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"Had the bun"? #15385491 11/06/20 Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 60,730 Iowa/NW Ontario W wabigoon OP Campfire Kahuna OP wabigoon Campfire Kahuna W Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 60,730 Iowa/NW Ontario A Canadian friend says that. I have an idea what it means, anyone know why? These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o "May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"

Re: "Had the bun"? wabigoon #15385499 11/06/20 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 38,851 South of Minnesota 5sdad Campfire 'Bwana 5sdad Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 38,851 South of Minnesota So, what does it mean? Not a real member - just an ordinary guy who appreciates being able to hang around and say something once in awhile. Happily Trapped In the Past (Thanks, Joe) Not only a less than minimally educated person, but stupid and out of touch as well.

Re: "Had the bun"? wabigoon #15385736 11/06/20 Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 60,730 Iowa/NW Ontario W wabigoon OP Campfire Kahuna OP wabigoon Campfire Kahuna W Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 60,730 Iowa/NW Ontario You.ve had ,it, kaput, finished, done.? These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o "May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"

Re: "Had the bun"? wabigoon #15385774 11/06/20 Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 9,712 Ontario, Canada S Steve Redgwell Campfire Outfitter Steve Redgwell Campfire Outfitter S Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 9,712 Ontario, Canada That's what we always took it to mean. If something had the bun, it was finished. Broken. No longer functioning. Safe Shooting! Steve Redgwell www.303british.com Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. - Mark Twain Member - Professional Outdoor Media Association of Canada

Re: "Had the bun"? wabigoon #15385793 11/06/20 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 38,851 South of Minnesota 5sdad Campfire 'Bwana 5sdad Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 38,851 South of Minnesota But, as I think that Richard was asking, from whence came "the bun"? Not a real member - just an ordinary guy who appreciates being able to hang around and say something once in awhile. Happily Trapped In the Past (Thanks, Joe) Not only a less than minimally educated person, but stupid and out of touch as well.

Re: "Had the bun"? wabigoon #15385855 11/06/20 Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 60,730 Iowa/NW Ontario W wabigoon OP Campfire Kahuna OP wabigoon Campfire Kahuna W Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 60,730 Iowa/NW Ontario Steve got the meaning correct. These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o "May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"

Re: "Had the bun"? 5sdad #15385942 11/06/20 Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 9,712 Ontario, Canada S Steve Redgwell Campfire Outfitter Steve Redgwell Campfire Outfitter S Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 9,712 Ontario, Canada Originally Posted by 5sdad But, as I think that Richard was asking, from whence came "the bun"? I've no idea where the expression came from. It likely started in the dim times, before electricity, running water and pay toilets. Safe Shooting! Steve Redgwell www.303british.com Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. - Mark Twain Member - Professional Outdoor Media Association of Canada

Re: "Had the bun"? Steve Redgwell #15385963 11/06/20 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 38,851 South of Minnesota 5sdad Campfire 'Bwana 5sdad Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 38,851 South of Minnesota Originally Posted by Steve Redgwell Originally Posted by 5sdad But, as I think that Richard was asking, from whence came "the bun"? I've no idea where the expression came from. It likely started in the dim times, before electricity, running water and pay toilets. I remember how excited we got about fire. Not a real member - just an ordinary guy who appreciates being able to hang around and say something once in awhile. Happily Trapped In the Past (Thanks, Joe) Not only a less than minimally educated person, but stupid and out of touch as well.

Re: "Had the bun"? wabigoon #15385980 11/06/20 Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 60,730 Iowa/NW Ontario W wabigoon OP Campfire Kahuna OP wabigoon Campfire Kahuna W Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 60,730 Iowa/NW Ontario The basic elements John, fire, ice, and corn silage. And beer, how could I forget beer. These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o "May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"

Re: "Had the bun"? wabigoon #15386157 11/06/20 Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 9,712 Ontario, Canada S Steve Redgwell Campfire Outfitter Steve Redgwell Campfire Outfitter S Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 9,712 Ontario, Canada I would like to add this extraneous tidbit. Until I posted this, no mention was made in this thread of COVID, the US election or extraterrestrials. Safe Shooting! Steve Redgwell www.303british.com Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. - Mark Twain Member - Professional Outdoor Media Association of Canada

