Apology to the surly and non-surly alike

Doc Jones · Post by **Doc Jones** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 6:32 am

I took up the pipes and joined this forum to get in touch with my inner surly child.

My therapist says I'm making good progress and should someday be a bona fide crank.

Doc

daveboling · Post by **daveboling** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 7:08 am

I'm a bit disappointed in the new tagline below the link to the Uilleann Pipe Forum, "A forum about Uilleann (Irish) pipes and the people who play them." I think that an addition to the previous version, along the lines of : "A forum about Uilleann (Irish) pipes and the surly, but sensitive (and a bit petulant) people who play them." would have rounded things off nicely.
If piper's can't take a joke, and a bit of good-natured (or otherwise) poking, how are they going to get through their first 20 years of piping???

dave boling

djm · Post by **djm** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 7:13 am

If flute players have an embouchure, do uilleann pipers have an armpiture?

(Can't lie, I lifted it from Caroluna)

djm

Rob Sharer · Post by **Rob Sharer** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 7:31 am

Bring back "surly" in the tag-line! It's what keeps us flute forum folks feeling superior for the gentility of our discourse (pause for big larfs).

Rob (lurking flutherer / fluthering lurker)

Doc Jones · Post by **Doc Jones** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 8:33 am

djm wrote:If flute players have an embouchure, do uilleann pipers have an armpiture?

(Can't lie, I lifted it from Caroluna)

djm

My wife, a fiddler, makes the distinction as "Spit instruments" (whistles and flutes) and "Arm pit instruments" (pipes).

Scott McCallister · Post by **Scott McCallister** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 11:21 am

ceadach wrote:Indeed surly is in the eye of the beholder.

...We're not making solid plans about burning down ophranages nor scamming the elderly...

Well, at least not solid plans.

I agree that the Forum Description is a bit tapioca now. What, if not "surly" would each of you suppose?

"A forum about Uilleann Pipes and the BLANK (people) who play them."

Leather-necked?
Obstreperous?
Wackos?
Masochists?
Pompous arses?

I tend to agree with Cynth that the term "dick wad" is in appropriate. It overuse has lessened its meaning.

djm · Post by **djm** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 11:40 am

Scott McCallister wrote:I tend to agree with Cynth that the term "dick wad" is in appropriate. It overuse has lessened its meaning.

How about "Richard Wad" instead? - or Richard Weed, Richard Less, Richard Head, Richard Face, Richard Breath, (I could just go on an on) .....

djm

mayo_piper · Post by **mayo_piper** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 11:50 am

Hey! How come "THEY" get to be Surely and we can't!

Non-Uilleann Piping
The Wonderful World of ... Other Bagpipes. All the surly with none of the regs!
Moderators rich, Dale, Alan, Redwolf, Nanohedron, Joseph E. Smith

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 11:51 am

On the reverse side of that djm, Little Richard, Little ......

No offense intended to the Rock-n-Roll legend.

djm · Post by **djm** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 11:55 am

I never thought of that. Good golly!

djm

Cynth · Post by **Cynth** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 2:31 pm

Dale wrote:Oh, listen. I'm just apologizing for offending people by calling them surly. I'm not withdrawing from calling them surly!

Not withdrawing???

What do you call this:

A forum about Uilleann (Irish) pipes and the people who play them.

I'm shocked. I really am. This description sounds...I just can't describe it. Sort of pre-packaged and boring---kind of Velveeta if you get my drift. *shiver*

myrddinemrys · Post by **myrddinemrys** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 10:59 pm

who started that anyhow? Joe?

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 4:16 am

myrddinemrys wrote:who started that anyhow? Joe?

Nope...

Post by **Dale** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 6:16 am

Cynth wrote:
Dale wrote:Oh, listen. I'm just apologizing for offending people by calling them surly. I'm not withdrawing from calling them surly!
Not withdrawing??? What do you call this:
A forum about Uilleann (Irish) pipes and the people who play them.
I'm shocked. I really am. This description sounds...I just can't describe it. Sort of pre-packaged and boring---kind of Velveeta if you get my drift. *shiver*

When you're right, you're right. "Surly" back in.

Douglas · Post by **Douglas** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 8:45 am

Thanks Dale.

I was very proud of the Surly title, but that is probably because I am not really surly. Although my kids would beg to differ at times. I never new how mad I could get until I had kids, even though I love them more than anything else.

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Apology to the surly and non-surly alike

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Surley!