What does your reputation precedes you mean? To me, the phrase simply means that you are exactly what other people say about you, as the real you.
Mayberry is the name of a real community in Patrick County, Virginia; located 22 miles northeast of Andy Griffith's hometown of Mount Airy, North Carolina.riffith, however, told Larry King in 2003 that Artie Stander is the person who thought of the name Mayberry; Stander was one of the show's creators and writers. Mayberry is a real community in Patrick County, Virginia, located 22 miles northeast of Andy Griffith's hometown of Mount Airy, North Carolina.
The Mayberry Courthouse is a replica of the courthouse that appeared in âThe Andy Griffith Showâ during the 1960s. Situated adjacent to Wallyâs Service Station, visitors can sit behind Andyâs desk, type on the vintage typewriter, and even sit in the recreated jail cells that appeared in the show.