If the pedal steel were an animal (and of course it is)

Susan Alcorn · Post by **Susan Alcorn** » 30 Jan 2012 9:45 am

Curious. If the pedal steel were an animal, which animal would it be?

Chris Brooks · Post by **Chris Brooks** » 30 Jan 2012 9:48 am

"I've . . . . got . . a . . . .tiger by the tail, it's plain to see . . . "

Chris

Brint Hannay · Post by **Brint Hannay** » 30 Jan 2012 9:50 am

An octopus?

Alan Brookes · Post by **Alan Brookes** » 30 Jan 2012 10:03 am

A Howling Wolf.

...and if it were a plant it would have to be a Weeping Willow.

Jim Cooley · Post by **Jim Cooley** » 30 Jan 2012 10:09 am

A cross between a chameleon and a Grizzly? It's extremely versatile and adaptable, but it'll eat you.

Bent Romnes · Post by **Bent Romnes** » 30 Jan 2012 10:27 am

A cat. An extremely cute, cuddly and purring kitten or a roaring lion that can tear you apart.

Lynn Fargo · Post by **Lynn Fargo** » 30 Jan 2012 11:43 am

A Thoroughbred.

Brett Day · Post by **Brett Day** » 30 Jan 2012 12:01 pm

Bent Romnes wrote:A cat. An extremely cute, cuddly and purring kitten or a roaring lion that can tear you apart.

It would also be a cat because when you pick one high string near the pickup, it could make the sound of a cat with a high meow.

Fred Glave · Post by **Fred Glave** » 30 Jan 2012 12:18 pm

It sure as heck ain't no poodle!

Bob Blair · Post by **Bob Blair** » 30 Jan 2012 12:41 pm

Armadillo

Jake Gathright · Post by **Jake Gathright** » 30 Jan 2012 12:49 pm

Possum

Rick Schmidt · Post by **Rick Schmidt** » 30 Jan 2012 1:15 pm

A beast that's getting harder and harder to lift

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 30 Jan 2012 1:44 pm

A crazed weasel, or a scalded hound, depending...

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 30 Jan 2012 1:56 pm

IMO a Wolverine or a Tasmanian Devil. That thing will bite the hell out of you, chew you up and spit you out.

richard burton · Post by **richard burton** » 30 Jan 2012 2:00 pm

When you are a raw beginner, your pedal steel is as stubborn as a mule, and as musical as a cat being dragged under a door by its tail.

Just like a horse, the 10 stringed beast has to be broken in, but when it has eventually surrendered, wow, was that journey worth it

Jeff Garden · Post by **Jeff Garden** » 30 Jan 2012 3:10 pm

a domesticated wild dog - maybe a cross between a husky and a wolf. just when you think you've got it fairly well tamed and figured out....you don't, and it jumps the fence (maybe after biting you) and takes off again. If you're lucky enough to recapture it and put a lot more time and effort into it, you're both the wiser until the next time it happens.

Rick Schmidt · Post by **Rick Schmidt** » 30 Jan 2012 3:31 pm

A creature that must be brought back from the brink of extinction by new bloodlines and new ideas.

Mike Schwartzman · Post by **Mike Schwartzman** » 30 Jan 2012 3:50 pm

I'm not sure exactly, but I'm pretty sure it eats meat because it often takes a bite out of the guy sitting behind it. Ouch...it did it again last night.

Frank Montmarquet · Post by **Frank Montmarquet** » 30 Jan 2012 4:07 pm

A big Lab.

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 30 Jan 2012 4:09 pm

IMHO, no question - it's the duck-billed platypus!

(Because of it's rarity, and also possibly because everyone seems to have such a hard time classifying what it is and where it belongs.

)

Chris Lucker · Post by **Chris Lucker** » 30 Jan 2012 4:50 pm

Honey Badger

Ben Feher · Post by **Ben Feher** » 30 Jan 2012 6:56 pm

Chris Lucker wrote:Honey Badger

But pedal steels cry.

Honey Badger never cry.

David Beckner · Post by **David Beckner** » 30 Jan 2012 6:59 pm

A SNAKE.It can be tempting to pick up and just when you think you have a trusty friend it can bite you in the rear.

Ben Feher · Post by **Ben Feher** » 30 Jan 2012 7:09 pm

Doubleneck.

Tony Glassman · Post by **Tony Glassman** » 30 Jan 2012 8:19 pm

a flesh-eating streptococcal bacterium that destroys everything thing in its path (including my sanity and wallet).

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If the pedal steel were an animal (and of course it is)

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