>>Where did Sylvester Stallone get the name Rambo for his character from?
Well, folks, I get the stupidity award for the day (month?).
Went to about six websites, and guess where I was sent for the answer??
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Date: Sun Sep 14 00:03:05 EDT 1997
Subject: A.Word.A.Day--rambo
X-Bonus: The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love. -Hubert Humphrey
Ram.bo n. [From John Rambo, the hero of David Morrell's novel First Blood
( 1972) and a subsequent movie] An extremely aggressive person who feels
no qualms about defying rules, regulations, or the law in order to right
a perceived wrong.
Letters., Time, 05-26-1997, pp 12+.
"Ecuadorians expect to see Fujimori acting like a democratic
President, not the Rambo of Peru."
This week's theme: eponyms derived from works based on fiction.
