I`ve found it on line... ok it`s not very funny but it`s so true!

Oboe Excuses:


It`s the reed!

It`s the weather.

The _____(s) are playing to loud so I can`t hear myself.

My music has too much writing on it from the last person.

You didn`t give me enough time to soak my reeds; how can you expect me to play well?

It`s too dark in here- I can`t see my music.

(pointing to someone else) It was him/her!

You forgot about me when we were tuning.

It`s the reed!

It was a clarinet who squeaked.

I couldn`t practice because my ____ was sick and i had to care for them.

My dog ate my music.

It`s the reeds!

You don`t respect me enough in in rehearsals.

My instrument`s broken. (Then after the concert it magically fixes itself.)

I haven`t warmed up yet.

My hands are cold because the room is too cold, so how can I be expected to move them quickly?

I`m not feeling well today.

I just got back from the dentist-my mouth is sore.

It`s the reed!

This isn`t my good oboe.

It`s SUPPOSED to sound that way! Don`t you know anything about oboes?

The ____ isn`t in tune and it`s throwing me off.

That one thing isn`t doing what it`s supposed to. See? (point to any part of the oboe) I`ll have to get someone to look at it.

It`s the reed!

Ember,

Thanks,

The "Top Ten Reasons" Oboe T-Shirt on eBay has some good oboe humor.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=16227&item=3729311180

You can also find the T-Shirt on page 8 of the Oboe Page/Items page on the following web site.

http://www.cygnetcatalog.com/

One time a high schooler was directing use and the saxs (5) were sitting behind us (3) oboes. A sax held over and the high schooler threw a pen at them saying, "It was y`all, because it was an oboe, I would`ve heard a squeak!" , but ...