A symphony was performing Beethoven's 9th in a park one afternoon, but it was so windy that the musicians had to tie their music to the stands.©OFFICEJOKES.NET

When the tubas finished playing their part in movement 1, they decided, since they had 2 movements of rests, to sneak off to the pub across the street.©OFFICEJOKES.NET

So they sat in the pub, downed a few, and listened to the orchestra. When they heard the pickups to their part they threw money on the counter and stumbled into the street.©OFFICEJOKES.NET

They could barely keep from falling over as the ran to pick up their tubas, but even worse, they couldn't untie the music.©OFFICEJOKES.NET

They were pulling and tugging but the string was so tight that they fell over from the effort. Just then, the conductor looked back and thought, "Oh lord, it's the bottom of the 9th, the score is tied, and the basses are loaded!"