http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/08/21/bill_gates_invoice/

Roy Lambert

Roy Lambert wrote:

> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/08/21/bill_gates_invoice/
>
> Roy Lambert

What a nimrod!  Even given that he had to keep his connection open has
this guy never heard of SAVE AS to save it locally or if the text
editor was on the remote machine why could he not just save a copy
there? I would never trust leaving an important, unsaved, open document
hanging like that over a remote connection.

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David Farrell-Garcia
Whidbey Island Software, LLC

"David Farrell-Garcia" <davidF@NoStinkingSpamWhidbeyIslandSoftware.com>
wrote in message
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> What a nimrod!
Nimrod as a word means "we shall rebel", as a term it usually refers to a
hunter the name also meaning "great hunter" from its Biblical reference. The
Nimrod of myth was a Syrian/Babylonian king and a great astrologer. He has
been attributed as responsible for the commissioning of the building of the
Tower of Babel. He was also a great hunter and a self-proclaimed God-King,
according to the Bible, the first king among men! He was given by his father
the garment that Adam had worn upon being expelled from the Garden of Eden.
This garment Adam had left to Enoch, Enoch to Methuselah, Methuselah to Noah
who took it with him into the ark. Here Ham stole it and left it to his son
Kush, Nimrod's father. When worn this garment granted invulnerability and
invincibility upon its wearer, allowing him to easily conquer all his
enemies and slew all hostile armies. With these clothes made for Adam and
Eve by God himself, Nimrod possessed great power. When worn all animals, the
beasts of the fields and the animals in the air came at once to prostrate
themselves before him. He was responsible for building more than the
infamous Tower of Babel, however. He built many cities, most notibly Nimrud
in Iraq, known as Calah in ancient times, the military capital of the
Assyrians. (For a list of some of his other cities look in the Encyclopaedia
Britannica.) And so Nimrod was known as a mighty hunter and Nimrod is also
associated with hunters. Take for instance the RAF Nimrod plane, named so
because it "hunts" the target. Edward Elgar's famous Enigma variant, Nimrod
was a portrait of his publisher, A. J. Jaeger, which in German (Jäger) means
'hunter'.

Rita.

This is fascinating.  Although I'd been aware (on the periphery of my brain
cells of the term nimrod meaning something honorable and not just
another term for "doofus", I had never really researched what it meant.
Looks like there are way better words to use.

"R. Tipton" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> "David Farrell-Garcia" <davidF@NoStinkingSpamWhidbeyIslandSoftware.com>
> wrote in message
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> >
> > What a nimrod!
> Nimrod as a word means "we shall rebel", as a term it usually refers to a
> hunter the name also meaning "great hunter" from its Biblical reference.
The
> Nimrod of myth was a Syrian/Babylonian king and a great astrologer. He has
> been attributed as responsible for the commissioning of the building of
the
> Tower of Babel. He was also a great hunter and a self-proclaimed God-King,
> according to the Bible, the first king among men! He was given by his
father
> the garment that Adam had worn upon being expelled from the Garden of
Eden.
> This garment Adam had left to Enoch, Enoch to Methuselah, Methuselah to
Noah
> who took it with him into the ark. Here Ham stole it and left it to his
son
> Kush, Nimrod's father. When worn this garment granted invulnerability and
> invincibility upon its wearer, allowing him to easily conquer all his
> enemies and slew all hostile armies. With these clothes made for Adam and
> Eve by God himself, Nimrod possessed great power. When worn all animals,
the
> beasts of the fields and the animals in the air came at once to prostrate
> themselves before him. He was responsible for building more than the
> infamous Tower of Babel, however. He built many cities, most notibly
Nimrud
> in Iraq, known as Calah in ancient times, the military capital of the
> Assyrians. (For a list of some of his other cities look in the
Encyclopaedia
> Britannica.) And so Nimrod was known as a mighty hunter and Nimrod is also
> associated with hunters. Take for instance the RAF Nimrod plane, named so
> because it "hunts" the target. Edward Elgar's famous Enigma variant,
Nimrod
> was a portrait of his publisher, A. J. Jaeger, which in German (Jäger)
means
> 'hunter'.
>
> Rita.
>
>
>
>

"Eric Schwarz" <eric@HATE-THAT-SPAMcomputer-strategies.com> wrote on Tue, 22 Aug 2006 21:10:08 -0400

>This is fascinating. Although I'd been aware (on the periphery of my brain
>cells of the term nimrod meaning something honorable and not just
>another term for "doofus", I had never really researched what it meant.
>Looks like there are way better words to use.
>
Eric


Yes!  I looked "nimrod" up in my old school dictionary (1958!) and got the "hunting enthusiast" definition - however the next word in the dictionary was "nincompoop" which seems like a better word in this context!

