What's a Nimrod?

Jason, that’s my hubby, called me a nimrod today. Nimrod? Since I didn’t know that exact definition, I was left with a flood of pictures of what a nimrod actually is flying through my head. Stuff like:

Nope, that doesn’t help.
Nor does…


Get it… Sim’s Rod… like fishing… ok, that’s a stretch.
And then all those years of bible school came kicking back in!

Nimrod was the great-grandson of Noah. In addition to being the creator of the Tower Of Babel, he is also a noted hunter - which is what got him the money and status to take control of land and then build that famous tower to the gods that back fired and gave us different languages.

So I hit the internet. Hard. A whole afternoon of researching.

My conclusion was this…
Bugs Bunny frequently called Elmer Fudd a “poor little nimrod.” And since Nimrod created the Tower of Babel and Elmer Fudd stuttered and stammered over his own words, and stupidly can never catch Bugs…

Nimrod took on the negative connotation of a foolish person.


Then I remembered that rule that someone came up with that I am not researching the name of as I’ve already spent all afternoon on this…


From dictionary.com (where else?)
nimrod
noun(Old Testament) a famous hunter
AND
Informal A person regarded as silly, foolish, or stupid.


You know the rule, the one that says the simplest answer is usually the right answer?


Get this.

Bugs “you poor nimrod” EQUALS
Bugs “you poor hunter”
Yeah..

Elmer Fudd is just too Sexy
Watch below you NIMROD!




So, over the years of kids frying their young minds on cartoons, they picked up the term nimrod as an insult to throw at their friends.

Now the real question, “why is my husband calling me a nimrod?” Already forgot!