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Should Blue wear the dangleys for tomorrow's party?
Yes, it's a harmless and funny ice breaker 7 (30.4%)
No, it may offend some 16 (69.6%)
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BlueBalls?
Topic Started: Aug 8 2008, 07:08 PM (587 Views)
kenny
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There are a couple people coming I do not know very well.
Would bullballs hanging under the piano be a problem for an informal piano party.
This is not a recital.

Note, nobody has said so but there is some possibility children may be present.

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CTPianotech
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Voted no.

If there wasn't a possibility of children being around, I'd probably not have voted one way or the other. Would just be a nice thing not to have to worry about explaining.

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George K
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What CT said. No BlüBalls.
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Frank_W
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It's in poor taste. It's something funny and whimsical for when your friends are hanging out and having drinks and stuff, but probably not appropriate for the upcoming party. The function of the host is to make sure that everyone is comfortable. There are probably a lot of people who would feel uncomfortable with a scrotum dangling out there in plain sight.

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kenny
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Frank_W
Aug 8 2008, 07:20 PM
It's in poor taste. It's something funny and whimsical for when your friends are hanging out and having drinks and stuff, but probably not appropriate for the upcoming party. The function of the host is to make sure that everyone is comfortable. There are probably a lot of people who would feel uncomfortable with a scrotum dangling out there in plain sight.

:unsure: :shrug:

Well then how bout cow udders?
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Frank_W
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What about them? :shrug:

Why must a piano have some replica of a biological body part on display? I'm not understanding, I guess... A cow's udder is not a scrotum. I suppose that if people wanted to view a cow's udder, they might visit a dairy farm, or visit the corral where the bull is kept, if they wanted to check out a bull's scrotum.

I honestly don't understand, but this somehow seems important to you. :unsure: What if you had asked this question to Dear Abbey or Miss Manners? What do you think they would tell you about being a gracious host?

On the other hand, if your desires overshadow what you feel your guests would be comfortable with, then why bother asking? (or hosting?) :unsure:
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kenny
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Oh Gee.

I'm just havin some fun.

If even one person voted no that would be it.
Even if nobody voted no I still don't think I'd have to balls to hang them.

You're right, a host's job is the comfort of the guests, not to shock.
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Frank_W
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Okay... Good! :angel: :cheers:
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kenny
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But still, you gotta admit. . . many people would bust up laughing.
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Frank_W
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Yeah... :lol2: And the evil side of me is chuckling. Believe me. :fallenhalo:
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Riley
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I just don't get it. :shrug:
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kenny
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Don't you savor the sophisticated, cultured and refined pottymouthed humor of Bevis and Butthead and Southpark?
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kenny
Aug 8 2008, 08:30 PM


You're right, a host's job is the comfort of the guests, not to shock.

Don't count on it. :devil:
The dogma lives loudly within me.
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kenny
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And what have YOU done to your piano? :hair:
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sue
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It's harmless, it's funny, it's YOU. Any kids present would surely know they shouldn't be playing under, or around blue, and don't need a big explanation if they notice them. And if they did, so what? Nothing bad there.
I say leave 'em up.
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Mikhailoh
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You are the host. It is incumbent on you to make your guests comfortable in your home, not risk making them uncomfortable over a crude joke.

In other words, when in doubt, don't.
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Klaus
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Leave them up.

I for one don't believe at all in this notion that a kid must be protected from everything that has remotely to do with sexuality, yet they are exposed to computer games/news/movies depicting killings and other violence every day.

I think your balls are a harmless joke, not more not less.
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kenny
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Klaus
Aug 9 2008, 04:34 AM
I for one don't believe at all in this notion that a kid must be protected from everything that has remotely to do with sexuality, yet they are exposed to computer games/news/movies depicting killings and other violence every day.

Excellent point Klaus, and I agree about overprotection being not necessary - and IMHO this would fall into that category.
Protection when appropriate, yes.
Overprotection, no.

Where to draw the line? - It should be the parent's call.
If the children in question were mine it would be my call.
In this situation the parent's control would be skirted, and that would not be cool.

If there are two things that people get freaky about it is sex and their kids. (ironically one results in the other)
Plus I am establishing a reputation as a professional piano technician in the community.
Reputations are made of glass.

If I knew no kids would be there and I knew every guest better I'd leave them up, I think they are hilarious and it's my house.
But I think this piano is getting castrated.
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John D'Oh
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I'd take them down, just to make sure that there's not an embarrassed silence from someone with kids. Obviously, most people there aren't going to be bothered, but it would be a shame to upset someone unnecessarily.
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Piano*Dad
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We seem to have a culture clash here.

Count me with Mik and Frank.

Why can't you folks who think its OK put yourself in the shoes of someone who thinks it isn't? Why must you insist that something is wrong with everybody else who doesn't appreciate crude humor, or who doesn't buy your approach to raising a child.

It's common decency to avoid smacking people in the face with something they might find distasteful. On the other hand, if you're all about yourself (such a modern approach), go ahead and shock. Heck, make a political point while you're at it. Expose those children to something their parents might not like. Make 'em squirm. After all, they SHOULD share your views. Push it down their throats.

Sorry, this is all "plain as a pikestaff" in Sam Gamgee's wonderful phrase. Psychobabble about what is wrong with American culture is not a substitute for simple sensitivity to the tastes and preferences of people you may not know all that well.

I rant. Maybe I'm just not in a good mood today.
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George K
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Aug 9 2008, 08:20 AM
I rant. Maybe I'm just not in a good mood today.

Oh, I'm sure that you'll find something around here to lighten your spirits. :lol:
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Klaus
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PD, would you also put your daughter or wife in a burqa if you'd have conservative muslim visitors? According to your logic you should, because

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It's common decency to avoid smacking people in the face with something they might find distasteful.
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Klaus
Aug 9 2008, 09:35 AM
PD, would you also put your daughter or wife in a burqa if you'd have conservative muslim visitors? According to your logic you should, because

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It's common decency to avoid smacking people in the face with something they might find distasteful.

Klaus - would you serve them (or Jewish guests, to avoid the Islam factor) pork?
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Klaus
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Aug 9 2008, 03:38 PM
Klaus - would you serve them (or Jewish guests, to avoid the Islam factor) pork?

No, I wouldn't.

But I also wouldn't change my room setup or paint my wall blue if they are offended by white.

I don't share what this quote says, but there is at least a grain of truth in it:

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"Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions." G.K. Chesterton
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