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1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 18-Jun-2021 13:15:52 EDT lnxw48a1
   I haven’t researched it, but I would assume that “bigwig” came from the days when people wore powdered wigs to look older (and therefore presumably wiser). Maybe the larger the wig, the more wisdom or authority the wearer was presumed to have.
   
   If you’re in the mood for researching, this might be something to dig into.
   
   As for me, I’ve got a résumé to rewrite.
   1. GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 18-Jun-2021 14:02:32 EDT GeniusMusing

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      Bigwig Definition of Bigwig at Dictionary.com
      https://www.dictionary.com/browse/bigwig
      
      >Origin of bigwig
      
      >First recorded in 1725–35; rhyming compound from phrase big wig, i.e., person important enough to wear such a wig
      
      Thank you for reading my Ted talk.
   2. musicman (musicman@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Jun-2021 20:41:58 EDT musicman

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      did you ever finish that? We have been interviewing some people, so you should send me whatever you've got!
      1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Jun-2021 23:17:09 EDT lnxw48a1

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         No, I have not finished, but I have been working on it.
         
         (A medical issue, plus last week's extreme temperatures, slowed things down.)
         1. musicman (musicman@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 23-Jun-2021 09:10:08 EDT musicman

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            sorry to hear that.
            
            I still think you should send me what you've got. Vince was in the Navy. He knows sometimes government resumes are goofy. He might talk to you while you continue to work on it and then you can submit the final one to HR, but if I don't send something to Vince, he's not going to talk to you. At this point, it's just about showing interest.