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Some people call their Prattens the "Honker."
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Unseen122 wrote:Some people call their Prattens the "Honker."
I named mine An Casúr, or "The Hammer".
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Pianists have been known to tickle the ivories.
A clarinet might get called a licorice stick.
Drummers have been known to massage the skins.
Sax players occasionally honk.
Piping is sometimes known as milking the goat.
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Wombat wrote:... Piping is sometimes known as milking the goat.
With some piper's its more like Killing the Cat.
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Wombat wrote:Piping is sometimes known as milking the goat.
I'm not familiar with this one. More commonly it is referred to as choking the goose, strangling the chicken, or wrestling with the octopus. :)

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djm wrote:
Wombat wrote:Piping is sometimes known as milking the goat.
I'm not familiar with this one. More commonly it is referred to as choking the goose, strangling the chicken, or wrestling with the octopus.
I'm sorry, but those all sound incredibly dirty...
At this point, I feel I must censor myself.
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djm wrote:
Wombat wrote:Piping is sometimes known as milking the goat.
I'm not familiar with this one. More commonly it is referred to as choking the goose, strangling the chicken, or wrestling with the octopus. :)

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..and then there's "dancing with Cthulhu".
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Nanohedron wrote:..and then there's "dancing with Cthulhu".
Oooo, Uillean F'tagn!
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Nanohedron wrote:
djm wrote:
Wombat wrote:Piping is sometimes known as milking the goat.
I'm not familiar with this one. More commonly it is referred to as choking the goose, strangling the chicken, or wrestling with the octopus. :)

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..and then there's "dancing with Cthulhu".
My mom used to collect little unicorn figurines, posters, etc. I collect Cthulhu (I own no less than 4 different cthulhu tshirts for instance)
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Wanderer wrote:
Nanohedron wrote:
djm wrote: I'm not familiar with this one. More commonly it is referred to as choking the goose, strangling the chicken, or wrestling with the octopus. :)

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..and then there's "dancing with Cthulhu".
My mom used to collect little unicorn figurines, posters, etc. I collect Cthulhu (I own no less than 4 different cthulhu tshirts for instance)
Why vote for the lesser evil, and whotnot, eh?
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Cool!

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I should put that on my pipes case.
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Wanderer wrote:I own no less than 4 different cthulhu tshirts for instance...
So, do Cthulhu shirts have eight or so arms?
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