The Dreaming Serpent

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And it came to pass that the serpent took his friend to hospital to be examined by doctors, poked and prodded, and scanned. And while he waited, the serpent thought. And as thinking always makes the serpent sleepy, eventually he slept. And the serpent dreamed…

And in the dream, a Chiff and a Fipple came to the serpent, and spake thusly: “Serpent, you make whistles, do you not?” And the serpent replied in the positive. And the Chiff and the Fipple said to the serpent, “and some of the whistle you make are known to all and sundry as “Low D” whistles, are they not?” And the serpent replied in the positive. And the Chiff and the Fipple went to a far corner of the room and conferred, and the Chiff was delegated to return. And the Chiff asked the serpent, “Serpent, why are your Low D Whistles all so quiet? We know they are chiffy by design, and are easy to play by people with small hand, and are well-tuned, but again, why are they so quiet?”

The serpent pondered the words of the Chiff and the Fipple, and called the Fipple over to join the conversation. And the serpent spake thusly: I shall go forth and consider your question, for indeed, it is one I have asked of myself many times in the past, when people would ask you, the Chiff and the Fipple, “What is a decently loud low D whistle to purchase?”, and you could tell them not.

And the serpent dreamed again, and in the dream, a whistle arose from the lake in the hands of a maiden, and she did say unto him, “go ye forth, oh serpent, and examine the head on this whistle, which shall be your task to analyze and build!”

And lo, the serpent did take the whistle from the hands of the maiden, who forthwith vanished under the waters of the lake. And the serpent bore the whistle to his workshop, deep in the impenetrable forests surrounding Lawson, and there for many hours did the serpent pore over this magickal whistle, examining its head and workings.

And the serpent’s analysis of the Dream Head of the Dreaming Serpent is all but complete, and all shall be revealed of the tale, come December.

And the serpent went to the Chiff and the Fipple, and bade them wait for the coming of the Great Wizard Wisely, who shall, in good time, inform the serpent that the time has come to reveal the secrets of his dreams.

Thus spake the serpent.

:astonished:

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(quote)And the serpent went to the Chiff and the Fipple, and bade them wait for the coming of the Great Wizard Wisely, (quote)

Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain! :laughing:

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So, this would be the pre-advertisement about the actual advertisement to be posted, when approved, in December?

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And the Great Wizard Wisely arose, as if from a drunken stupor, and uttered unto the Serpent, “Put Thou a sock in it, forthwith, until the turning of December, lest you incur my wrath which, rare tho it may be in issuance, ain’t pretty.”

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Hey Serp, what did the snake oil salesman have to say?

Oh sorry, you’ve already told us that. :smiley:

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Hey Serpent,

I think folks around these parts are getting tired of your self-promotion. Other makers abide by the rules, but you are different, I suppose. “Not like all the other boys” as they say.

M of R.

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WTF? Other makers announce developments here, too.

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The Mongoose of Righteousness, eh? No wonder he doesn’t like Serpent. OK, Bloomfield, we know it’s you! :laughing:

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If you’ve got a trumpet, blow it. If not use a whistle! I’ll bet most of the Sepent whistle owners on this site have only got one 'coz of his so-called ‘self-promotion’. You don’t have to read it do you.

Oh, and before The Great Wizard Wisely gets too afronted, I am, to all intents and purposes, on his side of the fence when it comes to using the Foum for shameless advertising but come on, this is quite amusing. Isn’t it?

Jetboy

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All I know, is Bill, aka Serpent, certainly doesn’t write hooded.

Also, I see someone needs again to come in with a phoney nick. Get out the closet, goose–or chicken–mon…

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Sorry, does this refer to me?
Phoney nick? Whassat then?
What closet?

Jetboy
AKA Simon Styles
Weston Whistles UK

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Easy, Jetboy, and read back carefully. Or are you some Moon-Nessie of Righteouslochness? I guess you’re not…

So why don’t you rather tell us about your whistles? :smiley:

PS: my suggestion, Serp’: you already invented the WTT for those who’d complain about technical threads. This workes, and picked up to last.
I suggest you’d title all your other threads with SSS-AT (Serp’s shameless self-advertising topic) so those who don’t appreciate your humour don’t click it… :wink:

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No offense taken Zub, I wasn’t tuned in to your board-speak, so to speak. :blush:

My whistles are copper and brass, and chrome plated copper. All pretty fledgling stuff at the moment, but I am working on the website an’all that. In the interests of the Commercial Posting rules, PM me with your e-mail address and I will send you some pictures and sound bites. If you are interested that is! :slight_smile:

Jetboy

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Anyone good at interpreting dreams?

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(pinching my nose, raising a couple antennas and a few tentacles up me head)
No offense.
We board-speak funny.
So to board-speak.
We’re from France.
So to speak.
PM sent.
End transmission.

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He’s dreaming of future sales?

FWIW, I think he’s (deliberately) skating close to the edge, and he doesn’t need to - I think it hurts (by turning folks off) as much as it helps. And this is a venue where perception matters a great deal.

That being said, I like Bill and his whistles a lot. He’s been unfailingly honest with me, he makes good whistles (a tear here for the original Poly head design - I love mine), he’s passionate about what he does, and his posts amuse me. Maybe I have a fairly thick skin, but I think the board would be a poorer place without his exuberance.

So - Bill, I thought you promised you’d get this sort of stuff out on your mailing list first? And I haven’t seen ANYTHING about a new low whistle design!

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Damn, I’m glad I didn’t post the notice I was going to post.

Okay, okay, you serpent-scolders – I tried to add some humor to a post about a very real dream experiment. I’m going to go skating on the edge again, just to let you know the outcome, and then you’ll have another opp to tell me how shamelessly self-promoting I am. Only as you will see, it won’t work that way, cuz, besides being an annoying cuss, I am also shamelessly honest, and use the tactics of pity…

Go read the new post when it shows up. I know some of you will be amused because it’s funny, while others will be amused because in it, I get my well-deserved comeuppance.

Now quit wailing at Dale – “MOMMEEEEE!!! HE’s DOING IT AGAIN!!!” Or did you fail to notice that The Undisputed, Himself, made reference to me doing something disgusting with my footwear???

Yikes! :astonished:

serpent

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Nah, 'taint the Bloomers (heh); The Dingus of Self-Righteousness uses a different communication style. It’s familiar, but I can’t quite pin it down.

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I just received my new Copper Village Smithy whistle from Serpent today and I HAVE to say that I AM IN LOVE!!! It plays as easy as my old favorite Clarke and it has a sweeter sound than my $130 Harper! :smiley: PLUS he gives a “Lifetime Guarentee”! (It’s so refreshing to see someone stand behind their work nowadays)

He took great pains to make it to my desires and it is fantastic!

If the man is not allowed to boast about himself, then I figure I can. After all, this forum allows us to reveiw all the other whistles out there.

BTW Mongoose,
YOU clicked on this topic. No one forced you to click on it. Here’s a Tip: if you don’t like the topic then don’t click on it!

Raven