by Brainiac January 7, 2005
Get the harpsy mug.The harpsichord is used for making music, but historically, it has had other uses as well:
1. In 1723, Hungarian cellist Lazlo Pook removed a harpsichord from its' stand and used the instrument as an improptu cheese press.
2. During severe flooding in Venice, Italy, in 1756, countless lives were saved by Venetian harpsichordists, who paddled their instruments through turbulent canals and pulled people (excluding cellists) from the rising waters.
3. In 1792, Swiss musician Hans Fischer became the first person in history to slide down the Matterhorn on a harpsichord, triggering however a tragic avalanche. This engulfed a gathering of cellists assembled in a park in front of the Frau Kirche, an ancient church in the formerly lovely alpine town of Dibbleheim.
4. During the War of 1812, French troops discovered to their horror that freezing Muscovites had kept warm by burning their old harpsichords. When this was reported to the Emperor Napoleon, he made his now famous remark, "Etes diable vous parlant?"
5. When the ill-fated ship Titanic was sinking in 1912, an antique harpsichord, purchased in Europe by millionaire Benjamin Guggenheim, was thrown overboard by the ship's cellist, Roger Bricoux. This unexpectedly saved the life of noted international bon vivant and fan dancer, Hettie (Va-voom) Mackelroy, who floated upon it safely until she was able to fan herself in the direction of a larger and more buoyant Steinway grand.
1. In 1723, Hungarian cellist Lazlo Pook removed a harpsichord from its' stand and used the instrument as an improptu cheese press.
2. During severe flooding in Venice, Italy, in 1756, countless lives were saved by Venetian harpsichordists, who paddled their instruments through turbulent canals and pulled people (excluding cellists) from the rising waters.
3. In 1792, Swiss musician Hans Fischer became the first person in history to slide down the Matterhorn on a harpsichord, triggering however a tragic avalanche. This engulfed a gathering of cellists assembled in a park in front of the Frau Kirche, an ancient church in the formerly lovely alpine town of Dibbleheim.
4. During the War of 1812, French troops discovered to their horror that freezing Muscovites had kept warm by burning their old harpsichords. When this was reported to the Emperor Napoleon, he made his now famous remark, "Etes diable vous parlant?"
5. When the ill-fated ship Titanic was sinking in 1912, an antique harpsichord, purchased in Europe by millionaire Benjamin Guggenheim, was thrown overboard by the ship's cellist, Roger Bricoux. This unexpectedly saved the life of noted international bon vivant and fan dancer, Hettie (Va-voom) Mackelroy, who floated upon it safely until she was able to fan herself in the direction of a larger and more buoyant Steinway grand.
by Lichtbroeder February 4, 2010
Get the HARPSICHORD mug.Related Words
A collection of mostly ex oil industry employees, paid to continually harp and shill about the pristine virtues of ethical oil so clean you could drink it, ad-nauseam, and to ensure that the misguided global warming problems of "other" countries don't slow down the escalating air pollution dreams of The Harp-oil Government's owners, ad-nauseam.
Little Oil: *&^K*!!! we've had another &^%king pipeline rupture again.... It's bad, really ^%$#king bad. What should we do?
Big Oil: No problemmo! I'll just call my boy in charge at the The Harp-Oil Government. He'll get the muzzels on his people and make sure nobody knows a thing about it. If they do, his team will harp on and on about how it was just a good old ethical oil spill, besides, he knows if we don't get we want we won't be bankrolling his next election campaign and he won't be buying those shiny new regime change jets we ordered. Remember, they're working for us."
Little Oil: "I love how you always make everything right!"
Big Oil: "It's not who you know son, it's who you own."
Big Oil: No problemmo! I'll just call my boy in charge at the The Harp-Oil Government. He'll get the muzzels on his people and make sure nobody knows a thing about it. If they do, his team will harp on and on about how it was just a good old ethical oil spill, besides, he knows if we don't get we want we won't be bankrolling his next election campaign and he won't be buying those shiny new regime change jets we ordered. Remember, they're working for us."
Little Oil: "I love how you always make everything right!"
Big Oil: "It's not who you know son, it's who you own."
by gyrfalcon206 December 19, 2011
Get the The Harp-Oil Government mug.by jbabz October 7, 2009
Get the Harping mug.A hurricane either caused, strengthened , or steered using weather weapon technology, such as HAARP and other such geoengineering.
There’s no way Idalia could have become a category 3 in such a short distance and traveled in such an unsustainable path. This must be a HAARPicane paid for by either Blackrock or State Street so they can buy up all the property on the cheap since all the insurance companies are also denying claims
by Florida Populist August 28, 2023
Get the HAARPicane mug.by jl3 April 2, 2009
Get the Mount Harpo mug.Harpocrisy (har•poc•ri•see) noun: Making commitments to - amongst other things - not run a deficit, preserve health spending, maintain senior's pensions, not tax income trusts, etc, etc ... and then doing the exact opposite.
1. "Jim Flaherty is a classic harpocrit. He says the government is fiscally responsible but he's increased total federal government spending by 22%."
2. "So Harper said "we're going to be there for seniors" and "they were there for us defending freedom in two world wars," but now he wants to raise the retirement age from 65 to 67!? What harpocrisy!"
2. "So Harper said "we're going to be there for seniors" and "they were there for us defending freedom in two world wars," but now he wants to raise the retirement age from 65 to 67!? What harpocrisy!"
by PoliGuy March 23, 2012
Get the Harpocrisy mug.