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Aristus

(71,893 posts) Sat Jan 18, 2014, 11:57 AM Jan 2014

Saturday, January 18th. The Weekend Edition of William Shakespeare's Thought For The Day.

DEA chief James Capra

"Let hemp his wind-pipe suffocate."

Henry V, Act III, Scene 6, Line 44.

A somewhat obscure topic, but when I came across this quote, I just had to devise a WSTFTD around it...

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Saturday, January 18th. The Weekend Edition of William Shakespeare's Thought For The Day. (Original Post) Aristus Jan 2014 OP

WTF In_The_Wind Jan 2014 #1

Well done, my dear Aristus! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2014 #2

I don't think Henry was talking about the smokin' kind of hemp... Wounded Bear Jan 2014 #3

I know. But I couldn't resist. Aristus Jan 2014 #4

Will loved a pun. n/t sarge43 Jan 2014 #5

Kick for Sunday. Aristus Jan 2014 #6

In_The_Wind

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1. WTF

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Sat Jan 18, 2014, 11:59 AM

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CaliforniaPeggy

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2. Well done, my dear Aristus!

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Sat Jan 18, 2014, 12:20 PM

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Very clever indeed.

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Wounded Bear

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3. I don't think Henry was talking about the smokin' kind of hemp...

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Sat Jan 18, 2014, 12:38 PM

Jan 2014

Hint: they used to make rope out of it.

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Aristus

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4. I know. But I couldn't resist.

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Sat Jan 18, 2014, 01:34 PM

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sarge43

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5. Will loved a pun. n/t

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Sat Jan 18, 2014, 02:55 PM

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Aristus

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6. Kick for Sunday.

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Sun Jan 19, 2014, 01:08 PM

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