The Bee Side
The world’s leading expert on European wasps walks into a record shop.
He asks the assistant, “Do you have European Vespidae Acoustics Volume 2? I believe it was released this week.”
“Certainly,” replies the assistant. “Would you like to listen before you buy it?”
“That would be wonderful,” says the expert, and puts on a pair of headphones.
He listens for a few moments, then says, “I’m terribly sorry, but I am the world’s leading expert on European wasps and this is not accurate at all. I don’t recognize any of those sounds. Are you sure this is the correct recording?”
The assistant checks the turntable. It is indeed European Vespidae Acoustics Volume 2. The assistant apologizes and lifts the needle onto the next track.
Again the expert listens. “No, this just can’t be right! I’ve been an expert for 43 years and I still don’t recognize any of these sounds.”
The assistant apologizes again and lifts the needle to the next track.
The expert throws off the headphones in a rage. “This is outrageous false advertising! No European wasp has ever made sounds like these!”
The manager overhears and comes over.
“What seems to be the problem, sir?”
“This is an outrage! I am the world’s leading expert on European wasps. There is no way in hell the sounds on that record were made by them!”
The manager glances down and notices the problem instantly.
“I’m terribly sorry, sir. It appears we’ve been playing you the bee side.”
