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thompson1780
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« on: 22:22:42, 03-06-2008 »
No, not about Mr Barrett's damp patch...

..but about derogatory or complimentary nicknames for instrumentalists.

I've heard string sections called 'Pond Life' by wind players.  Does anyone have a decent retaliation?

Violas are of course 'Diesels' (diminutive for 'Diesel Violins')

Any others?

Tommo
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« Reply #1 on: 23:44:16, 03-06-2008 »

There's the old one 'The Kitchen department ' for percussion, of course tommo.

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« Reply #2 on: 01:05:06, 04-06-2008 »
Early jazz combos used to refer to the trombone as 'tailgate', I think from the New Orleans combos that used to ride around town on a pick-up truck (probably advertising a brothel) and because of the 'reach' needed by the trombone he'd sit at the back and slide the instrument way out back. Early jazz tunes a la dixieland ODJB would often end in a swooping two note 'coda' woooooaaaaaa-wooaa which was/is known as a 'tailgate ending'.

Am I on the right thread here? Roll Eyes

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« Reply #3 on: 21:28:55, 26-06-2008 »
Can't be bothered to start a new thread for this, but I just wanted to say "I have 5 baby newts in my Pond"!

Maybe I should be in the Happy Room?

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« Reply #4 on: 21:43:39, 26-06-2008 »
Wow Tommo, I've seen newts in my pond but never baby ones. I expect because I've got goldfish in it!

I said a while back about all my fish had gone missing (I think at least one survived). A neighbour was telling me a heron visits our street at about 4.00am most mornings  Sad

Anyway my missus bought a selection of small goldfish and shubunkins to repopulate the pond. I had to clear out a fair bit of the vegetation so she could see them! And that's when we saw that there was still one big fat goldfish!
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« Reply #5 on: 21:57:49, 26-06-2008 »
Quote from: thompson1780 on 21:28:55, 26-06-2008
Can't be bothered to start a new thread for this, but I just wanted to say "I have 5 baby newts in my Pond"!



What, as in newly hatched newt larvae, or as in newly metamorphosed adults?
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thompson1780
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« Reply #6 on: 22:17:52, 26-06-2008 »
Bryn,

4 legs and a tail on each, but still have the frilly gills.

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