Fun fact: In 1940, Bugs Bunny called Elmer Fudd a “nimrod.” He meant it sarcastically, because it means “mighty hunter,” but everyone assumed it meant he was an incompetent dope and Bugs was just more on top of the hip insults than they were. And so now, because of that one cartoon, that’s what it means.
this post was submitted on 10 May 2025
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What is a ruin? We’re running off of “You know it when you see it” at the moment. Ruins should be non-functioning structures of some age, or their function reduced to tourism and the like.
Generally speaking, specific items from a ruin should go to !historyartifacts@lemmy.world
Illustrations of ruins (or their reconstructions) should go to !historyillustrations@lemmy.world
Photos of ruins back when they were functioning should go to !HistoryPorn@lemmy.world
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Huh, I always assumed Bugs was calling Elmer an ancient fortress is Syria.
It's a common misconception