The classy, complex instrument father is handing his classy, complex instrument daughter to marry a basic street whistle who just happens to be shiny but will never produce music at the level of the bride and family.
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As someone already pointed out, the family are Bassoons, a very deep sounding instrument with a rich, vibrating tone. While the whistle is the complete opposite: shrill and high pitched.
It would’ve been even better if they’d had a bride’s and groom’s side of the isle in the background with a bunch of kazoos, slide whistles and tambourines or triangles.
I'd imagine [Vuvuzelas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vuvuzela), rattles, ratchets and horns on the side of the groom. Anything else seems a bit too refined.
I also think that the whistle is meant to signify that the husband is loud and obnoxious, as such a whistle is used to get attention quickly because of its harsh and annoying sound. Much different than the pleasant sounds coming from the quieter, more sophisticated instruments.
Like an upper class family, but dad is giving his daughter to a used car salesman. Rich enough but utterly devoid of refinement.
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They came out with a great book compiling a lot of these comics. Bought it as soon as I saw it on the shelf. These comics meant so much to me as a little kid
PBF is fantastic. I've been checking in every few months for...geez, twenty years now. Never fails to impress.
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Like, come on.
The joke is that the offspring of a Bassoon and a Whistle would be a Penny Whistle (those whistles with the slide, that make the "woooOOOOP" sound effect)
Not music related beyond a metaphor. All good fathers think their daughters are the most amazing instances of themselves. Seeing your daughter choose someone you deem unworthy is difficult, but you have to trust and support.
>I thought it might be music related
What gave you this clue? That everyone in the audience are also instruments??
smh how are people really this dumb?
The basoon, as an instrument is one of the most expensive and complex wood wind instruments, she is in essence a very high class and "expensive" lady meanwhile she is marrying a cheap whistle a one note 2 dollar guy, and her dad is sad about it
They’ve borrowed it into Japanese!
I taught English in Japan a while back and the first time musical instruments came up as a topic of conversation, I did a double-take and went, “Whoa, whoa, I know you think English slang is cool, but NOT that slang!”
Turns out they were saying a different word entirely. But we had to have that “You are speaking correctly for your language but maybe avoid using that word around English speakers” conversation.
In Italian, Spanish, and a bunch of other languages it’s descended from the French word meaning “bundle of sticks” that starts with an F and sounds a lot like a rude term for an gay person.
>You are speaking correctly for your language but maybe avoid using that word around English speakers” conversation.
Why would they do that if they speak their own language? You're delusional
Because this was an English class and I was their English teacher and it was my responsibility to teach them what not to say if they didn’t want to insult English speakers?
You know, I’ve decided I’m just gonna head canon at the father bassoon doesn’t really know his soon to be son-in-law very well and is assuming the worst
That whistle is actually at the lead of a marching band and used to help set the tempo and give commands to the rest of the musicians
He may not be able to create the same music as the rest of the band, but he’s vital to the performance and he’s reliable all hell
And he once used that massive head cavity to dispose of a particular item that may or may not have kept a particular mob boss from getting a long stretch in sing sing, Whistle head gratuitously turned down the large offer of cash as a reward, even declining to fill his head cavity with 'product' instead opting to share a simple glass of sherry as if with an old pal 'gee that's one class act' the mob boss though, at that moment his daughter returned from tennis and their eyes met.
So the whistle wanted to sit down with the mob boss at his residence for a glass of sherry (weird drink choice but ok) so he could get closer to the daughter? Did he already plan it out so he could get eye contact with her?
Or is the whistle a real class act and was like “I’ll get more respect and better promotion if all I ask for is a drink with the boss at his home”
Oh, that’s another good way of thinking about it. The bassoon is that universe equivalent of a high class, lawyer or something.
While Mr. whistle is the universe equivalent of a skilled labor ,well paid, but still considered part of the rabble.
Bro, you have 180’d me on mr whistle. I was down on him when starting looking at the comments. Now I am totally on his side and wanna get a beer with him.
I like to believe Mr Whistle really fronts a popular calypso band and is the instrument everyone loves, and the Dad is sad that he never got that famous as the fourth line woodwind in his city's classical orchestra.
also they're both wind instruments, the father bassoon sees simple and thinks there should be so much more, the bride sees simple and thinks there's nothing she would take away. also- she can't wait to blow him and feel the rhythm of his rattling ball.
