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Pastimes : Laughter is the Best Medicine - Tell us a joke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Mike 2.0 who wrote (16046)	9/7/2000 5:08:29 PM
From: SofaSpud	Respond to of 62549

I'm a furriner, so I ain't fur or agin W. But the a------ discussion made me laugh. _______________ BEETHOVEN'S NINTH SYMPHONY The symphony orchestra was performing Beethoven's Ninth. In the piece, there's a long passage, about 20 minutes, during which the bass violinists have nothing to do. Rather than sitting around that entire time looking stupid or bored, the bassists decided to sneak offstage and go to the tavern next door for a quick beverage or two. After slamming several beers in quick succession, one of the bassists looked at his watch and declared that they had better make haste to get back to the stage. "No need to panic," said a fellow bassist. "I thought we might need some extra time, so I tied together the last few pages of the conductor's score with string. I'm sure it will take him a few added minutes to determine the problem and get the string untied." A few minutes later the bassists staggered back to the concert hall and took their places in the orchestra. About this time, a member of the audience noticed the conductor seemed a bit edgy and said as much to her companion. "Well, of course," said the companion. "Don't you see? It's the bottom of the Ninth, the score is tied, and the bassists are loaded!"