Dosen't that mean stupid?
2006-07-18 07:55:42 · 6 answers · asked by Henry McCarty 2 in Social Science ➔ Sociology
Perhaps his occupation had a bit to do with it?
2006-07-18 07:59:49 · answer #1 · answered by mmuyiwa 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
James Dingus
2016-12-12 13:32:21 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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He was known as a very liable young man, always dressing well, reading his bible and regularly attending church. He never swore or took the Lord’s name in vain, preferring when he was angry to make up his own swear words. His favorite was "Dingus" which became his brother Frank quickly nicknamed him.
Some claim that it was while riding with the guerrillas that Jesse received his nickname. He was reported to be in the process of cleaning his pistol when it discharged, taking off the tip of his middle finger on his left hand. He is said to have cried out that it was the "dingest darndest thing," and the guerrillas gave him the name "Jesse Dingus." Other historians disagree on the timing of his wound, claiming it happened back on the farm before the war. All sources agree that he did have this deformity, and it is known that when he became an outlaw, he took to wearing gloves. It is believed he did it to keep from being identified by his disfigured hand. Which story is true, if any, is not known. Other stories claim a horse bit off the finger. In the story told by J. Frank Dalton in 1947, one of the people who would later lay claim to being Jesse James, the tip of the finger was shot off in a fight with two Union men in the Bigelow family, the name Charlie Bigelow being given as the name of the person buried in Jesse’s grave. It would also be the index finger and not the second finger, which raises its own set of questions for historians to straighten out.
2006-07-18 08:05:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jesse Woodson JAMES came along on 5 September 1847. When grown, his friends called him Dingus because that was what he said, when he lost the tip of a finger that had been shot off. He was never said to have used swear words.
2006-07-18 08:04:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-02 22:01:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-07-18 08:01:29 · answer #6 · answered by luvmuzik 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