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"That's Not My Name" The Ting Tings
The City & The City-China Mieville Introduction to Cataloging and Classification 10th edition-Arlene G. Taylor
three terrible jokes
There are these two string bass players sitting in the back row of the orchestra during a performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. One looks at the other and says, "This is kind of a slow movement, and we don't play for another half hour. I bet we could slip out the back, go for a drink, come back in time for the last movement, and no one would notice."
The other bass player agrees and they very quietly sneak out the stage door, through the wings and across the street to a bar. They order a few beers, then a few more, and pretty soon they're wasted.
The second bass player, a little less drunk than the first, suddenly realizes that it's getting to be time to go back. As he gets up to leave, the first guy says, "Aw, siddown. We got plennya time 'fore we gotta be back on stage."
"How do you know?" Asks the second bass player.
"'Cause I tied the conductor's score shut at a page where the piece is really repetitive. He'll just keep repeating over 'an over 'an we'll have time for a couple more beers." The second guy agrees, and they have a few more.
Finally, they decide to go back. They stumble through the wings onto the stage just as the conductor has ripped his score open to get to the last movement. They take up their instruments and begin playing wrong notes, skipping measures, and dropping their bows every now and again.
A woman in the audience notices that something isn't right. She leans over to her companion and says, "What do you suppose the matter is?"
"It's obvious," she replies, "It's the bottom of the ninth, the score is tied, and the bassists are loaded."
A young businessman had just started his own firm. He’d rented a beautiful office and had it furnished with antiques. As he was surveying his new office, a workman came into the outer office.
Trying to look busy, the businessman picked up the phone and began speaking into it importantly, talking about huge sums of money and making huge promises. At last, he hung up. He turned to the visitor and asked, “Yes. Now, how can I help you?” The workman replied, “I’m here to install the phone.”
A penguin walks into a bar and says to the barman, "I'm looking for my brother, have you seen him?"
The barman looks up from polishing a glass and says, "What does he look like?"
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