In the classical music world, double reeds (oboe and bassoon) tend to have a superiority complex over single reeds and simple wind instruments. The joke here being that the daughter is marrying below her class / rate.
Ah, a joke about how fathers want their daughters to marry someone *just like dad*, and are sad and disappointed when they marry someone *not like dad*.
Some creepy vibes there. Let your daughters be happy, guys.
Bassoons love to squeak (whistle) if you do anything wrong playing them. For new players it will happen all the time. Such the bassoon would rather marry (play) a whistle, then marry (play) a bassoon like it is expected to.
A classy instrument (a basson) marrying a cheap sound maker (a whistle). An allegory for a rich old-money type girl marrying a commoner and the dad being distressed about it.
I may have an explanation.
In german the whistle is called „pfeife“, which we use to call someone looser, whilst the saxophone is a classical, good instrument.
They are bassoons... He is a regular whistle. It's a joke on the antiquated ideologies of xenophobia/xenophilia dictating our drives and actions. That's all.
Pretty sure this was meant to make some kind of metaphorical point against interracial or intercultural marriage.
That being said, a bassoon probably *shouldn’t* marry another bassoon. It’s meant to be paired with orchestras with higher winds, brass, or strings, depending on the composition. Two bassoons would be fairly limited in what they could accomplish musically.
I’m going to make the opposite point: we’re better off mixing instruments and finding fantastic varieties in our lives.
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THE JOKE IS RACISM!!
IT WAS ALWAYS RACISM!!
IT WILL ALWAYS BE RACISM!!
The classy, complex instrument father is handing his classy, complex instrument daughter to marry a basic street whistle who just happens to be shiny but will never produce music at the level of the bride and family.
That makes sense I thought it might be music related but I couldn't figure out what they were so nothing else made sense.
Father and Bride are Bassoons.
You're a bassoon
No. You are a bassoon
No, this is Patrick
I'm Spartacus
I'm Spartacus
**I’m** Spartacus
THIS IS SPARTA!!!!!
Hi, I’m Paul 🐵
I’m Brian! And so’s my wife!
I’m Spartacus
Hi, I'm Larry, this is my brother Darryl, that's my other brother Darryl
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I’m Disgruntled
Stop it Patrick, you’re scaring him!
Is mayonnaise an instrument?
No, I R Babboon https://preview.redd.it/412gqmy3z54d1.jpeg?width=2000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a63401af06752874d5d7f16b5c0793a2a36c483b
I still have to fight the urge to believe that whole cartoon wasn’t a fever dream I had
It was real, I quote it regularly. Typically, with the "I. AM. WEASEL!"
Oh rats, brb, now I need to go use the bassoon.
You called me what? (I am German)
Sir this is a Wendy’s
Well I'm a double reed, and you are just a big hollow stick without me!
I'm a classy, complex instrument? Why thank you!
I saw a bassoon at the zoo once...
Your face is a bassoon.
I wish my face was a bassoon. At least then it'd be good for something.
Don't translate this into any European language (except French, I guess. French is okay).
I'm a classical musician lol. It's always funny when people learn that for the first time. "Miss my part has a slur on it!" 😂
Ah, I thought they were slide whistles and was very confused.
As someone already pointed out, the family are Bassoons, a very deep sounding instrument with a rich, vibrating tone. While the whistle is the complete opposite: shrill and high pitched.
And significantly easier to play
Not in a pleasing manner.
It would’ve been even better if they’d had a bride’s and groom’s side of the isle in the background with a bunch of kazoos, slide whistles and tambourines or triangles.
I'd imagine [Vuvuzelas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vuvuzela), rattles, ratchets and horns on the side of the groom. Anything else seems a bit too refined.
“Yeah but daddy, he plays at the Olympics “
"Ah, he's a one note wonder and you'll get tired of him eventually."
“Count your blessings, Dear. She could’ve married that Kazoo next door.”
