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Originally Posted by NatCh
Interesting thing about misunderstanding Mr. Bunny -- people of my generation grew up thinking that "nimrod" is an insult because he called Mr. Fudd "poor little nimrod" (and partly because it sounds like one). But (at the risk of telling folks things they already know) " Nimrod" is the name of a Old Testament Biblical character, a hunter of renown.
Funny how we misapprehend things and they stick, isn't it? |
Capitalized, it's the name of a descendant of Ham. Without the cap, it means "idiot" .... it's slang that actually predates Prof. Bunny by some years. Or ... I could be wrong .... it may be that (according to one source) the slang comes from B Bunny calling Mr. Fudd a "poor little Nimrod" as a reference to Mr. Fudd's being a hunter. Although, more research is clearly indicated .... I simply must know the answer to this!!
And, I'm positive he said maroon .... but I'll agree that the raccoon can be a complete and total nimrod.