Klarinet Archive - Posting 000579.txt from 1998/01

From: Roger Shilcock <roger.shilcock@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: [Fwd: Need Info: Kohlert A Clarinet]
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 03:52:55 -0500

The duck will just tell you it's "quaaaaacked".
Roger Shilcock

On Sat, 10 Jan 1998, Robin Fairbairns wrote:

> Date: Sat, 10 Jan 1998 15:02:52 +0000
> From: Robin Fairbairns <Robin.Fairbairns@-----.uk>
> Reply-To: klarinet@-----.us
> To: klarinet@-----.us
> Subject: Re: [Fwd: Need Info: Kohlert A Clarinet]
>
> > On Fri, 09 Jan 1998 20:45:16 -0700 pharmacy <pharmacy@-----.com>
> > writes:
> >
> > >OK, guys, should I let him know how to tell if it's REALLY made of
> > >wood? ; > )
> > >Carol
> > >(a.k.a. The Float Test)
> >
> > No, no - this will ruin the pads. Since wood and ducks both float in
> > water, you find a duck and some balance scales....
>
> Ducks don't like sitting on scales: they think you're being
> weight-ist (or that you're intending to eat them).
>
> Why not just *ask* the duck whether the clarinet's made of wood?
>
> Robin
>