Who’s the merriest in Fiddler’s Green?
I’ve just learned something new about 19th century sailors. Here’s how they wanted their after-life paradise to look: they wanted it to be a happy place – naturally! – where there is perpetual mirth. They wanted a fiddle that never stops playing for dancers that never get tired dancing, plenty of grog, and tobacco for nonstop smoking or chewing, whatever. This sailor paradise is called FIDDLER’S GREEN.
Ok, it might work in theory, but let’s see if it’s possible to have perpetual mirth in Fiddler’s Green.
First off, sailors must have never seen Joshua Bell play his violin. There’s NO WAY anyone can play a violin nonstop without the strings breaking. Joshua Bell breaks his strings after only 20 minutes. And dancers who never tire, that’s not possible, either. Unless they’re holograms. Dancing looks fun and certainly is for a while. but after that while feet start to hurt, hips, arms, whatever you’re using to swing around; the fact is, dancers will tire. And if there’s plenty of grog, that means everyone’s drunk, so no one’s going to pay attention forever to the dancers or the fiddle music. And if there’s unlimited tobacco, that means there’s so much smoke everywhere, it’s lucky you can see where you’re walking, let alone seeing the dancers dance. And on top of it, there would be so much coughing that no one will be able to hear the fiddle play.
So really, a fiddle player and dancers are just there to feel miserable, so FIDDLER’S GREEN can’t possibly be a place of perpetual mirth when those who provide the entertainment are miserable.
See you,
Misty
I’ve just learned something new about 19th century sailors. Here’s how they wanted their after-life paradise to look: they wanted it to be a happy place – naturally! – where there is perpetual mirth. They wanted a fiddle that never stops playing for dancers that never get tired dancing, plenty of grog, and tobacco for nonstop smoking or chewing, whatever. This sailor paradise is called FIDDLER’S GREEN.
Ok, it might work in theory, but let’s see if it’s possible to have perpetual mirth in Fiddler’s Green.
First off, sailors must have never seen Joshua Bell play his violin. There’s NO WAY anyone can play a violin nonstop without the strings breaking. Joshua Bell breaks his strings after only 20 minutes. And dancers who never tire, that’s not possible, either. Unless they’re holograms. Dancing looks fun and certainly is for a while. but after that while feet start to hurt, hips, arms, whatever you’re using to swing around; the fact is, dancers will tire. And if there’s plenty of grog, that means everyone’s drunk, so no one’s going to pay attention forever to the dancers or the fiddle music. And if there’s unlimited tobacco, that means there’s so much smoke everywhere, it’s lucky you can see where you’re walking, let alone seeing the dancers dance. And on top of it, there would be so much coughing that no one will be able to hear the fiddle play.
So really, a fiddle player and dancers are just there to feel miserable, so FIDDLER’S GREEN can’t possibly be a place of perpetual mirth when those who provide the entertainment are miserable.
See you,
Misty
