From an email forward:
An Upscale Bar
A ‘C’ an ‘E-flat’ and a ‘G’ walk into a bar. The bartender said, “Sorry, I don’t serve minors”. The E-flat left and the C and G had an open fifth between them. After a few drinks, the fifth was diminished and the G was out flat.
An F entered and tried to augment the situation but was not sharp enough. A D entered and excused himself to the bathroom, saying, “I’ll just be a second”. An A entered but the bartender wasn’t convinced this relative of C was not a minor.
Then the bartender noticed a B-flat hiding at the end of the bar. “Get out, right now!” he exclaimed. “You’re the seventh minor I’ve found in this bar tonight”.
The next night the E-flat returned to the bar in a 3-piece suit. The bartender said, “You’re looking sharp tonight. This could be a major development”. This was the case, when the E-flat took off the suit and everything else to stand there au natural. Eventually, the C sobered up and realized in horror that he was under a rest. He was brought to trial, found guilty of contributing to the diminution of a minor, and was sentenced to ten years of D.S. without the possibility of a Coda.
On appeal, he was found innocent of any wrongdoing, even accidental, because the accusation was bassless.
The bartender decided he needed a rest - and closed the bar.