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Whoopee Cushion

Whoopee Cushion

Is a whoopee cushion suitable for use in ITM? How about an electronic, battery operated fart generator?

# Posted on May 1st 2008 by Seosamh Ui Sinan

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Are you serious?

# Posted on May 1st 2008 by Tasia

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Just Drink Plenty of Gunniess ,, No need for Fancy Add-ons..
LOL
jim,,,

# Posted on May 1st 2008 by FIDDLE4

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Don't be silly. Irish music should be acoustic. We don't want any electronic trickery at sessions. Just use the ones you sit on. In D or G of course (or F). They can be sat next to the shakey egg section. And should smell similar.

# Posted on May 1st 2008 by Key Maniac Lad

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Do you mean smell like shakey eggs? I had no idea shakey eggs went off!

# Posted on May 1st 2008 by Mark Harmer

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Strictly acoustic, of course, no electronics allowed. Perfect for playing the Dingle Regatta. Or to underscore the dramatic pauses in Danny Boy.

# Posted on May 1st 2008 by mickray

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Have you ever seen Sam Bartlett's Stuntology human bagpipe? A bent straw from the mouth tucked under the armpit makes a wonderful acoustic "sound".

http://www.sambartlett.com/stuntology.html

(and he's a fine ITM player to boot...)

# Posted on May 1st 2008 by daddae

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"I had no idea shakey eggs went off"
What do you mean "went off" - they've *always* been off :-)

# Posted on May 1st 2008 by domnull

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Once more I ham called upon to defend zee honeur of Monsieur Le Petomane. For zose not in zee know:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Pétomane

Best seats were in zee upwind loge.

# Posted on May 1st 2008 by NEW Pure Drop® Ear Canal Oil

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Alas, not even his link is alive.

# Posted on May 1st 2008 by NEW Pure Drop® Ear Canal Oil

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You may unleash all the Whoopee Cushion noises you like, as long as

-it's all memorized;
-you don't use any music notation; and
-it doesn't become a performance

# Posted on May 2nd 2008 by Greg the Piano Tuner

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Such an anal question!

Only with the polka tunes in Oktomber though.

# Posted on May 2nd 2008 by Bodhi

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Of the first two posts in this thread, I can't decide which is the funniest.

# Posted on May 2nd 2008 by showaddydadito

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Depends. Add chanter, drones and regulators......

# Posted on May 2nd 2008 by Sean Lead Liath

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This is a whole new meaning to the Reel =

'' The Wind That Shakes The Barley''

lol... jim,,,,

# Posted on May 2nd 2008 by FIDDLE4

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Definitely, watch here(the last 30 seconds)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVGk85rHjfE

it certainly has that nice,r aw, unproduced sound. Still needs work though, I either want to play my instrument OR roll around the floor, not both at the same time....

# Posted on May 2nd 2008 by TMB

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We often use one when we play the flatulence set: Fanny Power followed by South Wind.

# Posted on May 2nd 2008 by SWFL Fiddler

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I think you need a digital one so you can run it through a phase shifter or even a wah wah switch.......

It's also easier for mixing because you can give it a separate channel on your digital recorder

;-)

# Posted on May 2nd 2008 by zippydw

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It isn't a whoopee cushion, but this method seems to have taken its inspiration from the same musical fruit (i.e., beans).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOyEw9bT8yQ

# Posted on May 2nd 2008 by mickray

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