Why do mandolin players pick on banjo players?

[Huda]

OK I know that I am going to get some off-color responses, but here goes:

Why do mandolin players pick on banjo players?

I'm not a blugrass guy, so I don't know the context. But what is going on? Is there a real reason for the antipathy, or is it just that everyone needs someone to pick on?

(Similarly, people from Georgia tell jokes about people from Alabama, and people from Alabama tell jokes about people from Mississpi.)

Does the antipathy go in the other direction? Do banjo players tell jokes aboout mandolin players?

Thanks,
Huda

[jmcgann]

To paraphrase a line a friend told me this AM:



Q: What's black and blue and lies in a ditch?
A: A mandolin player who told one too many banjo* jokes

*clarinet, Pete http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

[Jason Holmes]

I asked that same question a few days ago, and got some answers. See previous thread here:
http://www.mandolincafe.net/cgi-bin....pick+on (http://www.mandolincafe.net/cgi-bin/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=12;t=45626;hl=pick+on)

Oh, and by the way...a highlight, paraphrased from that thread.

Why is a harmonica player better than a banjo player?

The harmonica player only sucks half the time.

This joke of course could work for any instrument you'd care to ridicule, not just the banjo.

[John Flynn]

Does the antipathy go in the other direction? Do banjo players tell jokes aboout mandolin players?

No. Telling jokes is a sign of intelligence.

Three primary differences between a banjo and a vacuum cleaner:
1 - The vacuum has a more pleasing sound
2 - You have to plug in the vacuum before it sucks
3 - The location of the dirt bag.

[Tom C]

Because there are no drummers in bluegrass
http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mandosmiley.gif

[MikeEdgerton]

This is Deja Vu all over again. Wasn't there a thread just like this running last week?

[Nick Triesch]

What do you call a banjo player after his girlfriend leaves him? Homeless. Nick

[allenhopkins]

See this thread (http://www.mandolincafe.net/cgi-bin/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=12;t=45626) -- jeez, guys, it's right next door! How could you miss it? You must be cavemen (cf. GEICO commercials), or worse, banjo players...

[JeffD]

http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif #So easy, even a banjo player could do it! http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

[johnM]

Why do mandolin players pick on banjo players?
[QUOTE]

Because its easy!

[Nick Triesch]

How do you tune a banjo?........Wire cutters! What is the definition of perfect pitch?...When you throw an accordian into a dumpster and it lands on a banjo. Nick

[Mandovark]

Why do mandolin players pick on banjo players?
Because it's better than pickin' on the banjo itself?

[Ray(T)]

I didn't think it was just mandolin players who picked on banjo players, I thought they were fair game for all musicians - just like drummers, they aren't really musicians!!

[Seafood]

I always liked "Two musicians and a banjo player walked into a bar."

[John Hill]

http://www.whitetreeaz.com/vintage/banjevil.jpg

[John Hill]

http://www.toothpastefordinner.com/082002/dear-guitar-company.gif

[John Hill]

Q: How can you tell the stage you're playing on is level?
A: The banjo player is drooling out of both sides of his mouth.

Q: What is the difference between a banjo and an anchor?
A: You tie a rope to an anchor before you throw it overboard.

Q: Why do so many fishermen own banjos?
A: They make great anchors!

Q: Why did the Boy Scout take up the banjo?
A: They make good paddles.

Q: What is the difference between a banjo and a chain saw?
A: A chain saw has a dynamic range.

Q: What is the difference between a banjo and a chain saw?
A: You can turn off a chainsaw.

Q: What is the difference between a banjo and a South American Macaw?
A: One is loud, obnoxious and noisy; the other is a bird.

Q: What is the difference between a banjo and a Harley-Davidson motorcycle?
A: You can tune a Harley.

Q: What is the difference between a banjo and an Uzi submachine gun?
A: An Uzi only repeats 40 times.

Q: Why does everyone hate a banjo right off?
A: Saves time.

Q: Why is the banjo player a fiddle player's best friend?
A: Without him, the fiddle would be the most hated instrument on earth.

Q: How can you tell the difference between all the banjo songs?
A: By their names.

Q: What is the most seldom heard comment made of banjo players?
A: "Say, isn't that the banjo player's Porsche?"

Q: What do you say to the banjo player in the three piece suit?
A: Will the defendant please rise.

[PhilGE]

Woke up with the shivers from a nightmare last night - someone sat on my instrument and cracked the neck where it joined the rim... Then I realized, "Wait, mandolins don't have rims... that was a banjo!" and I went right back to sleep (true).

[Nick Triesch]

All kidding aside part of the reason we pick on banjo pickers is that people in the crowd at a festival love them the most. It seems that at every festival that I have been to the crowd just goes crazy when the banjo takes a break. Everytime. The group Califorina comes to mind. I have seen them play many times and when John Hickman plays people go wild. I think the main reason people go to see bluegrass is because of the banjo. Banjo is bluegrass to most folks. Mandolin is still a little guitar to many folks. So while most of us really hate the banjo (me included), I think we may be a bit jealous. To me a mandolin is a work of art while a banjo is a stick with a drum and strings attached ! But folks love them for some reason. Nick

[JeffD]

All kidding aside part of the reason we pick on banjo pickers is that people in the crowd at a festival love them the most. # It seems that at every festival that I have been to the crowd just goes crazy when the banjo takes a break. #Everytime.
There is some truth to that.