There actually is someone named Nimrod?!?!
My whole life "nimrod" has been a synonymn for "idiot" - "Don't be such a nimrod" - I've heard it from my father, my grandparents, and have used the word myself.
Apparently the name means something totally different - Mighty Hunter.
Dictionary search - leads to both definitions. Nimrod meaning hunter and Nimrod meaning "person regarded as silly, foolish, or stupid" And the second definition comes from Bugs Bunny - who called the hapless hunter Elmer Fudd a "nimrod"
There may be deeper meanings in today's scripture - but I'm really just completely amused at the etymology of "nimrod"
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There's actually a rural MN community named Nimrod, obviously named before Bugs Bunny switched the meaning. Oh, the power of the media.
ReplyDeleteAh - if ever a place called for a road trip!
ReplyDeleteIt's a mere 1,559 miles from your house. There are 6 other Nimrods in our great country: two in Montana and two in Texas. There's another in Oregon, but the closest to you is in Arkansas, just past Little Rock (only 1,525 miles away). Start planning your next vacation! =)
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