Wow! Must've been a hell of a strict regime for a school kid to have to go through - I thought the dark ages were over with!

Back in the seventies, a bar I used to go to in Seattle was frequented by several after-concert Seattle Symphony members - and since I belonged to a different orchestra (Seattle had 18 Sym. Orchs. at the time, some professional, some not.), we all were friends and had plenty to talk about. One of the SSO Cellists came in for the golden brew, and told me that they had just peformed Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.

My response was supposed to mean something like, "Super! How was it?", or "Was it good - or was it great?!" - but the way it came out elicited the answer I least expected:

"That's great, Bill - - how did it go?"

Bill avidly sang out, "Ta - Ta - Ta - TAAAAAAHH!"