# Northern\_Piper is a bagpipe **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [June 19, 2021, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northern-piper-is-a-bagpipe/944644 "2021-06-19T19:31:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Tabco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tabco/32/7644_2.png) [@Tabco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabco)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northern-piper-is-a-bagpipe/944644/21 "2021-06-20T06:12:52Z")
I saw this image recently and it made me think of Piper’s avatar. [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/LQKqsEL.jpeg "The incredibly rare Scottish hummingbird") ](https://imgur.com/gallery/LQKqsEL) ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northern-piper-is-a-bagpipe/944644/22 "2021-06-20T06:49:31Z")
Awesome pic! @Northern_Piper new avatar? ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northern-piper-is-a-bagpipe/944644/23 "2021-06-20T12:35:37Z")
My thoughts exactly!! Hope it’s not copyrighted. Though I might choose to reverse it simply for composition and to keep it similar to the original green cartoon. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northern-piper-is-a-bagpipe/944644/24 "2021-06-20T21:08:02Z")
Serendipity has been achieved. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northern-piper-is-a-bagpipe/944644/25 "2021-06-21T06:23:07Z")
I heard this joke: _What’s the best sound you’ll ever hear from a Bag-Pipe?_ _It hitting the bottom of a dumpster._ And… _What’s better than that?_ _It landing on a banjo!_ ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northern-piper-is-a-bagpipe/944644/26 "2021-06-21T21:51:28Z")
It’s impossible to play a sad song on a banjo. Especially if you play it by putting it in a dumpster and throwing bag pipes on it. ---
**Author:** ![Kzbre5m](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f08c70/32.png) [@Kzbre5m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kzbre5m)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2021, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northern-piper-is-a-bagpipe/944644/27 "2021-06-22T16:44:35Z")
Did somebody mention [bagpipes and banjos](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MbBMjqw_Dc)? (Technically, one of each.) ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2021, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northern-piper-is-a-bagpipe/944644/28 "2021-06-22T21:52:32Z")
> [@74westy](#): > > It’s impossible to play a sad song on a banjo. Taking notes… Another data point showing that 74westy is Willie Nelson… ---
**Author:** ![OldOlds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a3d4f5/32.png) [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2021, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northern-piper-is-a-bagpipe/944644/29 "2021-06-24T01:37:20Z")
For some reason LSL Guy always brings SBC to mind. I know that’s not the intent, but thus it is. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northern-piper-is-a-bagpipe/944644.md?page=1)