“I think it was a Bugs Bunny cartoon when Elmer took a shot at him and missed and Bugs said, “You Nimrod”, that it became a mild humorous insult.”
I agree. The creators of Looney Toons @ Warner Brothers were very literate, and I suspect that Bugs’ comment was intended to sarcastically demean Elmer as SUCH a mighty hunter. r
“I think it was a Bugs Bunny cartoon when Elmer took a shot at him and missed and Bugs said, “You Nimrod”, that it became a mild humorous insult.”
I agree. The creators of Looney Toons @ Warner Brothers were very literate, and I suspect that Bugs’ comment was intended to sarcastically demean Elmer as SUCH a mighty hunter. r