Someone posted that Didgeridoo was the swear word of the week, on facebook. I think when I begin reading things like that and reacting to them then facebook is too important in my life and it is time for a break. Then I realize that facebook community provide me not only with friendship, education, because of how I select my friends, but it also provides me with great writing prompts. So here is my waffle reply - my opinion of the word didgeridoo being referred to as a swear word.
Not sure I understand how Didgeridoo is a swear word. In the right hands it is a marvelous musical instrument the only one I know of where the musician and the instrument are united as one to make the most emotionally moving and dutiful sounds , when skill is involved - like the violin of course it is hideous when played disrespectfully.
The fact that nature herself, creates a true didgeridoo makes it even more beautiful. The Didgeridoo comes from the far north of Australia, not Central Australia where it is a tourist buy item. It is often decorated with the Barramundi and Shark the totem of many north eastern Australian Aborigines.
A real didgeridoo, is carved out by nature, the termite, it is 'found' ready to play and needs little enhancement aside from placing native honey bees wax and a special tree sap around the mouth piece, and definitely not the modern day resins applied to machine carved out logs. A real ç is a thing of spiritual beauty when made and played with the respect of the bonding of mankind and nature.
I hate to see it referred to as a swear word even as a joke. Mind you I feel like swearing at the commercialism of Australian tourists buying peppier-mace 'didges' made in China.
Not sure I understand how Didgeridoo is a swear word. In the right hands it is a marvelous musical instrument the only one I know of where the musician and the instrument are united as one to make the most emotionally moving and dutiful sounds , when skill is involved - like the violin of course it is hideous when played disrespectfully.
The fact that nature herself, creates a true didgeridoo makes it even more beautiful. The Didgeridoo comes from the far north of Australia, not Central Australia where it is a tourist buy item. It is often decorated with the Barramundi and Shark the totem of many north eastern Australian Aborigines.
A real didgeridoo, is carved out by nature, the termite, it is 'found' ready to play and needs little enhancement aside from placing native honey bees wax and a special tree sap around the mouth piece, and definitely not the modern day resins applied to machine carved out logs. A real ç is a thing of spiritual beauty when made and played with the respect of the bonding of mankind and nature.
I hate to see it referred to as a swear word even as a joke. Mind you I feel like swearing at the commercialism of Australian tourists buying peppier-mace 'didges' made in China.
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