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Old 13th Jan 2007, 17:00
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GreenKnight121
 
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Fair's fair!

Of course, Nimrod is the Sumerian/old Hebrew counterpart to the Greek Orion...


As I am sure you were informed, but for the elucidation of others here... in the US, "Nimrod" is a derogatory term for someone of much less than stellar intelligence, who regularly takes actions even he should know are stupid... but which he can't help doing anyway.

Wiki-waki: "A nimrod may refer to a silly or foolish person. This usage most likely originated with the classic cartoon character Bugs Bunny, who referred to Elmer Fudd as a "poor little Nimrod." While this was most likely meant to refer to the biblical character of Nimrod, described as "a mighty hunter," the word came to connote one who was easily confounded."
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