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[geekchick]

I think I've found my nephew's Christmas present. (Remember, I live about 900 miles away. *grin*) You really can get anything on Amazon these days.

Okay, those are too much for an 8 year old, he wouldn't be able to handle them I don't think. This, however, sounds about right. ;)

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[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

Nephew, schmephew. I wouldn't mind a set of Highland pipes. :-)

[geekchick]

See, the problem with sending you a set of bagpipes is that Toni knows where I live. ;)

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

You had to find the weak point in my nefarious plan, didn't you? ;-)

[ex-misschili604.livejournal.com]

Just get him the chanter, then in a few years, get him the full set of pipes. He'll get practice in the meantime with the junior version, which doesn't sound terribly pleasant either, although it doesn't have the carrying power of Highland pipes.

[geekchick]

Ah, but the carrying power is half the appeal; I wasn't kidding about living many hundreds of miles away, well outside the blast radius. ;)

[dawnd.livejournal.com]

Oh, you are EVIL! And I agree with the other poster who said just get the chanter set to start with. Much more tolerable.

And just FYI, although they certainly have good selection, my musician friends tend to refer to Lark as "Shark in the Morning" because their prices are so bad. You might want to run some cost comparison shopping on the web before purchasing.

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

8 years old? Hm... do you think Allegra might similarly enjoy those?

[dawnd.livejournal.com]

Do you want to live?

[geekchick]

just get the chanter set to start with. Much more tolerable.

You do realize that the point is to not be even remotely tolerable, right? =) That said, I'm not going to get him loud toys, those have a habit of coming back to bite you in the ass later.

[patgreene.livejournal.com]

That's just eeeeeevilllll.

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

That's... eeeeevill.....

[macropixi.livejournal.com]

hmmm need to start looking into stuff like that for our niece. But considering that she is only six months old, the pipes are a bit much.

What would you suggest?

[jmhm.livejournal.com]

percussion instruments.

[macropixi.livejournal.com]

drums?

well I suppose it will teach muscle cordination.

[jmhm.livejournal.com]

me: someone's discovered the perfect way to get revenge on your brothers and sisters
hm:?
me: it's a present for their nephew
hm: ?
me: look
hm: bagpipes? so they'd... ohhhhhhh.

[geekchick]

hm: bagpipes? so they'd... ohhhhhhh.

Eeeeexactly. =)

My brother gave my sister's little boy all kinds of toys that talked or played music or could be used to make an infernal racket and thought it was a great idea.

Until he and his wife had a baby, at which point he discovered just what sort of hell payback can be.

[jmhm.livejournal.com]

well, fwiw, HM thinks you're an evil genius.

[luridprovidence.livejournal.com]

DAngit, I wish you were MY aunt. :-D

mine get me those dang pull copters and I'm 16. *blink*
even though I must say, in all honesty, they DID give me a complete Shakespeare.

But yes... those bagpipes are a lust object now.