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    Reverse viola jokes: violists get their revenge

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    Viola players are traditionally the butt of musical jokes – and we’re guilty of a chuckle at their expense too. But we think it’s time for viola players to get their own back. Here are some of our favourite reverse viola jokes.

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      1. Violinists

      Why are viola jokes so short? So violinists can understand them.

    2. reverse viola jokes

      2. Violins

      Why are violins smaller than violas? They're actually the same size – it's the violinists' heads which are larger.

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      3. Soprano

      If you threw a violist and a soprano off a cliff, which one would hit the ground first? The violist. The soprano would have to stop halfway down to ask directions.

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      A violist and a conductor walk in front of your car and you cannot avoid them both. Which do you hit? The violist. Business before pleasure.

    6. French horn

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      How do you get your viola section to sound like the horn section? Ask them to miss every other note.

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