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| Alcatraz | What if there were detention centers
/ for people who play sharp? http://oboe-comics.com/2009/01/07/alcatraz/ |
| Boots | I walked into the oboe studio thinking I heard Heather's voice
/ And all I found was her boot. / {{I fear for the future.}} http://oboe-comics.com/2009/01/08/boots/ |
| William Tell | Heather: Should I sit or stand?
/ Cary Ebli: Whichever you want.
/ Heather: I think I'll sta--
/ Cary Ebli: I don't like the idea of playing "William Tell" standing up. / {{I don't like the idea of playing William Tell}} http://oboe-comics.com/2009/01/10/william-tell/ |
| Overreaction? | Cary Ebli: After screwing up Roman Carnival I went home and did the only logical thing. / Justin: Which was?
/ Cary Ebli: I booked myself a flight to Paris. / {{To let all the troubles melt away...(to get a new english horn)}} http://oboe-comics.com/2009/01/13/over-reaction/ |
| Tell It Jokes | Jim: You have to humour your reed. / LATER
/ Ren: So the elf said to the reindeer, "Get your own eggnog!"
/ Reed: Teeheehee / {{The talking oboe makes a reappearance! Well it is alive, you know.}} http://oboe-comics.com/2009/01/17/tell-it-jokes/ |
| Rogue Notes | Jim: You need to practice long tones on those rogue, errant notes. / C: Wall, pardner, guess it's about that time.
/ B: Time to be breakin' free
/ A: You betcha
/ Ren: Ready?
/ Aimee: Always. / C: Aaaargh!
/ B: Gol ding it!
/ A: Great balls o' fire! / {{Why rogue pitches have old-west accents, I just can't... http://oboe-comics.com/2009/01/20/roguenotes/ |
| Just Some Hack | Dr. Swinden: Now, who was the father of sequences?
/ Student: Vivaldi? / Dr. Swinden: WRONG! *Corelli* was the father and master of sequences. Vivaldi was just some hack. / {{JUST SOME HACK!}} http://oboe-comics.com/2009/01/22/just-some-hack/ |
| Wall Elves | Dr. Swinden: I want you to find me the wall studs in the music. The music is paint and drywall. But there is something holding up that wall. / Student: There are wall-elves in music? / {{Wall elves hold up in the walls, and in their time off eat electrical cables, mice, and escaped household pets.... http://oboe-comics.com/2009/01/24/wall-elves/ |
| Just Say No | Dick: Just sit down and hold your breath. You can hold your breath for two minutes! Try it, sit down, and when you lungs are screaming for air, just say, "No."
/ DICK DORSEY'S PLOT TO KILL ALL OBOE STUDENTS / {{Dick is the most subtle ninja.}} http://oboe-comics.com/2009/01/27/just-say-no/ |
| Sneaking In | Jim told us that we should always check the room we are going to play in, to see if it is cold, or damp, and prepare accordingly. / < http://oboe-comics.com/2009/01/31/sneaking-in/ |
| Con Sword | Music reads 'con sord.' / Oboe transforms into sword / Ren: Aha! / Jim: That means with mute, not with sword, you idiot. / Ren: PHILISTINE! / {{Stop playing with your oboe, and start playing your oboe.}} http://oboe-comics.com/2009/02/03/con-sword/ |
| Purr in the Sound | Jim: It needs more "urr" in the sound. / Ren: More "urr"? What in hell is "urr"? / < http://oboe-comics.com/2009/02/05/purr-in-the-sound/ |
| Reeds and Glass | "Imagine a water glass. If you hit it on the side, it can make a sound. But if you take a thin, crystal glass and hit it, it can ring and make a beautiful sound. That's what an oboe reed should be like."
/ -John de Lancie / {{That last one is me. Yes, sometimes my reeds make shattering sounds.}} http://oboe-comics.com/2009/02/07/reeds-and-glass/ |
| Guest Comic | [Outside "The Loose Rondo"] / Whole note: Hey baby, you tight knit?
/ Eighth note: Sorry, I'm loose--and I prefer notes an eighth of your size.
/ Eighth note 2: Like me
/ Quarter rest: I'm Bebop.
/ Bass clef and Treble clef: We like only tight knit bitches.
/ Triplet: We are triplets
/ Quarter note: Alright.
