Not withdrawing??? 
What do you call this:
A forum about Uilleann (Irish) pipes and the people who play them.
I’m shocked. I really am. This description sounds…I just can’t describe it. Sort of pre-packaged and boring—kind of Velveeta if you get my drift. shiver
who started that anyhow? Joe?
Nope…
When you’re right, you’re right. “Surly” back in.
Thanks Dale.
I was very proud of the Surly title, but that is probably because I am not really surly. Although my kids would beg to differ at times. I never new how mad I could get until I had kids, even though I love them more than anything else.
Poor Dale. Now you’ll be getting complaints again from those who are offended. I, however, am much happier 
!
tanks Dale, for putting the surly back in uilleann piping 
I was beginning to worry about the tone of the group going a bit mellow, after all its been nearly 2 weeks since I’ve threatened to quit it and leave this forum. A record.
I’ll wait til after the weekend. See how it goes. 
Timmy
What about
A forum about Uilleann (Irish) pipes and the perturbed bores who play them.
?
Oooh! I like that one! Wish I’d thought of it!
I am glad you all know how to spell “surly”
but I can’t say much for your spelling of “compliment”.
Either you pipers are ignorant of the latter word’s spelling
or are too surly to point it out.
Or, perhaps, you are all a bunch of petuniac knicker twisters
when it comes to talking to Airforce One and the like.
I think I can speak for the other pipers here when I say that your learned opinions, or not, are about as welcome as a blizzard at a nudist camp.
Petuniac?
… a flower child from Pontiac Michigan?
Which reminds me: Woman walks in to a bar and she’s the only customer. She hears a clear voice say “Your hair looks really pretty that way” and she looks around and there’s no one there. She happened to be looking at the bartender, and he clearly hadn’t said it. A minute later she hears the voice again: “You know, you have great eyes. That color is so distinctive.” Again, she looks around and doesn’t see anyone. She starts to panic. She take a drink. A minute later: “That bag is so cute and it goes perfectly with that pretty dress.” So, she yells at the bartender, "WHAT’S THAT VOICE? WHERE IS IT COMING FROM?’ And the bartender looks up and points at a bowl on the bar and says “It’s the peanuts.” “The peanuts?!!,” the woman says. “Yeah,” says the bartender, “those are complimentary peanuts.”
Alas. Spelling objections have skirted wild possibility in favor of the wearily pedantic. After all, “surly” does indeed form a complement to “piper”. But does our designation, “pipers” - the mirror of our very selves - really need complements?
I say yes. “Piper” isn’t enough on its own at times. Cultural context is what we’ve been lacking: actual, honest-to-goodness, cultural chestnuts. We need a meme we can call our very own. Like the wedding of “common” and “criminal”.
On the other hand, do pipers need compliments? Probably. We’re surly.
No, no. It’s called “manners”. School’s out, the hay - as they say - is in the barn, a mistake’s a mistake, and a typo’s a typo, not a crime. This is a humble message board, not The Lancet, and some of us think it’s better to just go on and communicate than pounce on the minutiae of the moment. All depending, of course. 
Never. I’ve never called, or got a call from, Airforce One in all my life. If I had, I’d tell him…nah. Poli Board for that.
what about a lizard?
… as long as it (the lizard) isn’t wearing any clothing, it should fit in comfortably and be accepted.
That’s the great thing about nudist camps: everyone is on the same side.
djm
