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I remember that the pet-street thing gave me Thor Griffin, which is more than a little mythological, so I guess I would have to live up to my name in performance.
Why would they want to change the name?
I like it better than where I live: Buncombe County. Look up the word in a really fat dictionary; its meaning originated here.
I like it better than where I live: Buncombe County. Look up the word in a really fat dictionary; its meaning originated here.
I could tell you just by the sounds of it that it's a grooming utensil for butt hair... I mean how obvious can you be? Bun Combe ! 
Quiet, tool.
Buncombe - n - Variant of bunkum.
1. Empty or insincere talk; claptrap
2. A ludicrously false statement [synonym of: bullshit, bull, Irish bull, horseshit, shit, crap, bunk, bunkum, guff, rot, hogwash, dogshit]
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All about Buncombe:
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[Buncombe, a county of North Carolina.]
[Definition (once again)]
Speech-making for the gratification of constituents, or to gain public applause; flattering talk for a selfish purpose; anything said for mere show. [Cant or Slang, U.S.]
[Quote]
All that flourish about right of search was bunkum -- all that brag about hanging your Canada sheriff was bunkum . . . slavery speeches are all bunkum. --Haliburton.
[Usage]
To speak for Buncombe, to speak for mere show, or popularly.
[History]
"The phrase originated near the close of the debate on the famous 'Missouri Question,' in the 16th Congress. It was then used by Felix Walker -- a naive old mountaineer, who resided at Waynesville, in Haywood, the most western country of North Carolina, near the border of the adjacent county of Buncombe, which formed part of his district. The old man rose to speak, while the house was impatiently calling for the 'Question,' and several members gathered round him, begging him to desist. He preserved, however, for a while, declaring that the people of his district expected it, and that he was bound to 'make a speech for Buncombe.'" --W. Darlington.
(from dictionary.com)
Buncombe - n - Variant of bunkum.
1. Empty or insincere talk; claptrap
2. A ludicrously false statement [synonym of: bullshit, bull, Irish bull, horseshit, shit, crap, bunk, bunkum, guff, rot, hogwash, dogshit]
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All about Buncombe:
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[Buncombe, a county of North Carolina.]
[Definition (once again)]
Speech-making for the gratification of constituents, or to gain public applause; flattering talk for a selfish purpose; anything said for mere show. [Cant or Slang, U.S.]
[Quote]
All that flourish about right of search was bunkum -- all that brag about hanging your Canada sheriff was bunkum . . . slavery speeches are all bunkum. --Haliburton.
[Usage]
To speak for Buncombe, to speak for mere show, or popularly.
[History]
"The phrase originated near the close of the debate on the famous 'Missouri Question,' in the 16th Congress. It was then used by Felix Walker -- a naive old mountaineer, who resided at Waynesville, in Haywood, the most western country of North Carolina, near the border of the adjacent county of Buncombe, which formed part of his district. The old man rose to speak, while the house was impatiently calling for the 'Question,' and several members gathered round him, begging him to desist. He preserved, however, for a while, declaring that the people of his district expected it, and that he was bound to 'make a speech for Buncombe.'" --W. Darlington.
(from dictionary.com)
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