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Where did you pick up buku? My mom grew up in southern Oregon and then live in northern California, east of SF.

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Honestly don't know! I grew up in Memphis, TN so I guess I heard it there. I'm pretty sure it was the original "beaucoup" from French that is now slanged up to be buku.

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That neckerchief that Tony the Tiger wears is a little fey.

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Southern & Eastern Oregon have a bit of an Appalachian cultural influence, and Memphis is kinda there near Appalachia, and Appalachia wasn't too far from a Frenchified part of North America - river-wise anyway.

I also too figured that buku was slanged up from the French beaucoup, but I couldn't at all ever figure out where my mom got that bit of Frenchiness... it was her only French-based term.... unless gawdammit turns out to be French too.

This is very fun.. I'd never heard anyone but my mom use buku...

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How dare Kellogs oppose our bigotry! They're bigots for opposing our bigotry. Seriously through, this boycott will fail miserably, much the same way boycott Star Wars failed.

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Also, too, it's a surprisingly big word .

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Highly perceptive

Just like Terri Schiavo, they do ALSO TOO follow the 'loons!

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Its TRUE! Here's a group photo of them taken just last week!

https://media.timeout.com/i...

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Did you know that in the real Great American Novel, The Public Burning by Robert Coover, Betty Crocker was a superhero who sprang fully grown from the head of General Mills? Terrific read, if anyone's interested.

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Annie's is now owned by General Mills.

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I had a conversation about this with my BFF while taking a break during my 12-hour marathon Thanksgiving prep. She said her sons will eat ANY veg as long as she (1) covers it in butter and salt, and (2) melts cheese on top.

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Terrific name.

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Yeah, I tried hiding mine under cheese sauce but the kids would always find it like the dog with the pill in the peanut butter.

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As opposed to no-so-Bright-bart's pining nots?

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I have the steerage class membership and heartily agree except comments aren't allowed and you can't hear anything over the noise from the Jefferies tubes anyway.

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We must ensure our Purity of Essence. Of course he is essentially purely Ensure as that's all he can chew.

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