Another late night....If I had a hammer

pastorkeith · Post by **pastorkeith** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:52 pm

I'd hammer in the morning.
BUT...If I had a whistle, I'd......... ?

A punchy pastorkeith seeks a creative diversion

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 11:43 pm

good idea with the whistle.....

hammers can be dangerous when you're like that!

CranberryDog · Post by **CranberryDog** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 10:48 am

Yes, improper tool handling can be unsafe.

anniemcu · Post by **anniemcu** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:16 am

"Hammers and whistles do not good bedfellows make."

wvwhistler · Post by **wvwhistler** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:16 am

I tried to play my hammer once... it only had one tone and it was flat but was very loud. No forgiveness for mistakes either.

OBrien · Post by **OBrien** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:26 am

I saw somebody once who'd fitted a hammer with fiddle strings and a pick-up. It sounded not bad.

peeplj · Post by **peeplj** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:41 am

O'Brien wrote:I saw somebody once who'd fitted a hammer with fiddle strings and a pick-up. It sounded not bad.

Folks have made guitars, banjos and fiddles out of cigar boxes.

Historically, music has been one art in which even very poor people could participate, and they have come up with some really marvelous home-made instruments, like the willow-bark whistles that were discussed a few months back.

--James

sbfluter · Post by **sbfluter** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 12:59 pm

To the man with a hammer, everything is a nail. To the man with a whistle, everything is a tune.

CranberryDog · Post by **CranberryDog** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 1:15 pm

peeplj wrote:
O'Brien wrote:I saw somebody once who'd fitted a hammer with fiddle strings and a pick-up. It sounded not bad.

Folks have made guitars, banjos and fiddles out of cigar boxes.

Historically, music has been one art in which even very poor people could participate, and they have come up with some really marvelous home-made instruments, like the willow-bark whistles that were discussed a few months back.

--James[/quote

Hi James,

I saw a feature on a British sailor who made guitars, banjo's and violins from match sticks. He played them and they were very good. He must have had some time on his hands. Best, Cyril.

MTGuru · Post by **MTGuru** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 1:24 pm

pastorkeith wrote:BUT...If I had a whistle, I'd.........

You don't have a whistle?? Gee, Keith, you've been stringing us along.

For hammers, try the Peen & Gavel board.

If you also had a sickle, you'd probably be run out of town.

anniemcu · Post by **anniemcu** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 1:28 pm

sbfluter wrote:To the man with a hammer, everything is a nail. To the man with a whistle, everything is a tune.

Ooooh. Nice one!

P'raps we needs a 'pithy whistle quotes' sticky.

MTGuru · Post by **MTGuru** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 1:52 pm

anniemcu wrote:P'raps we needs a 'pithy whistle quotes' sticky.

"I complained because I had no Copeland. Until I met a man who had no Feadóg."

"Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Give a man a whistle, and you annoy his family for a lifetime."

anniemcu · Post by **anniemcu** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 2:24 pm

"I whistle, therefore I am."

OBrien · Post by **OBrien** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 5:07 pm

To paraphrase Yogi:

"A pennywhistle isn't worth a penny anymore."

anniemcu · Post by **anniemcu** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 6:13 pm

“He seems determined to make a trumpet sound like a tin whistle.” -
Aneurin Bevan

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