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struggle4progress

(123,159 posts) Tue Mar 4, 2025, 08:32 PM Mar 4

How will you celebrate the ides of March?

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	I'll read Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
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	I'll read "Twelve Caesars" by Suetonius and ponder Rome's loss of its republic
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	I'll remember Augustus Caesar called himself "Son of God" and "Savior of the World" before early Christians subversively stole these titles
	1 (14%)
	I'll read Gibbons on the decline and fall of the Roman empire
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	Other
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How will you celebrate the ides of March? (Original Post) struggle4progress Mar 4 OP

Aqua vitae mr715 Mar 4 #1

Hoping history repeats itself. Itchinjim Mar 4 #2

JD Vance, mr715 Mar 4 #5

Avoid Rome for the day. greatauntoftriplets Mar 4 #3

Should Trump watch his back? I hope he doesn't. paleotn Mar 4 #4

And his front, and his sides mr715 Mar 4 #6

Sticking pins in a cheato. diane in sf Mar 4 #7

... SheltieLover Mar 4 #11

Beware the Ides of March Meowmee Mar 4 #8

I had Shakespeare's tragedies in college. That's as far as I go with that. n/t elocs Mar 4 #9

Caesar salad for lunch SocialDemocrat61 Mar 4 #10

Other. tavernier Mar 4 #12

mr715

(1,725 posts)

1. Aqua vitae

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Tue Mar 4, 2025, 08:36 PM

Mar 4

cum spiritus Saturni

Itchinjim

(3,163 posts)

2. Hoping history repeats itself.

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Tue Mar 4, 2025, 08:40 PM

Mar 4

mr715

(1,725 posts)

5. JD Vance,

Reply to Itchinjim (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 4, 2025, 08:47 PM

Mar 4

cowering in the corner. Josh Hawley urging JD to take up the knife and deal the killing blow, "Hurry you fools! The first blow has already been struck,"

Chuck Grassley trampled in the following ruckus, Susan Collins reduced to a shuddering mess. Ted Cruz stabbed by his colleagues.

I mean... I can envision it.

greatauntoftriplets

(177,649 posts)

3. Avoid Rome for the day.

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Tue Mar 4, 2025, 08:44 PM

Mar 4

paleotn

(20,364 posts)

4. Should Trump watch his back? I hope he doesn't.

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Tue Mar 4, 2025, 08:45 PM

Mar 4

thus always to tyrants!!!

mr715

(1,725 posts)

6. And his front, and his sides

Reply to paleotn (Reply #4)

Tue Mar 4, 2025, 08:50 PM

Mar 4

Thus always to tyrants.

diane in sf

(4,152 posts)

7. Sticking pins in a cheato.

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Tue Mar 4, 2025, 08:51 PM

Mar 4

SheltieLover

(68,096 posts)

11. ...

Reply to diane in sf (Reply #7)

Tue Mar 4, 2025, 09:51 PM

Mar 4

Meowmee

(9,173 posts)

8. Beware the Ides of March

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Tue Mar 4, 2025, 08:51 PM

Mar 4

Soothsayer. Caesar!
Caesar. Ha! who calls?
Casca. Bid every noise be still: peace yet again!
Caesar. Who is it in the press that calls on me?
I hear a tongue, shriller than all the music,
Cry 'Caesar!' Speak; Caesar is turn'd to hear.
Soothsayer. Beware the ides of March.
Caesar. What man is that?
Brutus. A soothsayer bids you beware the ides of March.
Caesar. Set him before me; let me see his face.
Cassius. Fellow, come from the throng; look upon Caesar.
Caesar. What say'st thou to me now? speak once again.
Soothsayer. Beware the ides of March.
Caesar. He is a dreamer; let us leave him: pass.

elocs

(24,321 posts)

9. I had Shakespeare's tragedies in college. That's as far as I go with that. n/t

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Tue Mar 4, 2025, 09:38 PM

Mar 4

SocialDemocrat61

(4,513 posts)

10. Caesar salad for lunch

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Tue Mar 4, 2025, 09:44 PM

Mar 4

tavernier

(13,699 posts)

12. Other.

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Tue Mar 4, 2025, 09:54 PM

Mar 4

It’s my grandson’s birthday.

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