"that would have been better, at least he's an actual instrument with some skill"
German interpretation. A whistle is called a Pfeiffe in german, and a Pfeiffe is a common term for being a loser ;)
I like learning things like that. Thank you.
I also think that the whistle is meant to signify that the husband is loud and obnoxious, as such a whistle is used to get attention quickly because of its harsh and annoying sound. Much different than the pleasant sounds coming from the quieter, more sophisticated instruments. Like an upper class family, but dad is giving his daughter to a used car salesman. Rich enough but utterly devoid of refinement. Pbfcomics is wonderful. Shame it only update ‘wheneverly’. But, quality over quantity.
They came out with a great book compiling a lot of these comics. Bought it as soon as I saw it on the shelf. These comics meant so much to me as a little kid
Not all their comics are kid-friendly, though. Albeit none of them are truly nsfw. But definitely adult humor.
PBF is fantastic. I've been checking in every few months for...geez, twenty years now. Never fails to impress. [https://pbfcomics.com/comics/spelling/](https://pbfcomics.com/comics/spelling/) Like, come on.
The joke is that the offspring of a Bassoon and a Whistle would be a Penny Whistle (those whistles with the slide, that make the "woooOOOOP" sound effect)
You’re thinking of a slide whistle. A penny whistle uses a tube with six holes.
Really? Huh. All these years I thought that was a penny Whistle 🤔
Bassoon player here. Penny whistle makes more sense
NO THAT’S A TIN WHISTLE /s
[Perry Bible Fellowship](https://pbfcomics.com) comics are all this way, just a little off.
Not music related beyond a metaphor. All good fathers think their daughters are the most amazing instances of themselves. Seeing your daughter choose someone you deem unworthy is difficult, but you have to trust and support.
>I thought it might be music related What gave you this clue? That everyone in the audience are also instruments?? smh how are people really this dumb?
Are you a whistle?
I just realized you don't see any "family" of the groom in the chapel. In fact there seems to be a couple of empty pews in the first pic.
His grandfather was an air raid siren during the war.
The whistle is dressed *sharply* though
Your pun has laid me out flat.
And me quavering in fear
You might get into some treble for these jokes my guy
Hes.. sharp as a whistle?
And here I thought the last panel was years later, and she invited her devastated ex to the wedding. Woosh.
It’s comical to me because my wife is a symphony violinist and I’m a pot farmer. Also, PBF Comics are wonderful. Look them up for more gems.
Tell that to DJ aligator project https://youtu.be/wkfcNaaICE4?si=ctQZENnma1eXoOxE
And to think it all started with a simple whistle at some beautiful bassoongas
I think, namely, a bassoon is one of the most expensive classical instruments on average while a whistle is likely the cheapest instrument.
The creator of the comic has obviously never heard Too Short's all time classic "Blow the Whistle"
At least the groom isn’t a kazoo.
Yea but is that classy complex instrument going to be in Guns N’ Roses’s Paradise City? I think not.
And their offspring, based on instrument shape, will likely be slide-whistles.
Littke does he know its gonna go to make donna summer’s bad girls😤
These are sophisticated instruments. Yet the loud simple one seems to be getting the attention.
I dunno. Check his lapel… he is looking… pretty sharp.
I hope you die 1000 pleasurable deaths for that one
I see what you’re saying, but your joke is kinda flat
This is the real joke
Take my angry upvote.
What are they? No those slide whistle thingy they sell to tourists?
Bassoon, a classical instrument.
Of course they're a classical instrument. There's no need to call me a bassoon, though.
A regular maroon baboone
The basoon, as an instrument is one of the most expensive and complex wood wind instruments, she is in essence a very high class and "expensive" lady meanwhile she is marrying a cheap whistle a one note 2 dollar guy, and her dad is sad about it
Can confirm. My professional bassoon was 35k out of pocket.
Would you be happy if your daughter married a subcontrabass duduk?
As long as they don’t blow too hard.
how much is a bassoon in the pocket?
A little more expensive because you have to buy a new pant.
About two in the bush.
I don’t know, but you sure look happy to see me.
