Does your playing bring disrepute to your profession?

pthouron · Post by **pthouron** » Thu Jun 05, 2003 12:06 pm

Roger O'Keeffe wrote:I'm a civil servant, so my profession has no repute into which to be brought dis. Not since Margaret Thatcher, anyway.

Redwolf · Post by **Redwolf** » Thu Jun 05, 2003 1:49 pm

I'm a full-time mom, so, by definition, ANYTHING I do is disreputable in my bos...er...my daughter's eyes! "Moooommm! Do you have to play THAT here?????"

Redwolf

Tom Dowling · Post by **Tom Dowling** » Thu Jun 05, 2003 11:01 pm

Thus far, the only thing that my public whistle playing brings disrepute to is ......... my whistle playing. But, speaking of the Draconian treatment of street musicians, I have a friend who plays the HurdyGurdy--the real Hurdy Gurdy, not that organ grinder thing, and he ain't got a monkey either. He lives in constant fear of getting busted, despite New York City's otherwise liberal tolerance of street musicians. It seems that there is still a law on the books from around the turn of the century that specifically prohibits playing the Hurdy Gurdy and one or two other instruments associated, (IMHO) with central European and/or Italian immigrants. He believes that the framers of the ordinance meant the 'organ grinder' instrument and simply mis-named it. The last time I saw the guy he was wailing away outside Zabars--he sure knew where the bucks where, I'll say that.

Tom D.

Lorenzo · Post by **Lorenzo** » Thu Jun 05, 2003 11:17 pm

Switchfoot wrote:Serves her right for playing an accordian in the first place

Good one!

She looks to small to be wearing those bellows, fellows.

Everytime I type in "accordian" (or -ion) on eBay, I always get a lot of these results:

Vntg Half Slip w Huge Accordian & Lace XS Item # 2836339305
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... gory=20984

pthouron · Post by **pthouron** » Fri Jun 06, 2003 6:37 am

Soineanta wrote:You'd think the court system would have something better to do...

Sure!... Like the New York court that entertained a lawsuit by overweight teenagers who blamed McDonald for their condition...

TomB · Post by **TomB** » Fri Jun 06, 2003 7:55 am

pthouron wrote:
Soineanta wrote:You'd think the court system would have something better to do...
Sure!... Like the New York court that entertained a lawsuit by overweight teenagers who blamed McDonald for their condition...

Actually, didn't the court throw that one out?

Tom

spittin_in_the_wind · Post by **spittin_in_the_wind** » Fri Jun 06, 2003 2:07 pm

fatveg wrote:
jim_mc wrote:Infuriating! Those confounded French! I'm going to pour a bottle of bordeaux into the river and call my breakfast "Freedom Toast" in protest!
Jim,
After much practice I've developed a sure-fire method for efficiently disposing of French wine, so if you want you (and any other C&F member concerned about this incident) can send me your unwanted wine and I will 'process' it. If you have a lot of French wine to get rid of, give me some warning so that I can arrange for some 'colleagues' to come round and help with the process.

Yours Magnanimously,

'Veg.

By the way, we run the East Coast collection point. Sort of a cottage industry, so to speak!

Robin

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Fri Jun 06, 2003 2:31 pm

I hear energy really likes to discuss all things French.

/me giggles

AaronMalcomb · Post by **AaronMalcomb** » Fri Jun 06, 2003 4:13 pm

jim_mc wrote:Infuriating! Those confounded French! I'm going to pour a bottle of bordeaux into the river and call my breakfast "Freedom Toast" in protest!

What did the French do? The courts ruled in her favor. The only culprits seem to be a few stuffy lawyers.

Salut!
Aaron

Bloomfield · Post by **Bloomfield** » Fri Jun 06, 2003 4:49 pm

AaronMalcomb wrote:What did the French do?

They're French. What more do you need?

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Fri Jun 06, 2003 4:58 pm

They gave us the Statue Of Liberty, for one.

And Dr. Brigitte Boisselier, for two.

AaronMalcomb · Post by **AaronMalcomb** » Fri Jun 06, 2003 5:15 pm

Bloomfield wrote:They're French. What more do you need?

Exactly. Just because they eat dead horse doesn't mean we have to beat one.

Cheers,
Aaron

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Fri Jun 06, 2003 5:43 pm

This horse isn't even dead, though. It isn't even dead.

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Fri Jun 06, 2003 5:48 pm

And - I doubt it's a horse.

cowtime · Post by **cowtime** » Fri Jun 06, 2003 9:40 pm

I work for the post office....need I say more?