LinInKansas does have a nice little squeeze box - English concertina style, but "play the box" is sort of a euphemism we use for what she does with it.
I have a $20 garage sale Hohner "Accordeon" that I did some structural refurbishing on but still need to do a lot of work on the keys, so it doesn't get much use. My harmonicas make about the same deadly noise and are a lot easier to carry.
My main instrument now is mandolin. "She" says I only play it 'cause I enjoy the pain. Maybe I need to practice a little more, so I don't have so much to complain about. (Or I could practice a lot more so everyone else has less to complain about.)