Musical Riddle

Subject: Musical Riddle
From: Bedubya
Date: 22 Mar 01 - 05:06 PM

There once was a band which featured the following instruments: Drum, Bugle, Trumpet, Pipes, Fiddle and Guitar. They fired the guitar player because he didn't fit in. Why?

First correct answer wins.........absolutely nothing.

Cheers

bwl

Subject: RE: Musical Riddle
From: Jeri
Date: 22 Mar 01 - 05:24 PM

Probably just struck a wrong chord...or any chord.

Subject: RE: Musical Riddle
From: mousethief
Date: 22 Mar 01 - 05:25 PM

He was in tune?

Subject: RE: Musical Riddle
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 22 Mar 01 - 05:33 PM

You can't march very well with a guitar..... or the amp lead won't stretch that far.....

LTS

Subject: RE: Musical Riddle
From: GUEST,Roll&Go-C
Date: 22 Mar 01 - 05:34 PM

They had only one small car to get to gigs?

Subject: RE: Musical Riddle
From: Geoff the Duck
Date: 22 Mar 01 - 05:39 PM

I was about to suggest the car was a 5 seater also.
Quack

Subject: RE: Musical Riddle
From: Bedubya
Date: 22 Mar 01 - 05:48 PM

Nobody's got it yet and I'm off work in 45 min. and won't be back till Saturday and don't have a 'puter at home so if you guys don't hurry up I won't know how smart you are until Saturday AM.

bwl

Subject: RE: Musical Riddle
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 22 Mar 01 - 05:53 PM

OK- does it have to do with the letters? Drum, Bugle, Trumpet all have "u", Pipe and Fiddle have "i", Guitar has both---- Still thinking....

Subject: RE: Musical Riddle
From: Murray MacLeod
Date: 22 Mar 01 - 05:58 PM

My guess is that all the other instruments other than guitar are played by ########-ers, whereas the guitar is played by a guitarIST.

Murray

Subject: RE: Musical Riddle
From: Bedubya
Date: 22 Mar 01 - 06:01 PM

Congratulations Murray!!!

bwl

Subject: RE: Musical Riddle
From: Murray MacLeod
Date: 22 Mar 01 - 06:06 PM

And while I'm on about it, I remember seeing Spaw refer to Dennis Brain as a "Hornist" Is a French Horn player in fact a hornist? I think it is a lovely word. FWIW if I played the pipes I would prefer to be a pipist, and why is a fluter a Flautist? Bloody pretentious, if you ask me.

Interesting too that you can be a harpist or a harper (some of the ones I have known were even harpies, but that is anothere story). I think if you are blind, however, you are more or less obliged to be a "harper".

Enough rambling ......

Murray

Subject: RE: Musical Riddle
From: Murray MacLeod
Date: 22 Mar 01 - 06:09 PM

Oh, you mean I was right ? Just shows, there's a first time for everything ........

Murray

Subject: RE: Musical Riddle
From: Snuffy
Date: 22 Mar 01 - 06:09 PM

Phil the Flautist's Ball?

Why isn't a flute player a Flutenist, or a lute player a Lautist?

Subject: RE: Musical Riddle
From: Jim the Bart
Date: 22 Mar 01 - 06:39 PM

When I'm tired of being a singer I switch over to being a vocalist. Much more comfortable.

No one has ever figured out what you call a Tuba player, because no one has ever wanted to call one. . .kidding

Bart, who has, in his time tooted the Trumpet, the Tuba, and a number of other assorted horns. You might say I'm a regular pain in the Brass. . .

Goodnight, all.

Subject: RE: Musical Riddle
From: Les from Hull
Date: 23 Mar 01 - 11:52 AM

So why is it I only play instruments that describe me as a #### player? Although I have heard bassist, but I wouldn't use it myself. Strange that.

Les (bouzoukiist, mellodeonist, harmonicaer, basser)

Subject: RE: Musical Riddle
From: Mrrzy
Date: 23 Mar 01 - 11:59 AM

This was a good one. Any other riddles?

Subject: RE: Musical Riddle
From: harpmolly
Date: 23 Mar 01 - 12:05 PM

Hey, I've got a bone to pick. ;)

Do you horn players often get the question from clueless laymen (chuckling at their own wit, as obviously NO ONE has ever thought of this before), of "So does that make you 'horny'?"

I swear, if ONE MORE PERSON says "So does that make you a harpy?" or "Stop harping on me!" when I tell them what I play, I'm going to go ballistic.

It's right up there with "Heh heh...I'll bet you get into ALL the movies for half-price!" when I tell people I'm actually 25, even though I'm only 4'8". Pardon me while I scream and throw a tantrum. :PPP

Moll

Subject: RE: Musical Riddle
From: mousethief
Date: 23 Mar 01 - 12:09 PM

Moll, I would never say such foolish things. I love harp music.

My grandmother, God rest her soul, was only 4'8" and was one of the most wonderful people you could hope to meet. I say good things come in small packages.

That would make a good thread, stupid things people say about your name, your instrument, whatever, wherein they act as if they were the first person to ever think of it.

Alex

Subject: RE: Musical Riddle
From: GUEST,resophil
Date: 23 Mar 01 - 01:00 PM

A tutor who tooted the flute, Tried to tutor two tooters to toot. Said the two to the tutor, "Is it harder to toot or To tutor two tooters to toot?"

Subject: RE: Musical Riddle
From: harpmolly
Date: 23 Mar 01 - 01:28 PM

alex--I agree! what would we call it though? ;)

Subject: RE: Musical Riddle
From: mousethief
Date: 23 Mar 01 - 01:49 PM

Stupid comments? Lame name jokes?