This made me laugh...

**English Bloke** · 19th January 11, 04:33 AM

What is it about this picture that I find so very, very funny?

As a beginner on the pipes myself, I think I understand what the Bloke with the Kukri is thinking...

**rtc872** · 19th January 11, 06:51 AM

I am used to mine but sometimes others practice chanters really get on my nerves

**piperdbh** · 19th January 11, 07:15 AM

The 'piper has had to close his eyes to control his fear.

**EagleJCS** · 19th January 11, 08:51 AM

"Should I put the puir thing outa its misery?"

Not sure if he'd be thinking of the pipes or the piper.

**T-Bone** · 19th January 11, 10:22 AM

Originally Posted by EagleJCS

"Should I put the puir thing outa its misery?"

Not sure if he'd be thinking of the pipes or the piper.

..or himself.

Looks like a Burns night for the Ghurkas.

**number17** · 23rd January 11, 11:47 PM

My Dad was a POW in Germany with Ghurkas, and according to his stories, someone (or animal) has to bleed on the blade since it's been drawn. I know which way I'd vote.

**Whidbey78** · 23rd January 11, 11:59 PM

I thought MY music teacher was demanding!
He just yelled at me with a German accent about taking a "flammenwerfer" to my trumpet. I don't speak German, but I gathered that it werfs flammen. That's probably bad, but in German anything can sound pretty threatening..

**Really a McQueen** · 24th January 11, 12:12 AM

Originally Posted by Whidbey78

I thought MY music teacher was demanding!
He just yelled at me with a German accent about taking a "flammenwerfer" to my trumpet. I don't speak German, but I gathered that it werfs flammen. That's probably bad, but in German anything can sound pretty threatening..

Your teacher wanted to take a flamethrower to your trumpet? Were you trying to play 'cool' jazz when he wanted you to play 'hot'?

**Whidbey78** · 24th January 11, 12:23 AM

Originally Posted by Really a McQueen

Your teacher wanted to take a flamethrower to your trumpet? Were you trying to play 'cool' jazz when he wanted you to play 'hot'?

Truth be told, he probably wanted to werf flammen at me, and if the trumpet happened to be in my hands at the time it was simply collateral damage. I was usually playing a different song(and in a different key) from the rest of the band! If I had played the pipes instead of brass nobody would have noticed.

Never knew of Ghurkas playing pipes. Given their reputation in combat I suppose they could have played kazoos and nobody would have said much. At least they wouldn't have said it twice.

**Spartan Tartan** · 24th January 11, 04:25 AM

Originally Posted by Whidbey78

I thought MY music teacher was demanding!
He just yelled at me with a German accent about taking a "flammenwerfer" to my trumpet. I don't speak German, but I gathered that it werfs flammen. That's probably bad, but in German anything can sound pretty threatening..

My neighbors, when growing up learning to play trumpet, would call or come over and tell my mom to close all the windows in the house. I took to practicing in the basement with my mute in all the time. If they would have come bearing weapons, I'd probably stopped learning