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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Hector #151833 12/09/2005 4:43 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 557 Dallas, TX Myridon addict Myridon addict Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 557 Dallas, TX Quote: Why does Nimrod mean doofus when the original Nimrod was a mighty hunter? Would you believe it's Bugs Bunny's fault? Bugs used nimrod to refer to Elmer Fudd sarcastically as a (not-so) mighty hunter. Children, not being Biblical scholars and Nimrod only being a passing mention anyway, assumed this was just referring to Fudd's generally inept Fudd-iness. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Hector tuhin 12/09/2005 7:16 AM Re: Hector Faldage 12/09/2005 10:16 AM Re: Hector Logwood 12/09/2005 10:38 AM Re: Hector maverick 12/09/2005 11:09 AM Re: Hector Logwood 12/09/2005 11:33 AM Re: Hector Myridon 12/09/2005 4:43 PM Re: Hector Faldage 12/10/2005 12:05 AM Re: Hector Homo Loquens 12/09/2005 11:37 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,267 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 26 A C Bowden 6 handymanhome 1 JerryC 1 Wood Delivery 1 Trusted Roofing 1 John Fox 1 Tony Hood 1 Forix Richard 1 John Flex 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,127 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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