"I am surprised that this thread has provoked no real banjo jokes."

Ralph McTell made a few at his concert in Pocklington last night. Most I've heard before but here's a couple of new ones:

Q. How do you make a banjo player's eyes sparkle?

A. Shine a torch in his ear.


Banjo players spend half their time trying to tune the instrument and the other half playing out of tune.

Q, What's the definition of perfect pitch?

A. Throwing a banjo in a skip without touching the sides.

(I'll get me coat!)