The Hierarchy of Band
(as written by a french horn player)Conductor:
- Leaps tall buildings in a single bound
- Is more powerful than a locomotive
- Is faster than a speeding bullet
- Walks on water
- Gives policy to God
Trombone player:
- Leaps short buildings in a single bound
- Is more powerful than a switch engine
- Is just as fast as a speeding bullet
- Walks on water if sea is calm
- Talks with God
Oboist:
- Leaps short buildings with a running start and favorable winds
- Is almost as powerful as a switch engine
- Is almost as fast as a speeding bullet
- Walks on water in an indoor swimming pool
- Talks to God if special request is approved
Floutist:
- Rarely clears a quonset hut
- Loses tug-of-war with locomotive
- Can fire a speeding bullet
- Swims well
- Is occasionally addressed by God
Bassoonist:
- Makes marks on the wall when trying to clear short buildings
- Is run over by a locomotive
- Can sometimes handle a gun without inflicting self-injury
- Dog-paddles
- Talks to animals
Saxophone player:
- Runs into buildings
- Recognizes locomotives 2 times out of 3
- Is not issued any ammunition
- Can stay afloat with a life jacket
- Talks to walls, argues with himself
Clarinet player:
- Too afraid to jump building because of their reed
- Works in locomotives
- Too busy with reed for gun
- Throws reed into water
- Thinks reed is god
Trumpet player:
- Argues with building when it won't get out of the way
- Sleeps in locomotive
- Claims it's too easy to catch bullets in teeth when explaining why he really can't
- Saves water to drink after every triple C
- Thinks he's God.
Tuba player:
- Doesn't really exist
- Plays silently
- Is really a mime in disguise
- Believes there is no God
Percussionist:
- Falls over the doorstep when trying to enter buildings
- Says "look at the choo-choo"
- Wets himself with a water pistol
- Plays in mud puddles
- Loses arguments with himself
Horn player:
- Lifts buildings and walks under them
- Kicks locomotives off the tracks
- Catches speeding bullets in teeth and eats them
- Freezes water with a single glance
- Is God