Mark Westrom at ArmaLite had a great sense of humor. When everybody from 'operators' to 'mall ninjas' decided they
NEEDED rails on their ARs, ArmaLite added their "ALOSTYR" line of railed forends, etc., to satisfy market demand. For years, I assumed that "ALOSTYR" was some hi-tech engineering acronym; when I finally learned the truth ("ALOSTYR" meant "add lots of stuff to your rifle"), I nearly busted my gut laughing!
;>)
