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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 16, 2024 is: bunkum BUNG-kum noun Bunkum is an old-fashioned and informal word that refers to foolish or insincere talk or ideas. // As usual, the politician let out a load of bunkum during his speech. See the entry > Examples: "The German chemist's interests also stretched to human nutrition. He became convinced the juices that flowed out of cooked meat contained valuable nutritional compounds and encouraged cooks to sear the meat to seal in the juices. This turned out to be complete bunkum, but 150 years later his advice is still followed by Christmas dinner chefs across the land." — Mark Lorch, The Conversation, 20 Dec. 2021 Did you know? Some words in the English language have more colorful histories than others. In the case of bunkum, you could almost say it was an act of Congress that brought the word into being. Back in 1820, Felix Walker, who represented North Carolina's Buncombe County in the U.S. House of Representatives, was determined that his voice be heard on his constituents' behalf, even though the matter up for debate was irrelevant to Walker's district and he had little of substance to contribute. To the exasperation of his colleagues, Walker insisted on delivering a long and wearisome "speech for Buncombe." His persistent—if insignificant—harangue made buncombe (later respelled bunkum) a synonym for meaningless political claptrap and came later to refer to any kind of nonsense.
Paul Keogh, author of new book, The Family Business Book.Paul has an incredible CV. He was barman for Michael Smurfit (the normally reclusive businessman wrote a very positive note about the book), help launch Budweiser in Ireland for Guinness (Diageo) while it was still a Guinness family held business, headed Polygram Music in Ireland when he brought world stars like Luciano Pavarotti to these shores.He worked for the Bamford family, owners of the JCB multinational.Since 2006 he has been involved with the Mulryan family, owners of Ballymore Properties.Paul starts by telling us about the role of 'the mammy' in the family business, where she brings a wholly different dynamic to things. In his very wide experience Paul says that how fathers and mothers deal with their family in a business setting is very different, whether the mother or father run half or the whole of the business. He says the younger generation of business owners communicate much differently (and better) but his thesis still applies, he says, because the majority of businesses, worldwide, are still owned and run by that older, less communicative, generation.He says that when the father runs the business the 'children' (younger generation) go to the mother for mediation. However, when a mother runs the business the same does not apply. The next generation does not go to the father for a mediation role.He talks about the importance of gender balance, particularly at board level, because of the necessity to have both female and male perspectives for business success.Paul has a very interesting take on dyslexia in business and why dyslexics make good entrepreneurs.He has an excellent perspective for those joining a family business to consider, or whether they'd be better off in a PLC or more structured business environment.He says Sunday lunch in a family business can mean a total change in the business strategy by Monday morning, but only those who attended the family lunch might know about it.He explains how large family owned companies, like Musgraves in Ireland, deal with 'shareholder updates', and he tells us why they're important to do.Amongst many other anecdotes he talks about having to explain a negative newspaper headline to Luciano Pavarotti who thought it was great!When pressed he says the Hughes family owned Portwest is a fabulous exemplar of what a family company should be like.Paul's 'hire in a heartbeat' - footballer Roy Keane (Paul was a director of Sunderland AFC when Roy was there). He has a very interesting perspective on Roy and his future.45.00" Sean Higgines, MD of Future Proof Insights, joins TeamGBS to talk about the future of advertising, how their neuroscience based analysis (which he explains) can tell how effective advertising is. He says his 18 month old business is not so much interested in what people say (in response to an ad) but how the feel about what they see and hear - emotion being a far, far more powerful catalyst to act.We like insights on That Great Business Show and Sean gives us some very simple, but effective, ideas on what works best in SME advertising.He's pretty damning about the annual New Year press releases from creative agencies as to what the future holds, in this case Generation Z. Bunkum is one word for what he thinks of it.And in keeping with the 'family business' theme, Sean's 'hire in a heartbeat'? - Pat McDonagh, founder of Supermacs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Bunkum is a noun that refers to nonsense. Our word of the day came to life after a mid-19th century speech that referred to a county in North Carolina called Buncombe. The speech was apparently made solely to please a politician's constituents, so the word stuck and was later changed to its current form. Example: We all got a feeling that the governor's speech was bunkum when he started trotting out dubious numbers. But things got even more questionable when he made up names to support those bogus facts.
