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tomorrow....

littleseb - 10-14-2011 at 01:50 PM

....i will be a happy man.

10 points if you can guess why.

(just to keep it fair - 3 guesses each, first correct answer wins, points will be equally shared in in the unlikely event of a tie)

sabbassi - 10-14-2011 at 01:52 PM

Littleseb ! are you 100% sure you gona be a happy man? :)

Hope you will be happy anway bu I can't guess why, something to do with receiving a new instrument, getting married or having a baby?

littleseb - 10-14-2011 at 01:57 PM

Quote: Originally posted by sabbassi  
Littleseb ! are you 100% sure you gona be a happy man? :)

Hope you will be happy anway bu I can't guess why, something to do with receiving a new instrument, getting married or having a baby?


yo 'bassi!

the answer to both your question will be posted on this very thread tomorrow 8pm gmt.

keep those questions coming!

ibn sina - 10-15-2011 at 08:42 AM

You found you could suddenly play the oud a lot better?

littleseb - 10-15-2011 at 11:16 AM

alright all you oud-nutters out there!

because of the poor turn-out and lack of convincing answers the elderly council of littleseb international headquarters has decided to extend the qualification process by another 24 hours.
answers and guesses are now to be posted in writing on this very thread no later than 8pm gmt 16th oct 2011.

in the unlikely event of not having received the correct answer by the time and date stated above the jackpot of 10 bonus points will kindly be donated to the admin team of mike's oud forum.

good luck!

londonoudi - 10-15-2011 at 12:10 PM

Having baby?

littleseb - 10-15-2011 at 12:22 PM

what sort of baby? ;)

keep 'em coming everybody, you got 22 hours and 39 minutes....

ahmed_eissa - 10-15-2011 at 12:30 PM

You're getting a new, beautiful, expensive Oud :)

littleseb - 10-15-2011 at 12:42 PM

the lucky winner of 10 special bonus points will be revealed at 8pm gmt 16th oct 2011.

keep 'em coming!

DoggerelPundit - 10-15-2011 at 02:48 PM

Three guesses each eh? Well.

1. You recently inherited a house with a big, dry basement. Tax free, of course.

2. In that basement you have found three originally faced ouds, strongly cased and in prime condition—a 1955 Karibyan, a 1910 Manol, and a pre-1900 Nahat.

3. You have suddenly and spontaneously begun to grow tail feathers. Turkish eagle tail feathers that is, and you are all set to make your fortune offering rare mizraps.

Out side of a blessed baby, these would be pretty good runner ups.

-Stephen

SamirCanada - 10-15-2011 at 03:11 PM

Lol sweet. Contest!
I am going to take a crack at it.

1. You are going to meet or you have met your personal favorite oud player in the world.

2. You are went on a date with the hottest chick. She came over, picked up your oud and blew your mind away with a sick taqassim.

3. I am a car guy so I am gonna say, you got a BMW M3 coupe ;)

SamirCanada - 10-15-2011 at 05:33 PM

Lol sweet. Contest!
I am going to take a crack at it.

1. You are going to meet or you have met your personal favorite oud player in the world.

2. You are went on a date with the hottest chick. She came over, picked up your oud and blew your mind away with a sick taqassim.

3. I am a car guy so I am gonna say, you got a BMW M3 coupe ;)

littleseb - 10-17-2011 at 11:39 AM

Quote: Originally posted by DoggerelPundit  
Three guesses each eh? Well.

1. You recently inherited a house with a big, dry basement. Tax free, of course.

2. In that basement you have found three originally faced ouds, strongly cased and in prime condition—a 1955 Karibyan, a 1910 Manol, and a pre-1900 Nahat.

3. You have suddenly and spontaneously begun to grow tail feathers. Turkish eagle tail feathers that is, and you are all set to make your fortune offering rare mizraps.

Out side of a blessed baby, these would be pretty good runner ups.

-Stephen


1. no
2. no
3. no

sorry stephen, no points for you. i'm slightly more modest, but maybe should aim higher in the furture?

littleseb - 10-17-2011 at 11:40 AM

Quote: Originally posted by ibn sina  
You found you could suddenly play the oud a lot better?


still waiting for that magical moment. no points for you, sorry.

littleseb - 10-17-2011 at 11:42 AM

Quote: Originally posted by SamirCanada  
Lol sweet. Contest!
I am going to take a crack at it.

1. You are going to meet or you have met your personal favorite oud player in the world.

2. You are went on a date with the hottest chick. She came over, picked up your oud and blew your mind away with a sick taqassim.

3. I am a car guy so I am gonna say, you got a BMW M3 coupe ;)


1. that wasn't what i had in mind, but yes, i am meeting somalia's hottest export xodeidi next week. 2 points for this. well done.

2. no. don't get me excited!

3. no.

total: 2 points.

littleseb - 10-17-2011 at 11:50 AM

Quote: Originally posted by ahmed_eissa  
You're getting a new, beautiful, expensive Oud :)


:applause:hip-hip-hurray, we've got a winner!:applause:
8 bonus points for you (sorry, 2 already went to samir for guessing another event)
WELL DONE!

i agreed on a al-dmashky floating bridge oud. beautiful wood, reasonably priced, and, above all, great sounding. it's got a small-ish, almost turkish-sized bowl and, well, a floating bridge, which i always wanted. i could never make up my mind wether i preferred turkish or arabic, so here's the best of both worlds. the sustain is incredible. you plug the string, it goes 'eeeeeeeeee', you go off, grab a bite, come back, still 'eeeeeeee'.

will post pics and sounds once i've paid for it in full.