Wednesday, April 25, 2007

This One is for My Musician Friends


A C, an E-flat, and a G go into a bar.

The bartender says: "Sorry, but we don't serve minors." So, the E-flat leaves, and the C and the G have an open fifth between them. After a few drinks, the fifth is diminished: the G is out flat. An F comes in and tries to augment the situation, but is not sharp enough. A D comes into the bar and heads straight for the bathroom saying, "Excuse me. I'll just be a second." An A comes into the bar, but the bartender is not convinced that this relative of C is not a minor. Then the bartender notices a B-flat hiding at the end of the bar and exclaims: "Get out now! You're the seventh minor I've found in this bar tonight." The E-flat, not easily deflated, comes back to the bar the next night in a 3-piece suit with nicely shined shoes. The bartender (who used to have a nice corporate job until his company downsized) says: "You're looking sharp tonight, come on in! This could be a major development." This proves to be the case, as the E-flat takes off the suit, and everything else, and stands there au naturel. Eventually, the C sobers up, and realizes in horror that he's under a rest. The C is brought to trial, is found guilty of contributing to the diminution of a minor, and is sentenced to 10 years of DS without Coda at an upscale correctional facility. On appeal, however, the C is found innocent of any wrongdoing, even accidental, and that all accusations to the contrary are bassless. The bartender decides, however, that since he's only had tenor so patrons, the soprano out in the bathroom, and everything has become alto much treble, he needs a rest -- and closes the bar.

No, I didn't come up with this, but I read it somewhere and just had to share it. My apologies to my non-musical readers who don't "get it."

7 comments:

mia said...

hahahaha!!! I saw that some where else a while back. It's awesome.

John said...

Groan. How did they ever fit so many in one paragraph? AAR, count me among those that got it.

Desmond Jones said...

Trueself, that is truly (nyuk!) awful. . .

Sandman said...

Good one! lol

Anonymous said...

Someone had to much time on his hands.

freebird said...

Oooooh too clever! I've got loads of mus-o friends but do you really expect me to remember all that when I walk into a 'bar'?

Trueself said...

Gee, I'm glad there were so many people who appreciated this joke. I thought it was great, but then sometimes my sense of humor is a bit warped.