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ah ha! top this one! (from marx brothers’ animal crackers)

Spaulding: What do you fellas get an hour?
Ravelli: For playing, we get-a ten dollars an hour.
Spaulding: I see. What do you get for not playing?
Ravelli: Twelve dollars an hour.
Spaulding: Well, clip me off a piece of that.
Ravelli: Now for rehearsing, we make special rate. That’s-a fifteen dollars an hour...That’s-a for rehearsing.
Spaulding: And what do you get for not rehearsing?
Ravelli: You couldn’t afford it. You see, if we don’t rehearse, we a-don’t play, and if we don’t play (he snaps his finger) - that runs into money.
Spaulding: How much would you want to run into an open manhole?
Ravelli: Just-a the cover charge! Ha, ha, ha.
Spaulding: Well, drop in some time.
Ravelli: Sewer.
Spaulding: Well, we cleaned that up pretty well.
Ravelli: Well, let’s see how-a we stand.
Spaulding: Flat-footed.
Ravelli: Yesterday, we didn’t come. (To Mrs. Rittenhouse) You remember, yesterday we didn’t come?
Spaulding: Oh, I remember.
Ravelli: Yes, that’s three hundred dollars.
Spaulding: Yesterday, you didn’t come, that’s three hundred dollars?
Ravelli: Yes, three hundred dollars.
Spaulding: Well, that’s reasonable. I can see that alright.
Ravelli: Now today, we did come. That’s-a (pause)..
Spaulding: That’s a hundred you owe us.
Ravelli: Hey, I bet I’m gonna lose on the deal. Tomorrow we leave. That’s worth about (pause)..
Spaulding: A million dollars.
Ravelli: Yeah, that’s alright for me, but I’ve got a partner.

Sadly, Abbot and Costello never did anything about music (at least that has been transcribed for the Internet). But I did find these.

Why are Violist's ears sought after for transplants?
They've never been used.

Why are Violas larger than Violins?
They're not; It's an optical illusion. Viola players have small heads.

What's the difference between a chainsaw and a Viola?
A chainsaw has a better chance at blending in a string quartet.

What do you call a Viola player with half a brain?
Gifted. (I thought that was a drummer?)

What do you call a Violist with more than one brain cell?
Pregnant.

Why are some Violists taking up the Accordion?
Upward mobility.

I love movie quotes.......

For anyone thinking of running from the police, they should consider the immortal words of one Elwood Blues:

“You can’t outrun a Motorola.” (Blues Brothers 2000)