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    The last one looked like a characture of Conan O brien
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    Yup, Journeybear, that's gotta be the winner!

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    I dunno ... horrible and horrifying as it is, it's kind of a ringer because I can't see how it could have been built with the intention of actually being played. It just doesn't seem to qualify as an instrument.
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    I would exchange any mandolin shown here for this:
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    hope you're no where near that, david ...

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    No, but it's raining like stink.
    Beautiful scroll though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hans View Post
    Yikes!
    Ummmmm...is this supposed to be a bad looking scroll....call my eyes untrained..but..
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    I know what you mean. It certainly pales in comparison to some of the others - like in posts #3, #4, $14 - a backwards scroll? How do you top that?

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    i think there's a gut-related disease beginning with "scrol ..."
    Spinal, actually: scrolliosis


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    JEStanek: Yeah, you gotta hand it to Giacomel for his sense of adventure. And at $12.5K a pop, they're not nearly as likely to be snickered at as most of this thread's nominees.

    Besides, it's not really a "scroll" anyway. More of a hook.

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    Or something.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve Ostrander View Post
    What about the Mickey Mouse-eared Gibson? Somebody must have a photo of that one...
    You must be referring to the Gibson A-5 from the 70's. Elderly has one for sale now:

    http://www.elderly.com/vintage/names...--90U-5450.htm

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    More of a lump than a scroll. And bloody useless into the bargain. Can't even use it as a strap hanger. Well, I suppose you could drill a hole or screw on a button without compromising the aesthetics.
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    Eeeeeeeeek. This is painful to look at! Like a car accident! I can't look away!
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    If there was a scroll on the other side it would look like Mickey Mouse.
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    Did I say scroll? I meant, whatever that think is.
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    Quote Originally Posted by journeybear View Post
    More of a lump than a scroll....snip...
    I believe that's know as the M-style body shape (for mitten)

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    Sticks out like a sore thumb...

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    Quote Originally Posted by billkilpatrick View Post
    ... the words "berry" and "dingle" spring to mind.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Schlegel View Post
    How about this one? off of Ebay.
    I could potentially go for that one. The scroll is rather bolus-like, but you can bet your strap would never slip out of there.
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    Looks like a goiter to me.
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    I've got a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore Toto.

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    That was my first thought ... Mickey Mouse ears!!!

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    Here's an entry that I spotted on Ebay. It's a custom made one-off. I won't attach the listing out of kindness to the maker.
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