Two North Carolina Men-- Part 2

Both Frederic Messer and Carl Winford Bryson were born in August, 100 years apart, 1792 and 1892.  Their lives overlapped for 14 years (1892 and 1907).

Both men had large families.  Frederic and his wife Annie, had nine children.  Carl Bryson and his wife Ninnie McElroy had eleven.

Both men loved the Bible, though Fed Messer reportedly could not read or write, but he had heard and memorized the passages and stories and he was quite conversant in anything from the Bible.  Carl was known as one of the oldest and most faithful members of the Antioch Baptist Church during his lifetime.

Both men loved to walk.  Federic Messer  was reported to have walked the 21 miles to Waynesville from his home in White Oak several times  after turning 100.  Carl often walked the half mile to church services in his 90s.

Both men had distinctive styles of dress.  Fed claimed he only buttoned his shirt twice in his life.  Carl was particularly fond of his overalls.

--Brock-Perry

More About a Nimrod Than You Ever Thought You'd Know-- Part 2

And, I know I would take offense if someone called my a nimrod.

From Merriam-Webster Dictionary.

Nimrod is described in Genesis as "the first on earth to be a mighty man" and "a mighty hunter before the Lord."  It's easy to see how people made the leap from one mighty hunter in the Bible to calling any hunter a nimrod.  Though, I don't think calling a guy standing there with his hunting rifle a nimrod is in your best interest.

A lesser-known fact is that nimrod has seen some use in English as a noun meaning "tyrant" (apparently , the mighty Nimrod was not reputed to be an especially benevolent king) although that sense now is essentially obsolete.

The legendary Nimrod is also sometimes associated with the attempt to build the Tower of Babel.  Because the tower resulted in the wrath of the Lord and proved a disastrous idea, nimrod   is sometimes used with yet  another meaning,"stupid person."

--Brock-Nim

OK, What Actually Is a Nimrod?-- Part 1: And... DON'T Call Me Nimrod!!!

I have been writing about the HMS Nimrod this last week.

I was always under the opinion growing up and now that you wouldn't want to be called a nimrod.  Wikipedia says Nimrod was a Biblical figure.  So, who is right?  Both of us as it turns out.

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary has three definitions for Nimrod:

1,  Capitalized:  A descendant of Ham represented in the Bible's Genesis as a mighty hunter and a king of Shinar.

2.  Not capitalized:  hunter

3.  Not capitalized, slang:  idiot, jerk

--Brock-Perry