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19 Sep 11 - 03:33 AM (#3225423) Subject: Musicians joke From: Alan Day A musicians joke for you,now over 800 hits so I must have done something right. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23v4K2jzjTg Al |
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19 Sep 11 - 03:41 AM (#3225424) Subject: RE: Musicians joke From: Joe Offer I don't know how to tell you this, Alan, but I didn't understand the punch line - "I made a right...." I understood everything up to that part. What's that phrase - "two nations divided by a common language"? All the best to you. -Joe in California- |
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19 Sep 11 - 03:49 AM (#3225427) Subject: RE: Musicians joke From: MGM·Lion "... a right balls-up" = a right mess, dog's breakfast, fiasco ... Presumably ex meaning of balls = testicles, but colloquially = "nonsense, rubbish, piffle..." ~M~ |
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19 Sep 11 - 04:59 AM (#3225440) Subject: RE: Musicians joke From: Reinhard Divided by a common language |
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19 Sep 11 - 06:08 AM (#3225450) Subject: RE: Musicians joke From: tonyteach1 Sorry but that comes across as really racist (rolls eyes) |
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19 Sep 11 - 06:43 AM (#3225458) Subject: RE: Musicians joke From: Ross Campbell Joe, trying to figure out "balls-up" may have distracted you from the real punch line which is "Yeah, I heard about that!" Click to see the old British Telecom logo. And some of the fleet of vehicles that carried it. Successive clockwise 90 degree rotations were scurrilously interpreted as:- 1. Minor cock-up 2. Major cock-up 3. Complete balls-up Possibly the reason the logo isn't in use any more? Ross |
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19 Sep 11 - 06:58 AM (#3225463) Subject: RE: Musicians joke From: Alan Day If my English is hard to understand my French is worse, in fact at the customs I was asked to speak in English as they would have more chance of understanding what I was saying. Al |
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19 Sep 11 - 09:38 AM (#3225525) Subject: RE: Musicians joke From: Vic Smith Je have la meme probleme, Alan, mon vieux pal. Quand je talks a La Customs Francais it's com ils n'understand pas what je suis parling about. Even quand je parles tres loud! |
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19 Sep 11 - 09:43 AM (#3225527) Subject: RE: Musicians joke From: Rapparee Moi tambien. Mein frankcase esta un petit corrupt, porque je know uno poco of several langues und they keep getting mixed up in ma mens. |
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19 Sep 11 - 12:34 PM (#3225600) Subject: RE: Musicians joke From: GUEST,pete from seven stars link what do you call someone who hangs out with musicians? a drummer! i thougth it funny even though i also play drums |
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19 Sep 11 - 12:46 PM (#3225608) Subject: RE: Musicians joke From: Folkiedave A Alan et Vic. J'avais la meme problem. Je parle français comme un vache espanola. |
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19 Sep 11 - 01:23 PM (#3225625) Subject: RE: Musicians joke From: Will Fly J'avais la meme problem. Je parle français comme un vache espanola. Mmm... 6/10 See me in my study afterwards. And don't bring the cow... |
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19 Sep 11 - 02:27 PM (#3225661) Subject: RE: Musicians joke From: katlaughing My Rog and I have consorted with you lot, too much, we got it first time and LOL! Merci beau-coup, M et Mme de la France |
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19 Sep 11 - 02:50 PM (#3225676) Subject: RE: Musicians joke From: dick greenhaus A band once formed, but they soon relized that the drummer was always dragging the beat. THey tried and tried to work with him, but finally they ha to fire him. He became more and more despondent, and finally went down to the railroad station and threw himself behind the train. |
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19 Sep 11 - 03:17 PM (#3225700) Subject: RE: Musicians joke From: terrier Alan's joke is reminiscent of THE Welsh joke that ends... "but one indisgression with a sheep !... Oops! Is that racist? |
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19 Sep 11 - 03:30 PM (#3225705) Subject: RE: Musicians joke From: Alan Day Or when I purchased a plastic heron to deter the one eating my goldfish.I mentioned to the salesman "Hold on what if the heron comes down to mate this one? The salesman replied as quick as a flash "No problems, I have given you the ugly one"!! For help to interpret my jokes I have a joke explanation booklet with slang dictionary on sale now at an exorbitant price. Al :) |
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19 Sep 11 - 03:42 PM (#3225712) Subject: RE: Musicians joke From: paul vaughan I got the "balls up" colloquialism and the "I heard about that" punch line, but what on earth is a "Hit Parade"?. I've never heard of it! ;-) |
