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Solving => Today's Puzzles => Topic started by: magus on August 13, 2011, 09:40:12 AM
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Saturday “31”
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Abbr. for dumbbells LBS
Blue blood vessels? YACHTS
Beefy hybrid CATTALO
Slide presentation AMEBA
Place for pitchers? SALESROOM [I don’t see this anymore: it’s showroom today]
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TETONRANGE [don’t think this term exists; it’s the Grand Tetons or The Tetons]
PIANOSTOOL [same here; it’s piano bench]
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Kurzgeschichte [when ya gotta define em, ya know there’s somethin wrong]
RATING: ;D ;D Three grins = Excellent: Loved it; Two grins = Good: Enjoyed it; One grin = Satisfactory: A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Unsatisfying: No fun
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Saturday “31”
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PIANOSTOOL [same here; it’s piano bench]
A piano bench is a rectangular seat for piano playing, and often has a compartment under the seat for music or whatever. A piano stool is a different sort of seat, circular in form and a little smaller. The seat height is often adjustable by spinning the seat (which is mounted using a large screw mechanism in such cases).
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Thanks, Drew, for the definition, but have you seen anyone use a stool at a piano? That's why I put it in green; it's not wrong; it just doesn't sit right --- with me. Even "sales room," which I liked for its cleverness, is rarely if ever used. I see that I should not have used "same here" under the question icon since Teton range seems made up while piano stool exists but is a rarity.
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Piano stools are definitely rare these days; no argument at all there. I think maybe the last time I've seen one used was in accompanying a typical elementary school music program...back when I was in elementary school in a small town. There's a reasonable chance they may still be in use there, assuming I'm remembering things straight. The town hall there has seen little change, either before or since.
I do kind of hope they'll come back some day, though, as an adjustable stool is nicer to use than a non-adjustable bench IMHO.