Viola joke

[Larry Kart]

As you may know, a staple of classical music are viola jokes, that being THE disrespected instrument in the field. Last night I was at a string quartet performance at Ravina where the cellist broke a string. While he was backstage taking care of the problem, the violist told some viola jokes. Violist driving home sees a cluster of flashing red lights as he turns the corner. He gets out to see what's up, is met by a cop who says, "I'm sorry, sir, your house has been burned to the ground and your wife and children are missing." Violist: "My God! Who did this? "Cop: "The conductor." Violist: "The conductor came to MY house."