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doctorwho wrote:"filled with emptiness"
At least it's an attempt at being poetic. :lol:
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Or in a similar vein, "Plenty of nothing", which is what I've got. :roll: :lol:
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I have NO idea what to do with those skinny stringed things... I'm just a bass player...
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kiramdear wrote:Or in a similar vein, "Plenty of nothing", which is what I've got. :roll: :lol:
That is from a song. And the line goes IIRC:
"I've got plenty of nothing,
And nothing is plenty for me."

Who is that from? Gershwin? Irv. Berlin? Cole Porter? Harburg & Arlen?

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Why I found that on a Russian site, I have no idea! :shock:
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Thanks, I knew I'd heard it in an old song. 8)
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Piccolo bass
"A Noble Instrument Must Be Nobly Regarded"
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You can wait in the sitting room or sit in the waiting room.
Put down that pickle!!!!
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Consistant change.
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:? If you are clever you can pretend to be dumb, but if you're dumb... :lol:
(I think that i a quite famous citation from...?) :?
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heinpete wrote::? If you are clever you can pretend to be dumb, but if you're dumb... :lol:
(I think that i a quite famous citation from...?) :?
"I'm not as dumb as you look" (another famous quote!)

Not an oxymoron, just a response to the above. :mrgreen:
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jps wrote: "I'm not as dumb as you look" (another famous quote!)
...you haven't seen me yet !!! :lol: :twisted:
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Saw one today in another post on the RRF:

Genuine fake.
I have NO idea what to do with those skinny stringed things... I'm just a bass player...
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Modern vintage!
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