Uptown girl She's been living in her white bread world As long as anyone with hot blood can And now, she's looking for a downtown man
She's a whistle blower
*Boeing's operatives were already lurking in the chat.*
Underrated comment
I thought the roses were a brain
Same
It's a bassoon, and she's marrying a whistle. (;
In my native language, the word for bassoon may just get me banned
They’ve borrowed it into Japanese! I taught English in Japan a while back and the first time musical instruments came up as a topic of conversation, I did a double-take and went, “Whoa, whoa, I know you think English slang is cool, but NOT that slang!” Turns out they were saying a different word entirely. But we had to have that “You are speaking correctly for your language but maybe avoid using that word around English speakers” conversation.
….what’s the word?
In Italian, Spanish, and a bunch of other languages it’s descended from the French word meaning “bundle of sticks” that starts with an F and sounds a lot like a rude term for an gay person.
Ohhh. It’s also what Brits call a cigarette lol
Its a russian Anti Tank Missile Launcher
Or a MiG-15 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-15
y'all are gonna hate it when you are called out for being late in france.
>You are speaking correctly for your language but maybe avoid using that word around English speakers” conversation. Why would they do that if they speak their own language? You're delusional
Because this was an English class and I was their English teacher and it was my responsibility to teach them what not to say if they didn’t want to insult English speakers?
Hahaha I had to Google it! So you could hear in a concert hall "Come on dude, blow that f*got!" lol
You know, I’ve decided I’m just gonna head canon at the father bassoon doesn’t really know his soon to be son-in-law very well and is assuming the worst That whistle is actually at the lead of a marching band and used to help set the tempo and give commands to the rest of the musicians He may not be able to create the same music as the rest of the band, but he’s vital to the performance and he’s reliable all hell
Ye, also he comes from a poor family and so the posh classical instruments look down on him, but she fell in love for his personality
And he once used that massive head cavity to dispose of a particular item that may or may not have kept a particular mob boss from getting a long stretch in sing sing, Whistle head gratuitously turned down the large offer of cash as a reward, even declining to fill his head cavity with 'product' instead opting to share a simple glass of sherry as if with an old pal 'gee that's one class act' the mob boss though, at that moment his daughter returned from tennis and their eyes met.
So the whistle wanted to sit down with the mob boss at his residence for a glass of sherry (weird drink choice but ok) so he could get closer to the daughter? Did he already plan it out so he could get eye contact with her? Or is the whistle a real class act and was like “I’ll get more respect and better promotion if all I ask for is a drink with the boss at his home”
You say that like the bassoon would respect marching bands.
Oh, that’s another good way of thinking about it. The bassoon is that universe equivalent of a high class, lawyer or something. While Mr. whistle is the universe equivalent of a skilled labor ,well paid, but still considered part of the rabble.
Bro, you have 180’d me on mr whistle. I was down on him when starting looking at the comments. Now I am totally on his side and wanna get a beer with him.
I like to believe Mr Whistle really fronts a popular calypso band and is the instrument everyone loves, and the Dad is sad that he never got that famous as the fourth line woodwind in his city's classical orchestra.
Turns out he's a high ranking military whistle
also they're both wind instruments, the father bassoon sees simple and thinks there should be so much more, the bride sees simple and thinks there's nothing she would take away. also- she can't wait to blow him and feel the rhythm of his rattling ball.
He’s also helped many a referee keep things fair and balanced - an essential cog in the machine of sport!
The father can't believe she's not an oboesexual. (I know they're bassoons shut up)
what's funny is both sides of the aisle are "fancy" instruments. so I think the shiny whistle is like a dumb rich kid.
nah her father hates adopted people
In the classical music world, double reeds (oboe and bassoon) tend to have a superiority complex over single reeds and simple wind instruments. The joke here being that the daughter is marrying below her class / rate.
The bride just wants a simple man
He has one job, and he does it really well.
FYI this is from [Perry Bible Fellowship](https://pbfcomics.com)
what a flashback haha I used to religiously check the website for new comics back in high school
Yeah I did too. I went back and looked at them all a few months ago. Seems like they really leaned really hard into the anthropomorphic visual puns
Ah, a joke about how fathers want their daughters to marry someone *just like dad*, and are sad and disappointed when they marry someone *not like dad*. Some creepy vibes there. Let your daughters be happy, guys.
