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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000084.txt from 2006/02

From: Laura Devaney Foote <ldevaney@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Re: 8th grade oboist plays Weezer
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 12:10:55 -0500

It's not an actual article. The Onion is a "fake" newspaper, started in
Wisconsin at Univ of Madison (I think). The headline is just that, in the
left on the front page. It lists headlines with page numbers that don't
exist in the paper. It's just a funny "joke" sort of paper.

At 12:02 PM 2/17/2006 -0500, you wrote:
>Hey Miriam (and All),
>
>I followed the link but couldn't open the article. Something I'm doing
>wrong????
>
>as ever,. . . .Internet challanged,
>
>B
>
>Miriam Williams wrote:
>>Here's a link to the article:
>>http://www.theonion.com/content/search/onion/advanced?search=oboist%20plays%20Weezer&restrict=.site:onion
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Laura Devaney Foote" <ldevaney@-----.edu>
>>To: <doublereed@-----.org>
>>Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 8:29 AM
>>Subject: Re: [DR-L] Non Sequitur Oboe mention
>>
>>>Yes! My husband pointed it out to me. I cut it out and put it on the
>>>fridge along with two "headlines" from the Onion, that read:
>>>"8th Grade oboist plays Weezer"
>>>and
>>>"Well someones gotta play oboe, screams frustrated band director"
>>>For whatever reason, the oboe is comedic gold.
>>>
>>>
>>>At 04:19 AM 2/17/2006 -0500, you wrote:
>>>
>>>>Hey there -
>>>>
>>>>Did anyone else catch the oboe reference in Wiley's cartoon "Non Sequitur"
>>>>today (err, 2/16/6)? Not sure what we oboists have done to merit a
>>>>place on the
>>>>dart board, though.
>>>>
>>>>- Phil Freihofner
>>>>
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