IT'S TIME TO SHUT DOWN THE INTERNET
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I would like to see it. Hendrix turning a bagpipe upside down and playing it.
Posted by: lilrascal | May 27, 2008 at 03:59 PM
"He sits in Japan and I sit in my office here and I have successfully taught him three pieces – The Little Spree, Sir James MacDonald of the Isles Lament and Glengarry's Lament," he said.
It should be four pieces, if you include the neighbor's lament.
Posted by: BillyJoeJimBob | May 27, 2008 at 04:01 PM
Mars Lander Sends Fresh Images.
Posted by: lilrascal | May 27, 2008 at 04:04 PM
"We are at the beginning of this. We think there will be an explosion..."
...of eardrums...
Posted by: kristie | May 27, 2008 at 04:22 PM
It's only the Highland Pipes that cause brain liquification. The rest are fairly pleasant.
Posted by: The Dread Pirate Chris | May 27, 2008 at 04:28 PM
A gentleman is someone who knows how to play the bagpipes but doesn't.
(With apologies to the original quote)
Posted by: Cheesewiz | May 27, 2008 at 04:32 PM
When I suggested that I could use my lunch time to learn how to play the bagpipes, my coworker threatened to ... well, I won't get into details in case she needs plausible deniability later.
I offered to practice at the Internet terminals on the other side of the library, but she said it wouldn't help that much.
Posted by: Not My Usual Alias | May 27, 2008 at 05:13 PM
Gah! Not bagpipes! Shut down the Internet AND throw away all the computers!
Posted by: Renee (the First) | May 27, 2008 at 05:21 PM
I do have to say, though, that at the beginning of my friend's wedding when the piper played Amazing Grace, there wasn't a dry eye in the church. There's something very powerful about that tune played on that particular instrument.
Posted by: kristie | May 27, 2008 at 07:36 PM
It speaks volumes that the teacher is unwilling to sit in a room full of these intruments but rather teaches from the comfort of his volume knob.
Posted by: MartiniShark | May 27, 2008 at 08:56 PM
kristie - I had the same experience.
I was crying from pain.
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | May 27, 2008 at 08:59 PM
Annie - I hear you. (But not as well as I did before...)
Posted by: kristie | May 27, 2008 at 09:25 PM
*snork* @ kristie.
Posted by: Pavlov | May 27, 2008 at 11:21 PM
I actually LIKE the bagpipes! I couldn't listen to a steady diet of them, but on occasion, bagpipes can be nice. At least these people are taking lessons, so we don't have to be subjected to ill-played bagpipes.
Posted by: Amanda in Hawaii | May 28, 2008 at 04:13 AM
When played properly, bag pipes are beautiful. When played badly, they sound like someone is strangling a goose.
Posted by: GP | May 28, 2008 at 07:40 AM
What does a Scotsman wear under his kilt?
Conan O'Brien: "On a good day? Lipstick."
Posted by: Becky | May 28, 2008 at 07:47 AM
A long time ago, I heard someone describe a bagpipe player as looking like someone trying to make love to a stiff octopus.
Not sure why but it still makes me snicker like a 12 year old.
Posted by: RokNRolMartian | May 28, 2008 at 02:33 PM