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Madhulk Posted 18 years ago
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Hum bars...

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0That's sort of a musician's joke. "Do you know your dog's throwing up in the corner" (or some such nonsense). "02br 02br 00The implication is that "Your dog's throwing up in the corner" is the name of a song which a customer wants to hear.

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  • 0That's sort of a musician's joke.
  • "Do you know your dog's throwing up in the corner" (or some such nonsense).
  • "02br 02br 00The implication is that "Your dog's throwing up in the corner" is the name of a song which a customer wants to hear.
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0That's sort of a musician's joke. "Do you know your dog's throwing up in the corner" (or some such nonsense). (reply) "No, but if you hum a few bars I'll see if I can pick it up."02br
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00The implication is that "Your dog's throwing up in the corner" is the name of a song which a customer wants to hear. The piano player suggests that if the customer will demonstrate h
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0It's an old joke. 02br
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00If ask if you know a certain song, and you say "No, but if you hum a few bars..." meaning if I hum a small section (a few measure, or a few bars) of the tune, it may sound more familiar than just the title alone. 02br
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00Applying that meaning of "Do you know...?" or "Do you remember...?" to things that have nothing to do
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0I think there may be a country western song in there somewhere - 02br
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00You left the coffee pot onnnnn02br
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0There's also that other musician's joke, "Know it? I wrote it!" Not fit for a family website though. 050010id1
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