Re: "Had the bun"? Steve Redgwell #15386277 11/06/20 Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 60,730 Iowa/NW Ontario W wabigoon OP Campfire Kahuna OP wabigoon Campfire Kahuna W Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 60,730 Iowa/NW Ontario Well Steve, here in the US we've 'had the bun' with losing the election, that was caused by the virus, and extrasrrestrials voting by mail. These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o "May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"

Re: "Had the bun"? wabigoon #15386288 11/06/20 Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 9,712 Ontario, Canada S Steve Redgwell Campfire Outfitter Steve Redgwell Campfire Outfitter S Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 9,712 Ontario, Canada Yes. We're much like the native indians back in the 1600s. Until the extraterrestrials arrived, we never suffered from COVID or elections. Safe Shooting! Steve Redgwell www.303british.com Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. - Mark Twain Member - Professional Outdoor Media Association of Canada

Re: "Had the bun"? wabigoon #15387233 11/06/20 Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 11,949 NB / Canada SuperCub Campfire Outfitter SuperCub Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 11,949 NB / Canada Originally Posted by wabigoon A Canadian friend says that. I have an idea what it means, anyone know why? It's kinda like ... "Had the bisquit". It's done for.

Re: "Had the bun"? wabigoon #15390138 11/07/20 Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 429 W wade brown Campfire Member wade brown Campfire Member W Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 429 Maybe this definition Last edited by wade brown; 11/07/20. Reason: fixed link

Re: "Had the bun"? wade brown #15390349 11/07/20 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 38,851 South of Minnesota 5sdad Campfire 'Bwana 5sdad Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 38,851 South of Minnesota Understanding pavement installation certainly cleared up the origin of the phrase for me. Not a real member - just an ordinary guy who appreciates being able to hang around and say something once in awhile. Happily Trapped In the Past (Thanks, Joe) Not only a less than minimally educated person, but stupid and out of touch as well.

Re: "Had the bun"? wabigoon #15390442 11/07/20 Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 60,730 Iowa/NW Ontario W wabigoon OP Campfire Kahuna OP wabigoon Campfire Kahuna W Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 60,730 Iowa/NW Ontario The link would not open for me. These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o "May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"

Re: "Had the bun"? wabigoon #15391544 11/07/20 Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 429 W wade brown Campfire Member wade brown Campfire Member W Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 429 Sorry about the bad link, I fixed it and will repeat here definition

Re: "Had the bun"? wabigoon #15397116 11/09/20 Joined: May 2003 Posts: 20,494 South Central Manitoba T the_shootist Campfire Ranger the_shootist Campfire Ranger T Joined: May 2003 Posts: 20,494 South Central Manitoba The link referred ro being the same as having had the biscuit which is a reference to having a Catholic priest administer the last rights -- the "host" being the biscuit. But I ain't no Catholic. "Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life." (Prov 4:23) Brother Keith

Re: "Had the bun"? the_shootist #15399305 11/09/20 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 38,851 South of Minnesota 5sdad Campfire 'Bwana 5sdad Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 38,851 South of Minnesota Makes sense. Not a real member - just an ordinary guy who appreciates being able to hang around and say something once in awhile. Happily Trapped In the Past (Thanks, Joe) Not only a less than minimally educated person, but stupid and out of touch as well.

Re: "Had the bun"? 5sdad #15401090 11/10/20 Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 32,066 Kenai Peninsula, AK L las Campfire 'Bwana las Campfire 'Bwana L Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 32,066 Kenai Peninsula, AK Originally Posted by 5sdad Originally Posted by Steve Redgwell Originally Posted by 5sdad But, as I think that Richard was asking, from whence came "the bun"? I've no idea where the expression came from. It likely started in the dim times, before electricity, running water and pay toilets. I remember how excited we got about fire. Yeah, we finally got some use out of those lightening strikes. I hated when they scared the pack Brontosauris. Last edited by las; 11/10/20. The only true cost of having a dog is its death.

Re: "Had the bun"? wabigoon #15401421 11/10/20 Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 4,157 Manitoba grouseman Campfire Tracker grouseman Campfire Tracker Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 4,157 Manitoba I've never, ever heard anyone say 'had the bun' in Canada. 'Had the biscuit', yes, but not bun. It takes a village to raise an idiot.

Re: "Had the bun"? wabigoon #15417915 11/15/20 Joined: May 2005 Posts: 11 P pjs New Member pjs New Member P Joined: May 2005 Posts: 11 Can be used in place of "Tits up" which is more self explanatory.