Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for March 13, 2020
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Transcript:
the trombone the medieval name for this was "sackbut", from the french word "sacqueboute." this translates as "sorry-ass." i'd skip it. horn: bleat percussion sorry, but all forms of percussion have now been replaced by the digitally sampled dru, machine. computer: ratatatatat. ratatatatatat tatatatatatat. ratatatatat chikaboom. the bagpipes features two settings, "off" and "really loud." the instrument of choise for aggressively melancholic loners. what more could you possibly want? nerd: for my next selection, i'll play "a wee wadd o' haggis i' me craw," about a guy who chokes on some haggis.
well-i-never over 4 years ago
Oh, that haggis number is coming back to me now! “A wee wad o’ haggis….”
HappyDog/ᵀʳʸ ᴮᵒᶻᵒ ⁴ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵘⁿ ᵒᶠ ᶦᵗ Premium Member over 4 years ago
Oh, to choke once again on my beloved haggis!
gbars70 over 4 years ago
I guess I got my answer (See yesterday’s).
Sisyphos over 4 years ago
Are you calling me an aggressively melancholic loner just because I happen to like bagpipe music?
How did you know?