this is the instrument that makes people laugh

[mutepointe]

Just checking to see what reaction you folks get. My friends and other folks know that I've learned to play a few instruments and they're usually cool about all the instruments laying all over the house, my car, and in my pockets. They're cool when I play a song. Little kids will join in. They'll even ask when there is something strange going on like a piano is sitting in front of the TV (because we had company that played and we haven't moved it back yet) but when I pull the concertina off the top of the hutch, most visitors to our home just start laughing and laughing. Granted, I don't hang out with the ITM crowd and it's probably the first concertina most folks have probably ever seen and I'm glad they laugh but I'm wondering if you folks get the same reaction.

[MTGuru]

It's not the concertina they're laughing at. It's your pointy hat and shoes.