Phillip Tigue
Feb-20-2009, 10:49pm
Because there are those of us who suffer from an acute case of MAS, I felt it best to include the top ten definitions of other acronyms that may, on occasion, begin to show up in our vernacular...or at the very least, the message board.
1.) MAS, or Mandolin Acquisition Syndrome - A debilitating disorder that compels a mandolinist to spend diaper money, gas money, etc. on another mandolin.
2.) LOL, or Lease Only Loars - These are the Lloyd Loar signed Gisbons that are on lease to mandolinists with MAS, but out of their price range.
3.) ROTFL, or Rogues Often Terrify Fervent Listeners - Mandolinists often have trouble hearing/seeing the beauty of a break played from a $99 mandolin.
4.) FWIW, or Frank Wakefield Is Weird - This acronym often identifies those "hard core" bluegrassers or Old Time players.
5.) IMHO, or Is Monroe's Hand Okay? - A little known fact, Bill Monroe lost his right hand in a freak farming accident in 1953, and it was replaced by a wooden hand formed into a closed fist.
6.) BTW, or Bluegrass Twang Works - Another traditional bluegrass acronym often used to put progressive grassers in their place.
7.) IDK, or Instant Dawg Karma - Playing Dawg music brings great things to the musicians and listeners, who are often transported to a far away Eastern European land. This is an extraordinarily beneficial effect, especially to those who have spent their vacation money on MAS.
8.) ASL, or A String Loose - The mystique surrounding the A string and its uncanny ability to slide flat at the most inopportune times.
9.)TTFN, or This Terrible Fret Noise - Often experienced by newer mandolinists who have not yet found the proper placement of fingers behind the frets.
10.) OIC, or Orville Is Creativity - Have you seen some of his designs?
1.) MAS, or Mandolin Acquisition Syndrome - A debilitating disorder that compels a mandolinist to spend diaper money, gas money, etc. on another mandolin.
2.) LOL, or Lease Only Loars - These are the Lloyd Loar signed Gisbons that are on lease to mandolinists with MAS, but out of their price range.
3.) ROTFL, or Rogues Often Terrify Fervent Listeners - Mandolinists often have trouble hearing/seeing the beauty of a break played from a $99 mandolin.
4.) FWIW, or Frank Wakefield Is Weird - This acronym often identifies those "hard core" bluegrassers or Old Time players.
5.) IMHO, or Is Monroe's Hand Okay? - A little known fact, Bill Monroe lost his right hand in a freak farming accident in 1953, and it was replaced by a wooden hand formed into a closed fist.
6.) BTW, or Bluegrass Twang Works - Another traditional bluegrass acronym often used to put progressive grassers in their place.
7.) IDK, or Instant Dawg Karma - Playing Dawg music brings great things to the musicians and listeners, who are often transported to a far away Eastern European land. This is an extraordinarily beneficial effect, especially to those who have spent their vacation money on MAS.
8.) ASL, or A String Loose - The mystique surrounding the A string and its uncanny ability to slide flat at the most inopportune times.
9.)TTFN, or This Terrible Fret Noise - Often experienced by newer mandolinists who have not yet found the proper placement of fingers behind the frets.
10.) OIC, or Orville Is Creativity - Have you seen some of his designs?