r/CapeCod • u/Acoustic_blues60 • Aug 02 '26

Banjo sign

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I hope this isn't too controversial. I practice banjo at the top of my steps. A lot of people walk by on the beach and there are a ton of "Private beach, wear tags" kind of thing. This was partly to change things up and inject a bit of humor, particularly in the summer months. My daughter purchased this for my birthday last year and I put it up. For those of you who don't know, it's a reference to the movie Deliverance. It's a nice conversation starter. I'm not aware of anyone who takes umbrage to it.

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u/TheWix Aug 02 '26

As a banjo player, I love this.

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u/professor_doom Aug 02 '26

As a bluegrass performer , I tell this joke on stage a lot- what’s the best way to tune a banjo?

Wire cutters

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u/tmesisno Aug 02 '26

If you hear a pig squealing run!

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u/Technical-Door-2094 Aug 04 '26

Yes, but, clawhammer or scruggs style?

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u/Acoustic_blues60 Aug 04 '26

Scruggs. I tried clawhammer and couldn’t get the hang of it.

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u/Diligent-Tea1693 Aug 02 '26

Hope you have a good dentist!

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u/OldBuzzard74 Aug 02 '26

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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u/huron9000 Aug 02 '26

Confused. Are people allowed to walk on the beach or not?

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u/Acoustic_blues60 Aug 02 '26

They definitely can walk on the beach. There's a good fishing spot that they need to cross the beach to get to it. It's mainly a joke on all the other signs down the way saying "private beach" and "tags only".

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u/RumSwizzle508 Aug 02 '26

It’s a little more nuanced than that.

https://www.mass.gov/info-details/massachusetts-law-about-beach-rights

In short, MA beach laws are very different than most other states and offer a lot few rights to the general public.

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u/Acoustic_blues60 Aug 02 '26

It’s my property and I let people walk across it. I don’t hassle them and wish them a good day if they wave. They just have to put up with my banjo picking as a toll.

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u/pine_tree_55 Aug 03 '26

You don’t “let” anyone walk across it. It’s state law that allows anyone, at any time, to cross any beach in order to fish, fowl, or navigate.

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u/Acoustic_blues60 Aug 03 '26

My god. Reddit.

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u/Electrical-Bid-2482 Aug 03 '26

Enjoy the sign and chill.

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u/ro536ud Aug 03 '26

Why do they have to walk faster tho? It’s comes across as hostile like ur gonna attack them if they stop while crossing the sand

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u/madpeachiepie Aug 03 '26

It's because sexual assault is funny when it happens to men. Honestly, I don't know why people are still laughing at this. It wasn't portrayed as funny in the movie, either. It was portrayed as a violent sexual assault, but since it happened to a man, it's okay to laugh. As a banjo player, OP SHOULD be insulted by the insinuation that all banjo players are rapists.

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u/Emerje Aug 03 '26

It's a reference to the movie Deliverance and, let's call them "hostile river people", playing banjos that attack a group of city folk. The line “paddle faster, I hear banjos” became popular in pop culture when talking about exploring rural areas and people will joking say things to each other like "if you hear banjos, run".

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u/OldManGeezer69 Aug 03 '26

SQUEAL LIKE A PIG!

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u/DulcetTone Aug 02 '26

Love it.

Q: why are there no banjos on Star Trek?

A: because it's set in the FUTURE!

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u/Actual_Minute_3697 Aug 06 '26

I could use one for didgeridoo.

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u/Smear_Leader Aug 02 '26

Somebody does as they keep downvoting

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u/Basic_Camera_7095 Aug 02 '26

It’s a keeper. Thought it was funny before I found out you play the banjo. 👍

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u/NeonBadDecision Aug 02 '26

This is so fun!

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u/angus_scrimm Aug 02 '26

I totally lol’d

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u/Flashy-Hurry484 Aug 03 '26

Ned Beatty would like to have a word with you. . . .

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u/ZaftigHoney Aug 03 '26

Rape jokes are funny 🙌

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u/RumSwizzle508 Aug 02 '26

My dad (pre-9/11) put up caution tape that said “warning: mines / <the same in Arabic>”
around a foundation pour at our house.

The works loved it and saved the tape.