General Ambrose Burnside, the none-too-successful head of the Army of the Potomac for a brief time during the Civil War, was amazingly successful at growing whiskers, including the ones at the sides of his cheeks. (you can do a Yahoo Image Search to see 'em)--The style of his bushy facial hair was not only copied, but was referred to as having "Burnsides", which eventually got turned around to "sideburns" long after the general's day.
2007-03-29 14:43:04
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answered by Palmerpath 7
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After Union Army General Ambrose Burnside.
2007-03-29 14:47:25
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answered by Anonymous
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General Ambrose Everrett Burnsides from the Union Army wore side whiskers with a moustache, while shaving his chin. This style was known as Burnside's-the word then became burnsides. To make the word make better sense, it was changed to Sideburns.
2007-03-29 14:55:23
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answered by Samantha 4
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OOO..I think I know this one...from the burns on female faces from the stubs when kissin!.. or nekin.. w/e. Sounds good huh? hehe
2007-03-29 14:39:29
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answered by ravin_lunatic 6
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Your avatar cracks me up.
2007-03-29 14:39:03
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answered by clever nickname 6
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