Klarinet Archive - Posting 000291.txt from 1996/12

From: Lisa Clayton <clayton@-----.EDU>
Subj: Dangerous Clarinet Pets (was Dogs and their owners,etc.) (
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 15:12:08 -0500

> Perhaps instead of getting further embroiled in this "Cats vs.
> Dogs" discussion, we should embark on a serious discussion on pets that are
> downright dangerous for clarinetists to own. For instance, consider the
> rattlesnake: suppose you decided to practice during a blackout and
> accidently picked up your pet rattler instead of your clarinet! (There have
> been documented cases - documented under "false claims" - of cobras being
> mistaken for english horns). Also, I would discourage clarinetists from
> keeping poison arrow frogs as pets. These beautiful-but-deadly amphibians
> find the dark, humid interior of the clarinet very similar to their
> rainforest habitat. A good "slurp" on the reed can have disasterous
> consequences!
> These are two of the most common pets I can think of off the top of
> my head. Perhaps some of you know of others to avoid?

Pandas. They eat reeds like candy.

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