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Posted at 9:07 PM on July 31, 2006 by John Birge
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The New York Times reports that Cynthia Phelps, principal violist of the New York Philharmonic, will perform the national anthem on her viola before the Padres/Astros game at Petco Park in San Diego this Wednesday.

Somewhere in this story, there's a great new viola joke waiting to be born, and added to the vast heritage of viola jokes.

So here's where you come in. Come up with a good viola joke involving a baseball game and/or the national anthem (Roseanne Barr references optional), and click on our comments link below to share with the group. Go nuts widdit.