The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #59476   Message #950081
Posted By: smallpiper
10-May-03 - 03:16 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: Whence came tickety-boo, kilter, & whack
Subject: RE: Folklore: Whence came tickety-boo, kilter, & whack
When a fiddle has its open strings plucked in the order E A D G the sound it makes is tickety-boo (providing it is in tune). Therefore the expression is onamatawhatsit and indicates that all is well in the world of fiddle tuning therefore all is well!

Sounds plausable to me anyway