Word # Bunkum * Part Of Speech — Noun. * Pronunciation — * Bu as in bus, * nk as in monk, * um as in plum. * Meaning — * Useless talk. * Sentences — * The teacher advised the students not to talk bunkum in the class. (Noun, useless talk) * The friends used certain types of holophrasis to denote topics that are bunkum. (Noun, useless talk) * Instead of talking a lot of bunkum, one should start reading books as it will help you grow. (Noun, useless talk) * Synonyms — nonsense, insensible talk, useless talk, gossip, etc. * Antonyms — sensible discussion, important discussion, etc. Idom#all that jazz Meaning — * And similar things (et cetera). * Sentences — * He lost his umbrella, mobile, wallet, and all that jazz. * Nine times out of ten, people are discontent because of jealousy, frustration, and all that jazz. (And similar things) * Nine times out of ten — frequently. * He gave excuses, explanations, and all that jazz but missed the boat. (And similar things) * Missed the boat — lost the opportunity. Phrasal verb#Call up * Meaning * To recollect. * Sentences — * The old man cannot call up the memories. (Recollect) * The doctor asked her to call up what had happened the previous day. (Recollect) * He will call up his childhood days. (Recollect)
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 9, 2020 is: bunkum BUNG-kum noun : insincere or foolish talk : nonsense Examples: I hesitated to voice my opinions, fearful that my companions would deride my views as bunkum. "Out on social media, people are reposting and retweeting and emailing myths, hurling them across the internet with the kind of speed attainable only by pure bunkum." — Heather Yakin, The Times Herald-Record, 17 Mar. 2020 Did you know? Some words in the English language have more colorful histories than others, but in the case of bunkum, you could almost say it was an act of Congress that brought the word into being. Back in 1820 Felix Walker, who represented Buncombe County, North Carolina, in the U.S. House of Representatives, was determined that his voice be heard on his constituents' behalf, even though the matter up for debate was irrelevant to Walker's district and he had little to contribute. To the exasperation of his colleagues, Walker insisted on delivering a long and wearisome "speech for Buncombe." His persistent—if insignificant—harangue made buncombe (later respelled bunkum) a synonym for meaningless political claptrap and later for any kind of nonsense.
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A list of cool stuff! Epic brainstorming! The All-New, All-Different Redressers! Oh, yeah! I’m super excited, you guys! Bunkum is heading for the epic climax!
It’s here! The epic finale of the Redressers arc! You made it, pal! Good job listening! I’d tell you what happens, but your mortal brain can’t handle it! Or maybe it can! Give it a listen and see if you survive! Bunkum is playing chicken with your mind!
A voyage of discovery! The founding of a new colony! Imperial expansion without the hindsight of 21st century multiculturalism! Hooray! A feast to welcome the new neighbors! Long distance relationships! An awkward situation comes to a head! Bunkum is the wacky neighbor of podcasts!
Home improvement! A relaxing stroll through a house in progress! Brilliantly revolutionary architecture! How do they do it?!? Bunkum is on the cutting edge of making stuff up!
A secret agent! A counteragent infiltration! Tracking down a mole! Cool fancy gadgets! A conspiracy that goes all the way to the bottom! Hey, get away from that bottom! Bunkum is basically a five-year-old with a better vocabulary!
A stroll through the classifieds! A spooky market! All sorts of strange items! A dusty old lamp and its genie tenant! Everything you ever wanted at your fingertips! A happy ending for almost everyone! Bunkum brings utopias to fruition!
There’s no sponsor this week! It’s all ad-free! High culture! Dan says Richard III instead of Richard II! A boxing drama! A medical service! A word from a for-real god! Bunkum is just oozing with excitement! We should really get it looked at!
Listener questions! A strange case of what must be mistaken identity! A doppelganger! What are the odds? Oh, not that unreasonable, really! Unjustly imprisoned! A suspenseful escape attempt! Bunkum keeps you in………..
It’s a fantasy adventure! Magic and monsters! Dice and dungeons! A tabletop RPG that goes sideways! Awfully darn close to a normal yet still entertaining sketch! Good job, Dan! Bunkum rolls a natural 20 on bad metaphors!
Our Man loooooves playing the lottery! I think it’s a sensory thing! All that scratching! A sudden influx of liquid assets! A first-class elite tour of the land of wonders! Entering the viral class! The glorious transfer of wealth! Bunkum is your pass to the good life!
MacArthur Genius Grant-winning poetry! Hercules performs amazing feats! His neighbors are not so pleased! Someone call Terry Gilliam! The lines between reality and madness are getting blurry up in here! Bunkum has convinced itself it has Munchausen syndrome!
A family curse! It’s brain versus body! Can Our Man find out what’s causing the explosion of were-beasts? Of course! It’s so simple! A battle for the future of were-Americans! (Awereicans?) Bunkum’s dictionary is crammed with sticky notes with new words!
