The perfect present, Edison phonograph ads from December 8, 1913.
This store could set you up with phonographs that played discs or cylinders.
And if you got tired of the aerobic exercise turning the crank on the music box they sold violins, guitars, accordions and mandolins. My kind of store.
Guitars started about one sixth the price of the least expensive record player. Always cheaper to do it yourself.
Do you know the difference between an accordion and and an onion?
No one cries when you cut an accordion.
Badum bomp!
Thank you San Luis Obispo.
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Did you make that gem up yourself? Well, then, you’d better copyright it quickly, before other gifted comedians get their hands on it. That way, when they make a television show about it, you’ll get all the royalties!
Then you can retire, on one of those grape estates that reside just outside of town. Ah, the joy of pure creativity.
I can’t claim credit, the line is part of the long tradition of musician insult comedy.
What do you call a drummer that breaks up with his girlfriend?
Homeless.