> > Does anybody else out there play a musical instrument?
>
> I play the viola, and I'm darn proud of it. So no cracking viola jokes, please.
>
> M"ever since I came across a page containing no less than two hundred viola jokes, I've been slightly paranoid about being teased about my instrument of choice"el

Mel - no paranoia here. I switched *to* viola from being concertmaster of my school orchestra. Alto clef, and darn proud of it! Of course, I still make viola jokes...

-Fob"but it's open season on violins, too, now"ulis

Q. Why are violas so much bigger than violins?
A. They aren't really. It just looks that way since the violinists' heads are so much bigger.

::grinning, running, ducking::