there guitar
n.— «Tonight one of Conan’s guests was perennial air guitar contest runner-up, Bjorn Turock (sp?). In the course of the interview, Bjorn bristled at Conan’s inquiry as to what air guitarists call “real” guitars. Restating the question, Conan asked, “So what do you call a guitar… that displaces water when placed in a cylinder.” Bjorn: “I prefer to call that a “there guitar.”” » —by groovebot Jack Horner was a dull boy – but he had aplomb (Brooklyn, New York) Sept. 15, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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