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19 Sep 11 - 03:56 PM (#3225720) Subject: RE: Musicians joke From: alanabit You caught me a cropper there. It took a second for the punch line to sink in - but it's a real beauty! Thanks for posting. |
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19 Sep 11 - 04:00 PM (#3225724) Subject: RE: Musicians joke From: foggers "Hit Parade" = popular music chart.... |
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19 Sep 11 - 05:03 PM (#3225755) Subject: RE: Musicians joke From: Jim Dixon "Your Hit Parade" was actually an old radio—and later, television—show similar to "Top of the Pops." |
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19 Sep 11 - 05:20 PM (#3225765) Subject: RE: Musicians joke From: Jim Dixon In the article that Reinhard linked to, I read this:
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19 Sep 11 - 05:35 PM (#3225774) Subject: RE: Musicians joke From: Bainbo Apologies for absence. People who can't make it to the meeting send their apologies for not being there, usually along with the reason. At one group I attend regularly, one particular stickler for protocol maintains that if only four people turn up, but 10 send apologies, that's as good as 14 people being there because at least they made the effort. It doesn't seem to matter if it's the same people apologising and not turning up every meeting. |
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19 Sep 11 - 06:16 PM (#3225793) Subject: RE: Musicians joke From: Vic Smith All these comments about poor old drummers...... What is the difference between a live drummer and a drum machine? With a drum machine, you only have to punch in the rhythm once. |
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19 Sep 11 - 06:31 PM (#3225799) Subject: RE: Musicians joke From: Don Firth Yeah, I'm old enough (cre-e-e-ak) to have heard "Your Hit Parade" on my magic electric radio back in the Forties. I recall some comedian saying that the name of the ad agency for the program, Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborne, "sounded like a trunk falling downstairs." Don Firth |
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19 Sep 11 - 07:36 PM (#3225820) Subject: RE: Musicians joke From: terrier A young child says to his mother, "Mom, when I grow up I'd like to be a musician." She replies, "Well honey, you know you can't do both." So that's what this thread is all about ;) |
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20 Sep 11 - 08:18 AM (#3226032) Subject: RE: Musicians joke From: Alan Day I must say on a more serious note how interesting the comments have been.Many I never even thought would cause confusion "A right Balls Up" " Top of the hit parade " etc and a few never even got the punch line. It just shows the differences (slight as it may be) between, what I thought would be understood even across the pond.Indeed I did even consider Balls up as being OK and thought no problems with that.Of the 850 ish hits I just wonder how many actually got the joke, or just wondered what the hell it was all about. Al |
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20 Sep 11 - 11:34 AM (#3226091) Subject: RE: Musicians joke From: DrugCrazed Viola joke: Why are viola players always locked outside their house? Because they can't find the key and never know when to come in. |
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20 Sep 11 - 11:44 AM (#3226103) Subject: RE: Musicians joke From: GUEST,Azoic Q-What's the difference between a jazz musician and an extra-large pizza?A-The pizza can feed a family of three. |
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20 Sep 11 - 11:50 AM (#3226105) Subject: RE: Musicians joke From: GUEST,Azoic Two retired jazz musicians sitting on a park bench,kvetching about their arthritis,watching the sunset in the twilight of their lives.Mordechai to Schlomo:"Oy Vey".Schlomo to Morcechai:"I'm Hip". |
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20 Sep 11 - 11:51 AM (#3226106) Subject: RE: Musicians joke From: GUEST,Azoic Q-What did Kenny G say when he boarded the elevator?A-"Wow,this place really rocks". |
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20 Sep 11 - 01:37 PM (#3226148) Subject: RE: Musicians joke From: GUEST,wordfella Credit for the BBD&O joke goes to Fred Allen... |
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21 Sep 11 - 03:39 AM (#3226461) Subject: RE: Musicians joke From: jonm I know the viola joke above as a singer's joke (and have worked with a few like that!). Of course, everyone knows that violins and violas are actually the same size. The violin just looks smaller because the player's head is bigger! |
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21 Sep 11 - 06:57 AM (#3226527) Subject: RE: Musicians joke From: GUEST What's the difference between a drummer and a Radox bath? A Radox bath bucks up the feet. |
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21 Sep 11 - 10:35 AM (#3226614) Subject: RE: Musicians joke From: giles earle And the difference between a soprano soloist and a pirhana fish? Lipstick |
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21 Sep 11 - 01:26 PM (#3226673) Subject: RE: Musicians joke From: Cool Beans Love the BBD&O joke. Somehow I never heard it before. |
