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Aristus

(72,515 posts) Sat Dec 10, 2011, 03:23 PM Dec 2011

Saturday, December 10th. The Weekend Edition of William Shakespeare's Thought For The Day.

"There's a devil haunts thee in the likeness
of an old fat man..."

Henry IV, Part I, Act II, Scene 4, Lines 441-442.

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Saturday, December 10th. The Weekend Edition of William Shakespeare's Thought For The Day. (Original Post) Aristus Dec 2011 OP

Indeed, the passsage is apt ashling Dec 2011 #1

My dear Aristus! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2011 #2

Perfect quote... luv_mykatz Dec 2011 #3

Why pick on Falstaff? snot Dec 2011 #4

Because: Aristus Dec 2011 #5

I'd still prefer Falstaff's company, by far. snot Dec 2011 #8

Kick for Sunday. Aristus Dec 2011 #6

As always, you and Old Bill call it n/t sarge43 Dec 2011 #7

NG looks like he's just heard "Please, Sir, I'd like some more ..." eppur_se_muova Dec 2011 #9

ashling

(25,771 posts)

1. Indeed, the passsage is apt

Reply to Aristus (Original post)

Sat Dec 10, 2011, 04:25 PM

Dec 2011

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,968 posts)

2. My dear Aristus!

Reply to Aristus (Original post)

Sat Dec 10, 2011, 05:33 PM

Dec 2011

Wow, this is perfect.

You always do well, but today, you've outdone yourself.

Thank you!

He is such a perversion of a man...

luv_mykatz

(441 posts)

3. Perfect quote...

Reply to Aristus (Original post)

Sat Dec 10, 2011, 08:52 PM

Dec 2011

Really fits that old perv...grrrrrrrrrrr. The Newt is horrible.

The pics of those kids' faces...so sad. What a great rebuttal to the Newt.

snot

(11,848 posts)

4. Why pick on Falstaff?

Reply to Aristus (Original post)

Sun Dec 11, 2011, 01:29 AM

Dec 2011

Aristus

(72,515 posts)

5. Because:

Reply to snot (Reply #4)

Sun Dec 11, 2011, 03:04 AM

Dec 2011

He "sweats to death,
and lards the lean earth as he walks along..."

Henry IV, Part I, Act II, Scene 2, Lines 103-104

snot

(11,848 posts)

8. I'd still prefer Falstaff's company, by far.

Reply to Aristus (Reply #5)

Sun Dec 18, 2011, 04:23 PM

Dec 2011

Aristus

(72,515 posts)

6. Kick for Sunday.

Reply to Aristus (Original post)

Sun Dec 11, 2011, 12:30 PM

Dec 2011

:kick:

sarge43

(29,173 posts)

7. As always, you and Old Bill call it n/t

Reply to Aristus (Original post)

Sun Dec 11, 2011, 01:00 PM

Dec 2011

eppur_se_muova

(42,507 posts)

9. NG looks like he's just heard "Please, Sir, I'd like some more ..."

Reply to Aristus (Original post)

Mon Dec 19, 2011, 01:43 AM

Dec 2011

but that was another British literary figure.

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