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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Hey DT, nice to see you all πŸ₯° I have no idea what I'm doing!!!!!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well join the club then, we have cool jackets.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

on our microwaved potatoes ...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Speaking of trombones, the new renters across the street from me are professional trombone players - like MSO and stuff. They have the grace to do their practicing during the day fortunately.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Reminds me of an old joke.

What is the definition of a 'gentleman'?

Someone who can play the accordion, but doesn't.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

My mate who played the accordion had this picture on his case.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You would enjoy The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce I think. One definition that has stuck with me - Pianoforte: a parlour instrument of torture. It is operated by depressing the keys of the machine and the spirits of the audience.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Found it on the Gutenberg Project. Gotta love free old shit!! :)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Check out 'clarinet' while you're there ... I get the impression that Mr Bierce was not fond of music.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Or maybe not fond of music being played poorly...either way, he's not wrong.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

That’s a fun little toilet book.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Yay! Welcome! πŸ₯³

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Question, is your username batarians because of the video game Mass Effect, or is it just coincidence?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Also how’d it feel being the first ship in the delta quadrant?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Hahaha fantastic! Fellow Mass Effect Melbourne nerd, love it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Yay! Welcome to the club - and yes, that club is both the DT as well as the "No idea" kind :)