{"id":108697,"date":"2016-03-22T20:17:13","date_gmt":"2016-03-22T20:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/03\/22\/shrewreadings-apollymi-shrewreadings\/"},"modified":"2016-03-22T20:17:13","modified_gmt":"2016-03-22T20:17:13","slug":"shrewreadings-apollymi-shrewreadings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/03\/22\/shrewreadings-apollymi-shrewreadings\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

shrewreadings<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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apollymi<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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shrewreadings<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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edens-blog<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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lapestelareste<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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bakafox<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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hamstergal<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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theaustinstollhaus<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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atoyont<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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theaustinstollhaus<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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So if\u00a0\u201cThe Devil Went Down to Georgia\u201d is be believed, you can fiddle duel the devil for your soul. My question is, does it only work with fiddles, or any contest? Saxophone duel? Guitar shred-off? Can you challenge the devil to a rap battle when he comes for you?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Even though I play piano I want to see someone fight for their soul with the tuba.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Devil went back to Georgia and his thoughts were dark and cold
That Johnny kid had screwed him and he still needed a soul.
When he came across this young man blowin\u2019 on a tuba and playin\u2019 hits
And the devil took one look and said \u201cYou know what? Fuck this shit.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cKid, I know you won\u2019t believe this, but I play the tuba too
\u201cAnd if you wanna wager, well I\u2019ve got a deal for you
\u201cIf I\u2019m the better tubist, then I get to take your soul
\u201cIf you\u2019re the best, you get this horn here, made from solid gold.\u201d<\/p>\n

The boy replied, \u201cMy name is Hans, and though it may be wrong,
\u201cYour bet\u2019s pretty intriguing, so I guess I\u2019ll play along\u201d<\/p>\n

Hans, clean out your spit valves, and get ready for a show,
Two tubas feudin\u2019 face to face; pick up your horn and blow.
\u2018Cause if you win, you get a brand new tuba made of gold,
And if you lose the Devil gets your soul!<\/p>\n

(Oompah music intensifies)<\/p>\n

The Devil opened up his case and said, \u201cI\u2019ll start, I guess.\u201d
And fire puffed out from the bell as on the valves he pressed
He raised the mouthpiece to his lips, it made a wicked BLART
And a band of lederhosen demons joined in with him to start<\/p>\n

(Roll Out the Barrel plays with extended tuba solo)<\/p>\n

Hans looked the Devil in the eye, once he finished his piece,
Said \u201cThat\u2019s okay, old man, but just you get a load of this!\u201d<\/p>\n

(http:\/\/youtu.be\/zmFYgc-Emmc<\/a> and skip to 2:20)<\/p>\n

The Devil bowed his head, because he knew he can\u2019t compete.
He dragged that heavy tuba down; it crashed by Hans\u2019s feet.
He turned away from Hans and as he retreated he said,
\u201cForget this crap. I\u2019m gonna try telemarketing instead.\u201d<\/p>\n

(Tuba outro)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

@hamstergal<\/a> you are amazing and owe me 1 clean monitor.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

:(((<\/p>\n

Fiddles are historically associated with the devil not through any Christian imagery, but because older European folk tradition held that several uber powerful water demons, known as nock, nikyr, necks, etc, were insanely good fiddle players.<\/p>\n

In Norway, for example, the violin known as the Hardanger fiddle was played initially by the creepy otherwordly beings, like the hulderfolk, the trolls, as well as the nock. There are equivalents in other European cultures.<\/p>\n

These beings were known as preternaturally skilled fiddle players, the nocks above all others. So some people would make a deal to learn the fiddle from the nock, or have their children trained. The only problem being nocks usually needed life or blood sacrifices to learn their skills.<\/p>\n

So as Christianity was introduced, the water demon nock was conflated with the devil. Because other stories of nykyrs, nocks, etc were generally sacrificing a human to appease treacherous tides, which was the pinnacle of terror.<\/p>\n

The devil knows the fiddle, because the ancient tradition is that if you can win your freedom from the nocks, they will honor this pact.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

this post is the perfect mix of creativity, historical facts, and folklore\/mythology, and above all shitposting.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

One word:<\/p>\n

Accordion<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I counter: kazoo.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I see your kazoo and raise you a vuvuzela<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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