Taco,
My first response is usually an awkward silence.
I'm not SURE if the person is joking and so I stand
there with a dumb smile on my face for a moment. Then
I think to myself "Oh God, should I correct him/her?
Is this person going to take it as an insult?" Then I
usually say something like, "Um... its a little later
than that, more of a late renaissance/early baroque
thing..."
As you can tell, I've had this happen more than once.
Usually I'm taken aback because I'm dealing with folks
that I assume know a thing or two about music. (You
know what happens when you assume...)
Anybody have any good comebacks for this type of
situation?
Chris
--- Taco Walstra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tuesday 12 September 2006 17:54, you wrote:
>
> > After our rehearsal we had this conversation:
> > SINGER: That instrument sounds pretty.
> > ME: Thank you, I like it a lot.
> > SINGER: What on earth is it? A guitar?
> > ME: Its called a theorbo.
> > SINGER: Oh yeah, that's from the Middle Ages.
> > (She wasn't joking)
> >
> Hi chris,
> Just wondering what the next 'ME' line was after
> this sentence.
> Many possible answers come to mind, like 'yes,
> you're right it was often used
> in knight tournaments too' etc., .... but what did
> you say?
> Taco
> >
> >
> > To get on or off this list see list information at
> >
>
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>
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