OT: Are you bored?

[lddulcimer]

What was the last whistle you played before you clicked on this message?
Serpent Python Low D

What instrument do you wish you played?
Uillean Pipes

What's your favorite flower or piece of furniture?
any furniture that is big and comfy

What time did you wake up?
5:00 a.m. (ugh!)

Where do you wish you lived (besides Ireland or under the bed)?
Back in Colorado again, or Scotland.

Are you currently or have you been in the past 48 hours, drunk?
No.

Name one song or tune, IrTrad or not, that you wish you wrote.
White Christmas (again..think of the royalties - besides being a great song)

How many pets do you have and what kinds?
1 - dog - hound/shepherd/Great Dane mix - about 100 lbs - she thinks she is human. I think she is a small sofa that eats!

What is a good use for a Cooperman whistle?
never had the pleasure

What kind of a mood are you in?
tired - it is Monday and i would rather be playing music.

Did this help your boredom a little?
Yes....now back to work.....

[glauber]

What was the last whistle you played before you clicked on this message?
Serpent Village Smithy

What instrument do you wish you played?
Tuba

What's your favorite flower or piece of furniture?
Never put flowers on the furniture.

What time did you wake up?
5:55

Where do you wish you lived (besides Ireland or under the bed)?
Under the bed in Ireland

Are you currently or have you been in the past 48 hours, drunk?
Unfortunately, no.

Name one song or tune, IrTrad or not, that you wish you wrote.
The Parting Glass

How many pets do you have and what kinds?
A dog lives in my house. She'd be very offended to be considered a pet.

What is a good use for a Cooperman whistle?
showing off

What kind of a mood are you in?
Monday

Did this help your boredom a little?
No

[cj]

What was the last whistle you played before you clicked on this message?
Susato VSB D

What instrument do you wish you played?
Bagpipes, fiddle, or Irish flute

What's your favorite flower or piece of furniture?
Roses, bed

What time did you wake up?
6:00 a.m.

Where do you wish you lived (besides Ireland or under the bed)?
Out west, maybe Arizona or New Mexico

Are you currently or have you been in the past 48 hours, drunk?
No

Name one song or tune, IrTrad or not, that you wish you wrote.
Joy by Lucinda Williams

How many pets do you have and what kinds?
None

What is a good use for a Cooperman whistle?
Dunno, never played one

What kind of a mood are you in?
Irritated at a couple of coworkers who insist on getting into everyone else's business

Did this help your boredom a little?
Not really, but it was cool

[chattiekathy]

What was the last whistle you played before you clicked on this message?
My sweet little Alba High D Practice whistle.

What instrument do you wish you played?
My New Seagull Guitar I got for Christmas. I am trying.

What's your favorite flower or piece of furniture?
A Peace Rose and my bed

What time did you wake up?
5:00AM :roll: The same time as every morning

Where do you wish you lived (besides Ireland or under the bed)?
Right where I am now

Are you currently or have you been in the past 48 hours, drunk?
No

Name one song or tune, IrTrad or not, that you wish you wrote.
Amazing Grace

How many pets do you have and what kinds?
1 Black Lab "Snickers, and there is a critter(chinchilla) living in my son's room

What is a good use for a Cooperman whistle?
Playing. I have one of the rare ones that you can actually play!

What kind of a mood are you in?
I'm here is all I can say for today. It's Monday right?

Did this help your boredom a little?
I wasn't bored to begin with. Who has time to be bored? Gotta get to work!

I did enjoy reading all the responses to this thread

Cheers,
Kathy

[skh]

You all get up much too early. That can't be healthy.

Sonja

[lddulcimer]

You all get up much too early. That can't be healthy.

Sonja

you know, I have always felt that way .... but unfortunately, my employers have never agreed.

[aderyn_du]

What was the last whistle you played before you clicked on this message?
-- a Chieftain soprano D

What instrument do you wish you played?
-- an Elfsong, or a couple other longed for whistles

What's your favorite flower or piece of furniture?
-- orchids, papasan chairs

What time did you wake up?
-- 6:30, same time as usual

Where do you wish you lived (besides Ireland or under the bed)?
-- in a house

Are you currently or have you been in the past 48 hours, drunk?
-- no, and no

Name one song or tune, IrTrad or not, that you wish you wrote.
-- Fleetwood Mac's Silver Springs or Landslide. Or a multitude of Kate Bush songs.

How many pets do you have and what kinds?
-- counting individual fish and children's pets? 13. Good grief, how did that happen?? 6 fish, 3 cockatiels, 2 parakeets, 1 baby ball python, and a cat. A regular zoo in a 3 bedroom apartment. <g>

What is a good use for a Cooperman whistle?
-- don't know, never played one. They don't seem to be terribly popular amongst board members though.

What kind of a mood are you in?
-- contemplative

Did this help your boredom a little?
-- wasn't all that bored to begin with, it's hard to be bored when homeschooling two kids. This was just a nice break... thanks Cran!


~ Andrea

[Hils]

What was the last whistle you played before you clicked on this message?
Elfsong D

What instrument do you wish you played?
Fiddle
What's your favorite flower or piece of furniture?
PC Desk and contents

What time did you wake up?
6:33am

Where do you wish you lived (besides Ireland or under the bed)?
In my bed. no just joking. Scotland I think.

Are you currently or have you been in the past 48 hours, drunk?
No but I was a little happy.

Name one song or tune, IrTrad or not, that you wish you wrote.
The Holy Ground.

How many pets do you have and what kinds?
1 Min pin 2 cats and I feed 2 stray cats.

What is a good use for a Cooperman whistle?
I'v never even seen one.