Nimrodn.
1. also Nimrod A hunter.
2. Informal A person regarded as silly, foolish, or stupid.
[After Nimrod. Sense 2, probably from the phrase "poor little Nimrod," used by the cartoon character Bugs Bunny to mock the hapless hunter Elmer Fudd.]

So I guess "nimrod" to mean a "doofus" is a reasonable US interpretation - assuming that I know what a "doofus" is

Cheer

Jeff
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Jeff Cook
Aspect Systems Ltd
Phone: +64-9-424 5388
Skype: jeffcooknz
www.aspect.co.nz

NZ and Oz + UK also have them flying in their home waters,
to protect their fisheries and such.
Rita

"Jeff Cook" <jeffc@aspect.co.nz> wrote in message
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> "Eric Schwarz" <eric@HATE-THAT-SPAMcomputer-strategies.com> wrote on Tue,
> 22 Aug 2006 21:10:08 -0400
>
>>This is fascinating. Although I'd been aware (on the periphery of my brain
>>cells of the term nimrod meaning something honorable and not just
>>another term for "doofus", I had never really researched what it meant.
>>Looks like there are way better words to use.
>>
> Eric
>
>
> Yes! I looked "nimrod" up in my old school dictionary (1958!) and got the
> "hunting enthusiast" definition - however the next word in the dictionary
> was "nincompoop" which seems like a better word in this context!
>
> Nimrodn.
> 1. also Nimrod A hunter.
> 2. Informal A person regarded as silly, foolish, or stupid.
> [After Nimrod. Sense 2, probably from the phrase "poor little Nimrod,"
> used by the cartoon character Bugs Bunny to mock the hapless hunter Elmer
> Fudd.]
>
> So I guess "nimrod" to mean a "doofus" is a reasonable US interpretation -
> assuming that I know what a "doofus" is
>
> Cheer
>
> Jeff
> --
> Jeff Cook
> Aspect Systems Ltd
> Phone: +64-9-424 5388
> Skype: jeffcooknz
> www.aspect.co.nz
>
>
>
>

"R. Tipton" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote on Wed, 23 Aug 2006 03:31:50 +0100

>NZ and Oz + UK also have them flying in their home waters,
>to protect their fisheries and such.
>Rita
>
>"Jeff Cook" <jeffc@aspect.co.nz> wrote in message
>news:B6C3BDC7-62D5-4059-B963-7784A41E5F1A@news.elevatesoft.com...
>> "Eric Schwarz" <eric@HATE-THAT-SPAMcomputer-strategies.com> wrote on Tue,
>> 22 Aug 2006 21:10:08 -0400
>>
>>>This is fascinating. Although I'd been aware (on the periphery of my brain
>>>cells of the term nimrod meaning something honorable and not just
>>>another term for "doofus", I had never really researched what it meant.
>>>Looks like there are way better words to use.
>>>
>> Eric
>>
>>
>> Yes! I looked "nimrod" up in my old school dictionary (1958!) and got the
>> "hunting enthusiast" definition - however the next word in the dictionary
>> was "nincompoop" which seems like a better word in this context!
>>
>> Nimrodn.
>> 1. also Nimrod A hunter.
>> 2. Informal A person regarded as silly, foolish, or stupid.
>> [After Nimrod. Sense 2, probably from the phrase "poor little Nimrod,"
>> used by the cartoon character Bugs Bunny to mock the hapless hunter Elmer
>> Fudd.]
>>
>> So I guess "nimrod" to mean a "doofus" is a reasonable US interpretation -
>> assuming that I know what a "doofus" is
>>
>> Cheer
>>
>> Jeff
>> --
>> Jeff Cook
>> Aspect Systems Ltd
>> Phone: +64-9-424 5388
>> Skype: jeffcooknz
>> www.aspect.co.nz
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
Rita


I'm no expert, but here in NZ we use P3 Orions.  Can't find any references to Nimrod's in the RNZAF website except for "a rare visit" of one from the RAF.

Cheers

Jeff
--
Jeff Cook
Aspect Systems Ltd
Phone: +64-9-424 5388
Skype: jeffcooknz
www.aspect.co.nz

Hi Jeff,

> I'm no expert, but here in NZ we use P3 Orions.

No, .. Rita meant the flying doofus squadron

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Best regards

Steve
"Jeff Cook" <jeffc@aspect.co.nz> wrote in message
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> "R. Tipton" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote on Wed, 23 Aug 2006 03:31:50 +0100