK.'''''

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-->[[AC:Ed]]: Hahahaha-- [[LaughingMad Hahahaha]]-- '''''HONK.'''''
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** Users on the B3ta messageboard once photoshopped the dummy to look like he was, ''ahem'', recieving a ''certain kind'' of stimulation in a ''certain area'' of his body.
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Radiohead: they're [[NightmareFuel/{{Radiohead}} frightening]], they're [[TearJerker/{{Radiohead}} moving]], they're [[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible confusing]], and they have [[SurrealHumor a really weird sense of humour]].

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Radiohead: they're They're [[NightmareFuel/{{Radiohead}} frightening]], they're [[TearJerker/{{Radiohead}} moving]], they're [[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible confusing]], and they have [[SurrealHumor a really weird sense of humour]].



-->[[AC:Ed]]: Hahahaha--'''''HONK.'''''

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* The [[TheWoobie crying minotaur]] who served as Radiohead's mascot during the "Amnesiac" period has now been made into [[http://store.wasteheadquarters.com/index.php/home-page/crying-minotaur.html an intensely huggable plush toy!]]

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* The [[TheWoobie crying minotaur]] who served as Radiohead's mascot during the "Amnesiac" period has now been made into [[http://store.wasteheadquarters.com/index.php/home-page/crying-minotaur.html an intensely huggable plush toy!]] toy!]]



** "Dr. Pepper Presents Stephen Colbert's Rocktember With Radiohead Who Present Themselves Because They Are Nobody's Corporate Tool, Brought To You By Dr. Pepper, The Official Soft Drink Of Radiohead."
* The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBnOELnyu-w&t=42m25s awesome spoof]] of the film Se7en, from the Thumbs Down webcast.

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* The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBnOELnyu-w&t=42m25s com/watch?v=hBnOELnyu-w&t=2545 awesome spoof]] of the film Se7en, Film/{{Se7en}}, from the Thumbs Down webcast.
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* The [[TheWoobie crying minotaur]] who served as Radiohead's mascot during the "Amnesiac" period has now been made into [[http://www.waste.uk.com/Store/waste-radiohead-dii-51-10080-crying+minotaur+recycled.html an intensely huggable plush toy!]]

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* The [[TheWoobie crying minotaur]] who served as Radiohead's mascot during the "Amnesiac" period has now been made into [[http://www.waste.uk.com/Store/waste-radiohead-dii-51-10080-crying+minotaur+recycled.[[http://store.wasteheadquarters.com/index.php/home-page/crying-minotaur.html an intensely huggable plush toy!]]
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* [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8b/Radiohead.bends.albumart.jpg/220px-Radiohead.bends.albumart.jpg The cover]] of ''The Bends''. Just look at that dummy, and try to imagine what he's imagining.
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* Some could find the chaotic horn section at the end of "The National Anthem" as pretty hilarious.
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* Several moments during the [[TheColbertReport Colbert Report Radiohead Special]]:

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Radiohead: they're [[NightmareFuel/Radiohead frightening]], they're [[TearJerker/Radiohead moving]], they're [[TrueArtIsUncomprehensible confusing]], and they have [[SurrealHumor a really weird sense of humour]].

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Radiohead: they're [[NightmareFuel/Radiohead [[NightmareFuel/{{Radiohead}} frightening]], they're [[TearJerker/Radiohead [[TearJerker/{{Radiohead}} moving]], they're [[TrueArtIsUncomprehensible [[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible confusing]], and they have [[SurrealHumor a really weird sense of humour]].
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Radiohead: they're frightening, they're moving, they're confusing, and they have [[SurrealHumor a really weird sense of humour]].

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Radiohead: they're frightening, [[NightmareFuel/Radiohead frightening]], they're moving, [[TearJerker/Radiohead moving]], they're confusing, [[TrueArtIsUncomprehensible confusing]], and they have [[SurrealHumor a really weird sense of humour]].
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* Stephen Colbert (wearing a Santa hat, no less) solemnly introducing "Codex" as being from Radiohead's "upcoming Christmas album."

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Stephen Colbert (wearing a Santa hat, no less) solemnly introducing "Codex" as being from Radiohead's "upcoming Christmas album."
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* Stephen Colbert (wearing a Santa hat, no less) solemnly introducing "Codex" as being from Radiohead's "upcoming Christmas album."
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* Their appearance on SouthPark. ''Little crybaby...''

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* Thom's signature goofy dance is pretty funny.
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* The [[TheWoobie crying minotaur]] who served as Radiohead's mascot during the "Amnesiac" period has now been made into [[http://www.waste.uk.com/Store/waste-radiohead-dii-51-10080-crying+minotaur+recycled.html an intensely huggable plush toy!]]
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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHK3rRuhSLs Poor Jonny]]...
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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfOa1a8hYP8 Thom Yorke's]] storeroom of fucks is growing low, and winter is rapidly approaching.

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