What kind of a mood are you in?
Frivolous
Did this help your boredom a little?

Yep

[TelegramSam]

What was the last whistle you played before you clicked on this message?

Elfsong D

What instrument do you wish you played?

Cello

What's your favorite flower or piece of furniture?

I spend a lot of time sitting on the purple rug on my floor, does that count as furniture?

What time did you wake up?

7 a.m.

Where do you wish you lived (besides Ireland or under the bed)?

Besides Ireland? I dunno, maybe Japan.

Are you currently or have you been in the past 48 hours, drunk?

nope.

Name one song or tune, IrTrad or not, that you wish you wrote.

Geez, too many to name

How many pets do you have and what kinds?

1 cat.

What is a good use for a Cooperman whistle?

Pick your friend's nose

What kind of a mood are you in?

I'm okay.

Did this help your boredom a little?

meh.

[avanutria]

What was the last whistle you played before you clicked on this message? O'Brian improved, last night.

What instrument do you wish you played? I would like to be able to play acoustic guitar but it's not going to happen.

What's your favorite flower or piece of furniture? Odd combination there. No favourite furniture but I will be quite happy when the epoxy on my new shelf dries. If it dries. I hope it dries.

What time did you wake up? 9 AM. And 8:15 AM. And 6 AM. And somewhere between 3 and 4. The cat gets annoying sometimes, you see.

Where do you wish you lived (besides Ireland or under the bed)? Someplace that gave away free airline tickets, 'cuz no matter where I live I'd have to fly a long ways to visit my best buds!

Are you currently or have you been in the past 48 hours, drunk? Nope, never, actually.

Name one song or tune, IrTrad or not, that you wish you wrote. No wishes in this department.

How many pets do you have and what kinds? One cat, who has an irritating tendency to attack one's feet while one is trying to sleep *sigh*

What is a good use for a Cooperman whistle? Garden sprinkler.

What kind of a mood are you in? Cheery enough, for the unemployed anyway.

Did this help your boredom a little? No but reading everyone else's replies might. I missed this thread the first time round.

[aderyn_du]

What instrument do you wish you played?
-- an Elfsong, or a couple other longed for whistles

You know, somehow I completely misread that question when I answered it, and I didn't even realize it until just now while reading the new replies...

My correct answer should have been that I wished I played the harp or fiddle.

Obviously failing in the "read the directions" department,
Andrea

[Steven]

OK, I'll give it a go....

What was the last whistle you played before you clicked on this message?
Oak D, although I've played my flute more recently than that.

What instrument do you wish you played?
Concertina, button accordion, hammered dulcimer, maybe fiddle. So many instruments, so little talent!

What's your favorite flower or piece of furniture?
Roses, and probably either my couch or my bed.

What time did you wake up?
Well, the alarm went off at 6. And again every 7 minutes after that until 6:35, when I finally gave up and stayed awake.

Where do you wish you lived (besides Ireland or under the bed)?
In the house I buy after I win the lottery. Guess I better buy a ticket, huh?

Are you currently or have you been in the past 48 hours, drunk?
Nope. If I have more than about 2 drinks in a year, it feels excessive. Just don't really care for the stuff.

Name one song or tune, IrTrad or not, that you wish you wrote.
I don't want to have written them. I just want to be able to play them well.

How many pets do you have and what kinds?
One cat named George. Dumb as a big furry brick, but mighty cute and often sweet.

What is a good use for a Cooperman whistle?
Calling it rare and selling it on eBay for $150.

What kind of a mood are you in?
Fairly neutral, but a bit bored. That's why I answered this.

Did this help your boredom a little?[/quote]
Yeah, I think so.


Steven

[Steven]

How many pets do you have and what kinds?
5. 3 cat, 2 dog.

Wow, you have 5.3 cats? I wouldn't have thought that 3/10 of a cat would be viable!

(Sorry, couldn't resist.)


Steven

[Sunnywindo]

What was the last whistle you played before you clicked on this message?
Sindt D

What instrument do you wish you played?
Do I have to pick just one??? If I had to pick one, it would be guitar. I am learning and hope to eventually get something sounding rather like music out of it.

What's your favorite flower or piece of furniture?
Big yellow daffodils and a soft, round chair that lives at my brother's house.

What time did you wake up?
8:30ish, then fell back asleep on the couch for another hour after that.

Where do you wish you lived (besides Ireland or under the bed)?
Somewhere along the foothills between Shelley and Blackfoot, in south eastern Idaho.

Are you currently or have you been in the past 48 hours, drunk?
Nope. Not even the remotest possiblity... ever.

Name one song or tune, IrTrad or not, that you wish you wrote.
Have no idea.

How many pets do you have and what kinds?
One cat, two dogs, and a beta fish.

What is a good use for a Cooperman whistle?
For throwing at folks that ask weird questions?

What kind of a mood are you in?
Sleepy.

Did this help your boredom a little?
I don't bore easily... replying just because.

Sara

[antstastegood]

What was the last whistle you played before you clicked on this message?
Clarke D

What instrument do you wish you played?
The whistle, only better

What's your favorite flower or piece of furniture?
flower: CA Golden Poppy. furniture: soft chairs

What time did you wake up?
9:30

Where do you wish you lived (besides Ireland or under the bed)?
Arizona

Are you currently or have you been in the past 48 hours, drunk?
I wish.

Name one song or tune, IrTrad or not, that you wish you wrote.
Fanfare for the Common Man

How many pets do you have and what kinds?
one dog, two cats, two birds

What is a good use for a Cooperman whistle?
um.... play it???

What kind of a mood are you in?
weary but confident

Did this help your boredom a little?
a little