# Now you too can play the cowbell....

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-you-too-can-play-the-cowbell/416581>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 23, 2007, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-you-too-can-play-the-cowbell/416581 "2007-08-23T00:27:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![Captain\_Socks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a8b319/32.png) [@Captain\_Socks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Socks)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-you-too-can-play-the-cowbell/416581/1 "2007-08-23T00:27:06Z")

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[Online!](http://media.putfile.com/Christopher-Walken-Cowbell-Soundboard) I like opening iTunes and playing cowbell to my songs.

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**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-you-too-can-play-the-cowbell/416581/2 "2007-08-23T12:32:39Z")

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I am at work and cannot try this out right now, but rest assured I will.

And I have a real cowbell on my drumkit, so I don’t even need to 🙂

Suddenly I have that cricket theme\* in my head.

More cowbell…

\*_Soul Limbo_ by Booker T and the MGs

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**Author:** ![Spit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@Spit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spit)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-you-too-can-play-the-cowbell/416581/3 "2007-08-23T14:37:01Z")

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There is a cacophony of quotes & cowbells around my office now.

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**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-you-too-can-play-the-cowbell/416581/4 "2007-08-23T14:57:43Z")

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Dude, google “Christopher Walken cowbell soundboard”. Click the first link.

Say goodbye to productivity today.

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**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-you-too-can-play-the-cowbell/416581/5 "2007-08-23T14:59:58Z")

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[QUOTE=Least Original User Name Ever]  
Dude, google “Christopher Walken cowbell soundboard”. Click the first link.  
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Or the almost identical one in the OP?

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**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-you-too-can-play-the-cowbell/416581/6 "2007-08-23T15:49:17Z")

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Sorry. I’m posting from my BlackBerry. The Dope is blocked at work.

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**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-you-too-can-play-the-cowbell/416581/7 "2007-08-23T16:18:12Z")

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Needs more cowbell.

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**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-you-too-can-play-the-cowbell/416581/8 "2007-08-23T16:38:10Z")

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What doesn’t?

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**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-you-too-can-play-the-cowbell/416581/9 "2007-08-23T16:54:15Z")

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[QUOTE=Rick]  
Needs more cowbell.  
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And maybe some bacon salt.

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**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-you-too-can-play-the-cowbell/416581/10 "2007-08-23T17:04:36Z")

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Mmmm… cow and bacon…
