Elaine Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 A tourist in Vienna is going through a graveyard and all of a sudden he hears some music. No one is around, so he starts searching for the source. He finally locates the origin and finds it is coming from a grave with a headstone that reads: Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827. Then he realizes that the music is the Ninth Symphony and it is being played backward! Puzzled, he leaves the graveyard and persuades a friend to return with him. By the time they arrive back at the grave, the music has changed. This time it is the Seventh Symphony, but like the previous piece, it is being played backward. Curious, the men agree to consult a music scholar. When they return with the expert, the Fifth Symphony is playing, again backward. The expert notices that the symphonies are being played in the reverse order in which they were composed, the 9th, then the 7th, then the 5th. By the next day the word has spread and a throng has gathered around the grave. They are all listening to the Second Symphony being played backward. Just then the graveyard's caretaker ambles up to the group. Someone in the crowd asks him if he has an explanation for the music. "Oh, it's nothing to worry about" says the caretaker. "He's just decomposing!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patut Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 Oh my god!! (hee hee) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyCW Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 Oh, that was a real groaner! BeckyCW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Lamb Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 Ha Ha.Good ole Ludwig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Wood Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 Sounds pretty grave to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teresag Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 That one stinks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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