OT Joke stolen from another newsgroup

On Mar 10, 6:38 am, "Robert from Oz"
wrote:
"Giles" wrote in message

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On Mar 9, 2:13 pm, MajorOz wrote:

My version involved the guy at the bar with a foot tall piano player
in a basket.

During an interview, Artur Rubinstein was once called upon to settle
one of the great burning musical questions of the age. "Are you a PEE-
anist or a pi-AN-ist?" he was asked. The maestro replied, "I'm a
piano player."

giles
who supposes that this one, like ira gershwin's favorite joke,
generally does better orally than it does in print.

Giles,
You're right mate and it has to be told with a strong American accent,

I'm trying to imagine living in Oz and saying "He's a right dinkum
cobber!" with an American accent. It makes my head feel
funny.

good joke all the same.

I was led to believe that it's a true story (although I'm not
absolutely sure it was Rubinstein) and thus it isn't technically a
joke*.....but yeah, it's a good'un all the same.

giles
*or maybe it still is......dunno.....interesting problem.