/ Beethoven:... http://oboe-comics.com/2009/02/10/guest-comic/ |
| Yelling Reed | Dick: This reed is nice, and I like how it feels, but it just doesn't have a C. Listen. / Oboe: Bright! Bright! / {{Oh no!}} http://oboe-comics.com/2009/02/12/yelling-reed/ |
| Short, Imagined Monologue | Why yes, I play the oboe. No, I haven’t met your cousin who played it until he was in the tenth grade, but I’m sure he was very good. No, I don’t sound like a dying duck, except when I’ve had a bit too much to drink. / Why did I take up the oboe? Let me tell you: It was going to be my ticket into university.... http://oboe-comics.com/2009/02/14/short-imagined-monologue/ |
| No Whip | Barista: Bevelled, double-hollow-ground knife, sharp, no whip! / {{It had better be sharp.}} http://oboe-comics.com/2009/02/17/no-whip/ |
| Knife Masterclass | Jim: Gwen, let me see those
/ Gwen: I'm not sure that's a good idea. / Jim: Why not?
/ Gwen: I have done terrible things to these knives. / {{We don't ask what, exactly.}} http://oboe-comics.com/2009/02/19/knife-masterclass/ |
| DANCE PARTY | Cary Ebli: It's Half-Hole Eb time!
/ Justin: Yay! / {{Boogie like it's your birthday!}} http://oboe-comics.com/2009/02/24/dance-party/ |
| Bassoon Emergency | Ren: But you shouldn't leave your bassoon case upside-down! Doesn't that screw up the keys?
/ Nathan: Well, both ways are key-side down, so... / Ren: I wonder why I was told that, then.
/ Nathan: It's so that you can get at it quickly in case of an emergency. / |
| Tuner Fish: Babel Fish | Ren: Tunertunertunertuner!
/ Sarah: It sounds like you are saying "tuna!" Wouldn't it be great if there was a Tuber Fish? / Ren: We could put it in our ears for instant perfect pitch! / {{Like a Babel Fish!}} http://oboe-comics.com/2009/03/02/tuner-fish-babel-fish/ |
| Insert "Uranus" Joke Here | Ren: Did you know that William Herschel, the guy who discovered Uranus, played the oboe?
/ Nathan: Crazy! / {{Oboists are uranal-retentive?}} http://oboe-comics.com/2009/03/04/insert-uranus-joke-here/ |
| Personnel Manager | Dick: Our personnel manager used to carry a First Aid kit, because people would get into fights. / {{Fortunately, the oboist always comes prepared with defense weapons.}} http://oboe-comics.com/2009/03/10/personnel-manager/ |
| Obohemia » Archive » I think to myself... | Dick: But in the Baroque we have the wonderful world of Trio Sonatas!
/ {{The oboe kinda got shafted for rep in the Romantic and Classical eras. But not the Baroque!}} http://oboe-comics.com/2009/03/12/i-think-to-myself/ |
| Fire | Dick: Sometimes, if the cork is old, your student's oboe might be bendy. / Dick: The solution to this is fire. / LATER (First lesson of a 10-year-old oboist}
/ Ren: I'll just tighten a few of these screws... / Ren: Gah! / Ren: It is time for plan B. / Student: AUGH! / {{The heat from a match will... http://oboe-comics.com/2009/03/14/fire/ |
| Like In the Comic Books | Dick: Sometimes, if the cork is old, your student's oboe might be bendy. / Dick: The solution to this is fire. / LATER (First lesson of a 10-year-old oboist}
/ Ren: I'll just tighten a few of these screws... / Ren: Gah! / Ren: It is time for plan B. / Student: AUGH! / {{The heat from a match will... http://oboe-comics.com/2009/03/17/like-in-the-comic-books/ |
| Waffles | Person: Tafelmusik.
/ Ren: Wafflemusik! / {{Mmm, waffles. I would like some waffles.}} http://oboe-comics.com/2009/03/19/waffles/ |
| Maybe It Would've Been Easier in the Long Run | < http://oboe-comics.com/2009/03/21/maybe-it-wouldve-been-easier-in-the-long-run/ |
| The Poor Artistic Administrator | Artistic Director: I want to go to Japan with Heldenleben!
/ Artistic Administrator: Nooooo
/ {{Dick was telling us horror stories about conductors who wanted to tour and make recordings and do all kinds of stuff while their artistic administrators cowered in fear.}} http://oboe-comics.com/2009/03/24/the-poor-artistic-administrator/ |
| Another Comic I Discovered in the Lounge and Absconded With | < http://oboe-comics.com/2009/03/26/another-comic-i-discovered-in-the-lounge-and-absconded-with/ |
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