tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24707353.post-1143427738136205892006-03-26T18:42:00.000-08:002006-03-26T21:23:45.226-08:00<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2364/2567/1600/banjolineart.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2364/2567/400/banjolineart.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div> As a banjo player, I'm sure you've experienced being the brunt of the jokes at your local jam. I thought I'd list just a few things others are saying about us so you can be prepared for the next barrage.<br /><br /><ul><li>Banjo players spend half their lives tuning and the other half playing out of tune.</li></ul><ul><li>What will you never say about a banjo player?<br />That's the banjo player's Porsche.</li></ul><ul><li>"Doctor, doctor will I be able to play the banjo after the operation?"<br />"Yes, of course…"<br />"Great! I never could before…"<br /></li></ul><ul><li>Why do fiddlers pick on banjo players?<br />Because they can't pick on their fiddles.<br /></li></ul><ul><li>Anyone can play one of them things - all you need is three fingers and a plastic head.<br /></li></ul><ul><li>If you practice, tune, make a sound check, and sit down to play it's Folk music -- otherwise it's Bluegrass.<br /></li></ul><ul><li>"Some people call this next song Cripple Creek -- but they're wrong!"<br /></li></ul><ul><li>A few years ago a lost group of banjo players were discovered on a remote island in the Pacific.<br />When asked how they survived for so long, they answered, "from the supplies dropped by the helicopters…"</li></ul><ul><li>What's the difference between a banjo player and a savings bond?<br />A savings bond eventually matures and earns money.</li></ul><ul><li>No matter how much you tune it -- it will still sound like a banjo!</li></ul>Sheldon Friesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13066440763528899923noreply@blogger.com