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From: avolio@grendel.UUCP (Frederick M. Avolio)
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Subject: Re: Who/What is a NIMROD?
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Date: Wed, 9-Jan-85 10:20:48 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan  9 10:20:48 1985
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> Today the term "Nimrod" came up in conversation...
> Well, we all agreed that it means ding-dong, but now we don't
> know where it comes from.  I seem to remember Nimrod as a
> character in a book or short story; can anybody supply pointers?

Susan, the only NIMROD I know is in Genesis.  He was the ruler in
power when the Tower of babel was being built.  As the unfinished
tower was a testimoney to mankind's foolishness this may indeed be the
connection.

Or did the person mean "nimnull" (sp?) from Mork and Mindy. (No!  No!
Honest!  I never watched it ..... just heard people talking about it!
:-) )
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Fred Avolio
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