Posts made by J. Jericho

I understand that TB is operating at a slight deficit; is there a way that members can voluntarily help with expenses?

@ButchA Please accept my sincere sympathy on the passing of your mother.

You'd be surprised and disheartened to know how often people reveal their unimaginable ugliness after a death in the family. It's closer to the norm than you'd want to believe. When my mother died, a couple of her beneficiaries tried to prevent me from receiving my portion of her will. I got the court involved, and the judge quickly put an end to their disputes.

On the other hand, when my mother-in-law died, my wife's male sibling (He in no way qualifies for the term "brother"... nor "son" nor "husband" nor "father", for that matter.) found a lawyer who specialized in contesting wills, the result of which was that, even though my wife and I were in the right, the entire experience cost us an astronomical amount of money, which would have been substantially more had we gone to court and not settled instead.

Most of the money went to our attorney. The rest went to the male sibling, who had to use almost all of it to pay his lawyer, who dropped dead himself eight months later.

And don't get me started on predatory funeral expenses....

Also from the airwaves:

"I went to the Air and Space Museum, but there was nothing inside."

Is that how they get the color of rose brass?

@grune said in Show Us Your Wristwatches!:

mine. I like the Longines watches for being thin.

Thin and automatic don't often go together.

Heard on the radio:

"I made a mistake; I loaned money to a blind man, and he said he'd repay me the next time he saw me."

Here's wishing you a speedy and complete recovery.

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I spoke with Giancarlo DiFazio's father this afternoon, and the trial of Gian's widow has been postponed AGAIN. January 6, 2020 is the new court date. Hopefully there will be no more delays, and justice will be served.

I noticed that Giancarlo's dad, Nino, has become a member of TrumpetBoards, so anyone wishing to communicate with him will be able to do so by starting a chat with difazio.

@administrator said in A little humour:

I don't know I just think that giving the response of "I'm feeling suicidal today," to the cashier's question "How are you?" Just doesn't seem quite right.

Yeah... "I'm feeling homicidal." works better. It gives the cashier more to think about.

A well-respected organization. Playing Taps is always a profoundly rewarding experience.

It certainly responds nicely to different mouthpieces. What a versatile trumpet!

More from the airwaves:

A father takes his daughter to work with him on the appropriate day. He shows her around his workplace, and after a short while, the girl starts crying. "What's the matter, Sweetheart?" asks the father as his co-workers look on. The daughter replies loudly: "Where are all the clowns you keep saying you work with?"

Yes, but this one won the copper medal!

From the radio:

Dolphins have shown their intelligence by training humans to come to the edge of their pool and throw them food.

... rode hard and put up wet....

Youtube Video

Heard this one on the radio today:

@N1684T Looking forward to your review....

@BigDub said in A little humour:

@J-Jericho said in A little humour:

@BigDub Actually it is Sol, not So... from Solfege. https://www.musicnotes.com/now/tips/solfege-what-is-it-and-how-is-it-used/

Oh, say it isn't so. All my life it's been so.
And yet, I knew about solfege, too. I guess I was going by the sound of music version. And is "sol" a needle pulling thread, I ask?

Here's something that should put this in perspective: