The Ukelele

Today's list is brought to you by the Ukelele.

1. Don't buy your husband a ukelele. Believe me. Just don't do it.

2. Believe it or not, the ukelele sounds worse over the phone then it does in person. Just ask my dad.

3. The only actual time ukelele playing is acceptable is when playing Christmas Island. No, Iz's version of Somewhere over the Rainbow is not an exception. That song has been overdone. It's crispy.

4. All dogs have fleas. That doesn't make any sense. How is that supposed to help you remember the pitches? And just for the record, our dog doesn't have fleas. So there!

5. Don't let your friend give your husband a ukelele either. That's just as bad.

6. I heard on a podcast (How to do everything. Best podcast ever, by the way.) that a family was remodeling their bathroom, and they found a ukelele in between the walls. Those poor souls. Hopefully is was beyond all repair.

7. Ukelele is really fun to type. Go ahead. Try it.

8. The ukulele originated in the 19th century as a Hawaiian interpretation of the machete,^[3] a small guitar-like instrument related to the cavaquinho, timple, braguinha and the rajão, taken to Hawaii by Portuguese immigrants, many from the Macaronesian Islands. It gained great popularity elsewhere in the United States during the early 20th century, and from there spread internationally.  Thank you Wikipedia. Machete not to be confused with machete the sharp knife like object. Even though I imagine both can be painful.

9. If you must practice the ukelele the bathroom is a great place to do so.

10. The swimming pool is an even better place to practice it though.