I just noticed that Dan Mitchell’s wife, an oboe player, has a blog. Dan sent her the link to yesterday’s post about the guy hiking the Appalachian Trail with his French Horn. Her conclusion: while oboe players are neurotic, horn players are just plain nuts. In this spirit of good feeling from various symphonic factions, I offer a few excellent viola jokes:

What’s the difference between a violin and a viola?
  1. The viola burns longer.
  2. The viola holds more beer.
  3. You can tune the violin.
What’s the difference between a viola and a coffin?
The coffin has the dead person on the inside.

What’s the difference between a viola and a trampoline?
You take your shoes off to jump on a trampoline.

Why shouldn’t violists take up hiking?
Because if they get lost, it takes ages before anyone notices that
they’re missing.

More jokes on this page.