Hi, James!  Recently you wrote in a message to Ardith Hinton:

JB>  When I said "Meet you at the coda," scant few would know
JB>  what I was talking about. That was my cue to leave.

AH>  Ah... very good!  Dallas & I exchange certain non-verbal
AH>  signals when one of us has decided it's about time to
AH>  leave some social gathering.  And Nora often finds the
AH>  sign language abbreviation for "toilet" useful, as do we.

JB>  For the former, "coda" means "the car," not
"the caboose".


         Just when I think I've figured out what you mean, you speak even
more in riddles than usual.  I see how you might use "coda" to
mean a conclusion of some sort... or even Calgary Olympic Development
Association... but how do you get "car" out of "coda"??
 Apparently there's a battery-operated car made by a company named Coda. 
If you have one, though, it's news to me.  The only other idea I can come
up with is that after certain gatherings you call a taxi.  ;-)



AH>  Well, says the clarinet player with a dictionary
AH>  in her purse, let me tell you about bagpipes!

JB>  [...]


         Ah, ellipsis indicating something has been omitted.  I approve.  :-))



JB>  "There she goes again!" (IOW, "At-a girl!" P-)


         Glad you like it....  :-)  :-)  :-)



AH>  I've heard it said that the Irish people gave the
AH>  Scottish people the bagpipes as a joke, and as yet
AH>  the latter haven't figured out the joke....  ;-)

JB>  I heard in a movie that Freud said - and I'll paraphrase,
JB>  "The Irish are the only race immune to psychotherapy."


         Well... I reckon he & they were on different wave lengths!  Freud was
a pioneer whose ideas others disputed and/or clarified later.  Those who could
afford his services may also have had different priorities than those who
were struggling for physical survival (or still felt they needed to) in the
wake of the Irish Potato Famine.  It's often said the Irish drown their
sorrows, but I have known many women who would recount their life story
after half a glass of wine.  I imagine the latter could be a folk version
of psychoanalysis....  :-/



JB>  I'm a little bemused - carrying over from the previous
JB>  post - how Irish and Scottish comedians are the most
JB>  entertaining to me.


         Seen recently in a music classroom, on the teacher's desk... a box
of kleenex labelled "ROOM (222) FLU KIT".  Offhand, I can't think
of any Scottish comedians.  But I know this teacher & I know he's of
Scottish extraction.  :-)



AH>  Arghh!  Time for a Mommy Brag.

JB>  "There she goes AGAIN!" (The same proviso applies. P-)


         Aww, shucks... [blush].



AH>  It seems our efforts have paid off....  :-)

JB>  Can I spend a week at your home?  I am *so* out of
JB>  practice!


         Sure, if you don't mind sleeping in the back yard.  We can
introduce you to the music therapist & the cuties in the French horn
section... [grin].




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