As it's a quiet news day I thought I'd share this useful bit of disambiguation

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  1. Burgundy Red

    Burgundy Red Well-Known Member

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    From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwar

    "Gwar is a satirical heavy metal band formed in Richmond, Virginia in 1984.

    <img src="http://www.projectslc.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Gwar.jpg"/>

    "Not to be confused with guar (Cyamopsis tetragonolobus), an annual legume."
     
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    Same town as Sparklehorse near as dammit. I always thought Gwar were Scandinavian? That's thrown my universe into a spin.
     
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    Not as much as mine. I've been trying to grow them for the last 5 years.
     
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    Lordi are Scandanavian(Finland) and won Eurovision a few years back. Saw Gwar in 1996 in a tiny sweaty club in Birmingham. Great stage show!!
     
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    Thank you BR. Saves my embarrassment from yanks dressed as monsters growing from the garden. Glad you posted.
     
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