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Level42:
--- Quote from: AtomSmasher on January 15, 2009, 03:39:37 pm ---You guys do realize that the original meaning of the word rim shot is a drumming term and is usually referring to two drum beats and cymbal hit given after a bad joke.
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Wrong.
(Again).
I'm a drummer and a rimshot is a stroke of the drumstick where you hit the RIM and the head of the drum at once.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rimshot
What you mean is a sting.
AtomSmasher:
--- Quote from: Level42 on January 15, 2009, 04:10:34 pm ---
--- Quote from: AtomSmasher on January 15, 2009, 03:39:37 pm ---You guys do realize that the original meaning of the word rim shot is a drumming term and is usually referring to two drum beats and cymbal hit given after a bad joke.
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Wrong.
(Again).
I'm a drummer and a rimshot is a stroke of the drumstick where you hit the RIM and the head of the drum at once.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rimshot
What you mean is a sting.
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I said it USUALLY REFERS to when you give a comedian a two beats and a cymbal. I didn't say that was the actual definition, just what the term is generally referring to and that the original meaning of the phrase is a drumming term (I knew exactly what a rim shot was when I made that post. Stop snickering Chad and Hoopz :P). It may technically be called a sting, but the vast majority of people call it a rim shot. Theres even a website called www.instantrimshot.com to give you the punchline notes (as I originally posted), if it was called www.instantsting.com then we wouldn't be having this converstaion.
But don't worry, I won't point out that you continually have trouble reading my posts ;D
AtomSmasher:
And for future reference I also enjoy eating Cockle soup and watching Dik-dik's
:afro:
Level42:
Yes and if you'd searched for sting on wikipedia you would have read this ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sting_(percussion) ):
A sting is a short sequence played by a drummer to punctuate a joke, especially an obvious or slapstick one. A sting is often used as accompaniment during cabaret- or circus-style shows. It is often erroneously called a rimshot, although a rimshot can be part of a sting.
So, the term rimshot is used for a sting by people who know nothing about percussion. Then again Atomsmasher and some others here know everything about everything and will undoubtedly reply to this just to keep on nagging in this thread just for the sake of it.
Also very adult to start name-calling. I'm out of this thread.
AtomSmasher:
--- Quote from: Level42 on January 16, 2009, 01:31:48 am ---Yes and if you'd searched for sting on wikipedia you would have read this ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sting_(percussion) ):
A sting is a short sequence played by a drummer to punctuate a joke, especially an obvious or slapstick one. A sting is often used as accompaniment during cabaret- or circus-style shows. It is often erroneously called a rimshot, although a rimshot can be part of a sting.
So, the term rimshot is used for a sting by people who know nothing about percussion. Then again Atomsmasher and some others here know everything about everything and will undoubtedly reply to this just to keep on nagging in this thread just for the sake of it.
Also very adult to start name-calling. I'm out of this thread.
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You do realize that I acknowledged the actual name for it is a sting in my previous post right? And that the whole reason for calling it a rimshot is because that was the name of the website, right? And when someone is talking about a rimshot (in drumming terms) that the majority of the time they are referring to a sting (which all of the links you posted confirmed), right?
Geez. It's almost comical how you only read bits and pieces of the posts you respond to. Here, I'll make it easy for you and quote the part of my last post that you seemed to miss:
--- Quote from: AtomSmasher on January 15, 2009, 04:37:14 pm --- It may technically be called a sting, but the vast majority of people call it a rim shot. Theres even a website called www.instantrimshot.com to give you the punchline notes (as I originally posted), if it was called www.instantsting.com then we wouldn't be having this converstaion.
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