The Eye of the Beholder...

[Nanohedron]

The "Philistines!" thread in the flute forum reminded me of the reactions and questions people have when they are confronted with the uilleann pipes. I was playing with a piper once when a matron came up during a break and said to him, "That's a fascinating instrument. Is it a bagpipe? ...I see. Where do you plug it in, though?"

[PJ]

"...I see. Where do you plug it in, though?"

I hope he was gentlemanly in his response.

[Nanohedron]

"...I see. Where do you plug it in, though?"

I hope he was gentlemanly in his response.

T.D. is ever the gentleman. He showed her the bellows and gave her a quick rundown on UP operations. I think she ended up a bit overwhelmed.

[TheSilverSpear]

I wish I had a dollar every time someone said something along the lines of, "Is that like bagpipes? You're not blowing into it. How does it work?"

[Nanohedron]

"...How does it work?"

To which I might reply, "Grudgingly".

[The Sporting Pitchfork]

I remember one day in high school, I was taking my (GHB) practice chanter out of my backpack...This kid walking by comes up to me and says "Dude! Is that a bong?!"

[Patrick D'Arcy]

"Nice Hookah!"

PD.

[Rick]

I always tell them the batteries are in the mainstock...

[myrddinemrys]

that's mean.

[Joseph E. Smith]

While I was in school at St. Petersburg college, I would practice during the three to four hour break between classes out in the commons areaq of campus. One of my favorite overheard comments was:

"Cool, that's one of those electric bagpipes I was telling you about."

[snoogie]

At last Sunday's session someone came over and said "wow, those sound great, are they similar to REAL bagpipes?"

My response "thank you, yes they ARE real bagpipes"

[Brian Lee]

Yeah - the "These sound just like bagpipes!" or "...'REAL' bagoipes!" comment gets me everytime. And yet these are the same people we're electing to run the world!