The Grand Canyon is missing! What could have happened!?!? Let’s investigate together! Yay, friendship palling around times! A small town cop works the case of his life! And what he uncovers will blow you away! Bunkum mostly read movie posters as a kid!
Some actual science! And some actual religion! But, alas, no actual Dan Grubb! Sorry, folks! I’m not genuine! I’m a figment of my imagination! Whoa, heavy, duuude! The ancient Mesopotamians thought Adam and Eve were big weirdos! Bunkum is basically one of those ivy league classes you can take online!
No superheroes! It’s a high class farce! Oh, those parlor doors opening at just the wrong moment! Oh, and also Senator Bigfoot, your favorite! And the new episode of Bunk Beds, the hit Bunkum review program! Bunkum hates fourth walls, man! Smash them up!
I did not expect the team to wind up here. But, hey, they have powers now! Cool! This story is getting pretty weird! Buckle in, it’s almost done! Bunkum is strapping in for the big finish!
Man, jail sucks! Do trials suck? Let’s find out! A courtroom drama! Everything gets better! According to some! Bunkum puts the “real” in “Am I really listening to this?”
It’s the epic beginning of the maxi-series The Redressers! A cosplayer meets a mysterious stranger! Who could it possibly be?!? Oh my goodness! I think this might be a bigger deal than we at first suspected! Bunkum knows how to pace a story, baby!
Tonight there’s gonna be a jailbreak! Etc. etc. etc.! Actual teamwork! Good job, Redressers! I bet it’ll totally work! Bunkum is always optimistic because it refuses to learn from the past!
Look out! It’s Robbing Jack Do-Harm! His name is a little on-the-nose! I tried to give him notes, but he doesn’t accept constructive criticism very well! Probably has something to do with his anti-social tendencies! Justice is served! I bet! Bunkum is in kind of a gray area, morality-wise!
An action-packed training montage! The part of the movie where the rag-tag motley crew learn how to work together! I love those parts! Too bad these folks are idiots! Even glamorous superhero teams have to clean up the monkey’s room! Let’s cut that part out! Yuck. Bunkum has been waiting for this series its whole … Continue reading Bunkum 60: The Redressers, Part 4
Oh no, not Master R.A. and the Dorm Room Dojo! Some complications provide a glimpse into the inner workings of the team! A secret revealed! A new team model is slapped together! Bunkum puts the human drama in superhuman melodrama!
Consider that table set! That’s story writing lingo for laying out dishes and silverware! Let’s meet the team! It’s a really good team! And pretty inclusive! There’s even an undead-American! Bunkum is the future liberals want!
It’s the last Bunkum! You made it to the end! Congratulations! An epic quest! A monster to be slayed! A kingdom to save! A display of cowardice! Bunkum goes out with a bang AND a whimper! Bye, everybody! Be sure to listen to my current and better scripted comedy podcast, The Restory of History’s Mysteries!
Oh, for heaven’s sake, it’s a bunch of pirates! Or, if you’re at the gym, “pi-rah-tees”! I don’t know pi-rah-tes! But I know ca-ray-zeh! What were we talking about? Look at that jungle island! Oh my, what a deadly threat! Treachery and danger abound! Bunkum is a terrible realtor!
A tragic loss! A retrospective on an incredible life! One man’s influence on the world! Mind you, Stalin and Genghis Khan had a big influence too! But I’m sure this guy is different! He’s a tech innovator! Those guys are always working for the betterment of humanity, right? Bunkum’s ignorance means your bliss!
A different post-apocalyptic show than that one from two years earlier! A hospital stay! A message from beyond the stars! A murder investigation! Bunkum has almost figured out the new format!
Experimental theater! An astounding feat! Pushing the limits of the human body and ingenuity! Bunkum wins all the Nobel Prizes and Olympic medals! Nyah nyah!
Listener mail! The life of a gorilla! A gritty noir drama! Hard hitting action! Bunkum, see? Mnyeah, see? It’s a hackneyed Edward G. Robinson imitation that went out of style in the 40s, see?
Remember when I said Bunkum was gone forever? I lied! Sorry for manipulating your emotions like that! Anyway! A new format! Ghost dating! Feathers! Bunkum got tired of recreating old time radio and decided to join the podcast era!
A galaxy of guest stars! All your favorites! Just kidding! Everything goes horribly wrong! Fun with paradoxes! Bunkum is over forever!
There’s something in the basement! Police drama! Whatever could it possibly be? I hope our hero is alright! The male gaze! Bunkum is madcap! I’m so mad about these caps!
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