Klarinet Archive - Posting 000131.txt from 2008/10

From: "Lora Crighton" <lcrighton@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Nintendo and the clarinet
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:27:58 -0400

On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 12:35 PM, Tim Roberts <timr@-----.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:14:43 -0400, "Lora Crighton"
> <lcrighton@-----.com> wrote:
>> On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 6:23 PM, Tim Roberts <timr@-----.com> wrote
>>> >
>>> > So, this game requires roughly the same level of creativity as playing a
>>> > player piano or a hurdy-gurdy.
>>>
>>
>> Why are you insulting hurdy-gurdy players?
>
> Because "hurdy gurdy" means something different in American pop culture
> than it does to aficionados. My apologies to the true "wheeled violin"
> players of the world.
>

What is the pop culture meaning?

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