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arundelo comments on Am I obligated to reread the Book of Mormon? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: arundelo 01 August 2011 04:03:23AM 1 point [-]

I believe (and someone else does too) that "nimrod" used as an insult stems from a Bugs Bunny cartoon where Bugs says of Elmer Fudd, "What a Nimrod", in sarcastic praise of Fudd's hunting skill.

Comment author: Arandur 01 August 2011 04:06:44AM 1 point [-]

I was so excited to be able to say that thing that you just said, until I saw that you'd already said it. x3