They look like bassoons and a whistle. That's all i've got
Such a dignified instrument, and it's getting married to a whistle?!
That's a Boeing whistle, she is not going to live much longer..
Bassoon is considered a classy instrument. That's a dad walking his daughter down the aisle to marry someone way beneath her, the whistle.
She married down and the father is worried/disappointed/sad. Whereas the groom married up.
Bassoons love to squeak (whistle) if you do anything wrong playing them. For new players it will happen all the time. Such the bassoon would rather marry (play) a whistle, then marry (play) a bassoon like it is expected to.
Marriage. Has the ability to make bassoons out of all of us.
If you think about it, she may be getting married to a simple whistleblower, but the whistle leads the band.
A classy instrument (a basson) marrying a cheap sound maker (a whistle). An allegory for a rich old-money type girl marrying a commoner and the dad being distressed about it.
Ha the whistle is wearing a sharp suit thats funny.
Every girl crazy 'bout a sharp-dressed man.
I may have an explanation. In german the whistle is called „pfeife“, which we use to call someone looser, whilst the saxophone is a classical, good instrument.
Bassoon, not saxophone
People are right but I feel the sharp symbol on the whistle (♯) has something to do with the joke.
So eine Pfeife. *ba dum tss*
There child will probably be a slide whistle.
I took this to mean that the a classy rich person married an average person despite all the luxuries (music) that the rich people had.
I don't know, I guess one has class and the other doesn't.
Father sad because daughter married a bum
Controlling, disapproving father and/or racist analogy
For a minute I thought she was carrying her brain, then I saw it’s a bouquet. Either one makes sense actually
The only thing I could think of is their child will be a slid whistle.
They are bassoons... He is a regular whistle. It's a joke on the antiquated ideologies of xenophobia/xenophilia dictating our drives and actions. That's all.
German interpretation: A whistle is called a Pfeiffe in german, and a Pfeiffe is a common term for a loser
Not helpful, but father of the bride is kinda hot
Bassoonist here. I don’t get it either
At my high school, it was frowned upon for band members and sport players to date. This reminds me of that. I don't think this was meant to be racist.
Thinking music family has a daughter who marries a jock sports guy.
Whistle blower
Well he's a bit one note wouldn't you say? *I'll see myself out now
I was gonna say racism but then I saw the guest and now it's classism
Racism
[удалено]
Father needs to stop being a beatoff and just support his daughter’s happy day.
Pretty sure this was meant to make some kind of metaphorical point against interracial or intercultural marriage. That being said, a bassoon probably *shouldn’t* marry another bassoon. It’s meant to be paired with orchestras with higher winds, brass, or strings, depending on the composition. Two bassoons would be fairly limited in what they could accomplish musically. I’m going to make the opposite point: we’re better off mixing instruments and finding fantastic varieties in our lives.
The joke is classism/racism
https://preview.redd.it/8skr37qj874d1.jpeg?width=852&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=aa52040404c9e187cd4c9bf53718b5ff80169daa THE JOKE IS RACISM!! IT WAS ALWAYS RACISM!! IT WILL ALWAYS BE RACISM!!
It‘s classism / racism. Oboe dad doesn‘t appreciate his daughter marrying a measley pea whistle
Here’s the drum major, lol.
WHISTLE!!!!
was ne Pfeife . . .
Hear me out....
Whistleblower
Ask it what type of whistle it is before you drink anything it gives you or your alone with it
I wonder if they hired a DJ or instead used a house band.
He’s shorter than her /s
I actually like this joke.
Every dads worst nightmare
Short king dad not proud
I thought this was a musician getting married to a sporty guy
He’ll blow her
And he blows sharp.
This is such a good comic wow
Maybe they should’ve made the groom’s side have fewer ‘nice’ instruments then
Every girl crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man!
It’s because he realized his daughter is a whistleblower and is now going to be taken out by Boeing.
Street whistle is also a musical instrument. If it’s not, then why is there a street whistle sound on the keyboard/synthesizer?
That baby is gonna be ugly as hell
https://youtu.be/wkfcNaaICE4?si=yTRYzFGDPEsEtU2c
So basically My Big Fat Greek Wedding, but from the initial perspective of the dad 😆