Tickling The Ivory
June 23, 2009 by Franca Schulte
Filed under bustedtees
One of my favorite expressions ‘to tickle the ivory’. Don’t know where it came from, and I don’t know if it’s a common, but to tickle the ivory means to play the piano. Get it? Ivory is what keys are made of (elephant tusks) and when you play the piano, you are simply just tickling them! I think it’s very clever. My mom uses this expression all the time and now I have adapted to it.
My dad loves the piano and wanted his three daughters to learn how to play. His dream was to one day see each of us …read more
