As a banjo player I must often make many tunings. Until I can afford more than one banjo. Sometimes things just seem to take forever. I usually look up and say; "I hope you're taking notes...There'll be a quiz later."

And when some one asks (as someone always does) for me to play "Duelling Banjos" I always beg off saying, "nah, I can't manage that tonight, unless one of you has a banjo."

Once, playing with another banjoist, someone (probably the same guy) asked if we could play "Duelling Banjos" and we both had the same thought at the same time and jumped up, holding our banjos ala fencing swords and I shouted "en garde" as I lunged at him.

Or I say (to a noisy audience) "Now pay close attention to this next song, there are some really filthy lyrics in it."

CB