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Originally Posted by Muncle
it may be of interest that the original county name was "sumpter", from the seminole word for "no gambling." around 1884, a local redneck named bubba dupre johnson was hired to paint signs delineating the borders of the county. before starting ob his job, bubba walked around to the privy behind the courthouse to relieve himself. unfortunately, the outhouse was in use, so bubba just started to go on the side of the bldg. 'bout that time, the sheriff came around the corner, saw what was happening and yelled "hey bubba, ain't no peein' here!"
well, bubba kinda misunderstood the comment and he wasn't one to argue, so the county got renamed that day.
and, no i do not think i'm ee cummings. i'm just typing with 2 or 3 fingers and it's easier noy using shift. and i'm using some ,.;'/?!
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And another thing Munc, in addendum to my above post. . .
Not only do I really like your Legend of Sumter (sic) County, and not only do I really like rednecks, and not only do I really like their music, more so I really, really, really like their music when it has bad grammar in it.
So thanks again for the little story.
And now, goodnight, for real this time, maybe.
Boomer, Lover of the Vernacular