Brewster Rockit by Tim Rickard for December 26, 2022

And the beat goes on!

It’s a racket, I tell you.

If there’s one thing I can’t stand, all the noise, noise, noise, noise.

You only give drums as presents to people’s kids who don’t live near you.

It turns out that kid’s enjoyment is not always shared by parents.

The drum was probably a present from the father of the kids. To annoy Pam.

Years ago, a cousin gave my brother’s two young boys a box of child-size percussion instruments for a gift. My brother asked him, “Why do you hate me?”.

What kind of genius buys children drums?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfBoaDvEssY (giggles)

Par-rump-pa-pa-pum

You and I travel to the beat of a different drum…

The best gift to give anyone is a broken drum. Can’t beat that!

Well, it’s back to beating on pots and pans with metal spoons!

Yeah, drums on a space station probably isn’t a good idea. Though I’m surprised a digital drum set wasn’t gotten since they often have a headphone jack.

“Since it has been used, we cannot accept the return. We are able to offer you a good deal on gross lots of earplugs.”

Mark Twain wrote a story about a fictional dinner with Brigham Young. He had, as one might expect, a very large family. He warned Twain not to give the children any gifts because they would all want one. As an example, he told Twain about the traveling salesman who gave one of the kids a tin whistle. They all then had to have a tin whistle. The din was unimaginable and the salesman barely escaped across the border with his life.

Can I interest you in a trumpet?

She marches to the beat of a different drummer…

That punchline was telegraphed.

Golden Oldie:

Mom: I don’t think the neighbors like Tommy’s drum playing.

Dad: What makes you say that?

Mom: Today they gave him a knife and asked him if he knew what was inside his drum.

Next she plots her revenge on whoever gave it to them.

“There has to be something that makes noise. What else is 3am for?” Hogfather, by Terry Pratchett. The best Christmas story that doesn’t mention Christmas.

Something primal about a drum. Makes you want to uproot something.

After the fifth rendition of the drum solo from InAGaddaDaVida enough was enough.

she went from a B to a D

Another crew member gave the kids a knife and asked if they knew what was inside of the drum.