Et tu, Brute?
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Infiltrator
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written Thursday, March 15 2007 07:39
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Happy Ides of March! -------------------- "As our circle of knowledge expands, so does the circumference of darkness surrounding it." --Albert Einstein -------------------- Posts: 536 | Registered: Sunday, September 7 2003 07:00 |
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By Committee
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written Thursday, March 15 2007 08:46
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"Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him; The evil that men do lives after them, The good is oft interréd with their bones, So let it be with Caesar…. The noble Brutus Hath told you Caesar was ambitious: If it were so, it was a grievous fault, And grievously hath Caesar answered it…. Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest, (For Brutus is an honourable man; So are they all; all honourable men) Come I to speak in Caesar's funeral…. He was my friend, faithful and just to me: But Brutus says he was ambitious; And Brutus is an honourable man…. He hath brought many captives home to Rome, Whose ransoms did the general coffers fill: Did this in Caesar seem ambitious? When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept: Ambition should be made of sterner stuff: Yet Brutus says he was ambitious; And Brutus is an honourable man. You all did see that on the Lupercal I thrice presented him a kingly crown, Which he did thrice refuse: was this ambition? Yet Brutus says he was ambitious; And, sure, he is an honourable man. I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke, But here I am to speak what I do know. You all did love him once, not without cause: What cause withholds you then to mourn for him? O judgement! thou art fled to brutish beasts, And men have lost their reason…. Bear with me; My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, And I must pause till it come back to me." Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Thursday, March 15 2007 09:08
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I told my principal to beware the Ides of March a couple of days back. Don't know if that was wise or not, particularly as I am not assured of being about to back it up... -------------------- Plaudite, amici, comedia finita est. Posts: 344 | Registered: Friday, February 25 2005 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Thursday, March 15 2007 09:50
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I love that speech, probably my favorite Shakespeare monologue. Probably my favorite Shakespeare play, for that matter. -------------------- "As our circle of knowledge expands, so does the circumference of darkness surrounding it." --Albert Einstein -------------------- Posts: 536 | Registered: Sunday, September 7 2003 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Thursday, March 15 2007 12:20
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Really? I never liked Julius Caesar all that much for some reason. I have not read many Shakespeare plays, but I do like Othello a lot. -------------------- Thuryl: I mean, most of us don't go around consuming our own bodily fluids, no matter how delicious they are. ==== Alorael: War and violence would end if we all had each other's babies! ==== Drakefyre: Those are hideous mangos. Posts: 1415 | Registered: Thursday, March 27 2003 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Thursday, March 15 2007 12:36
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Anyone watch that HBO series Rome? The season one finale was Caesar's death. Everyone expected him to say those famous last words, but instead he just gurgled. Good show, and it's even better now that he's dead and everything is in chaos. -------------------- You lose. Posts: 2156 | Registered: Thursday, August 24 2006 07:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Thursday, March 15 2007 12:38
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Well, if there was a knife in my chest, I wouldn't be talking, I'd be screaming/gurgling/calling 911 while my lifeblood runs down my shirt. -------------------- You Shall Die Laughing: http://www.worfthecat.ermarian.net/converted The Roost: www.roost01.proboards104.com. Birds of a feather flock together. Posts: 794 | Registered: Thursday, July 27 2006 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Thursday, March 15 2007 13:28
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Well, Nalyd The Dead would pull it out and stick them with it. Go, go, undead power! -------------------- May the fires of Undeath burn in your soul, and consume it. Posts: 1636 | Registered: Wednesday, January 5 2005 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Thursday, March 15 2007 22:15
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I'm about to display either ignorance or nitpickiness or both. But aren't the ides the end of the month, as opposed to the middle? -------------------- Encyclopaedia Ermariana • Forum Archives • Forum Statistics • RSS [Topic / Forum] My Blog • Polaris • I eat novels for breakfast. Polaris is dead, long live Polaris. Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Off With Their Heads
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written Thursday, March 15 2007 22:43
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Nope. The Ides are on the 15th in March. They're, um, variable depending on the month, though, as the relevant article from the repository of all knowledge accurately indicates. My Latin teacher brought some bread and sparkling water, and when one of my classmates was failing to cut the bread efficiently, he said, "Stab boldly, Stephen! Hack!" I was terrified. :P -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
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written Friday, March 16 2007 04:02
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Those classics profs sure are a special lot. Frequently brilliant, yes, but definitely special. Did you use Wheelock's Latin, Kel? One of my Latin profs' words still ring in my head: "The road to Hell is paved with bad translations of sententiae antiquae!" He would frequently wear a black leather vest to class, and the license plate on his Bronco sported "VARRO 1". Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Friday, March 16 2007 04:17
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quote:Is this misquoted from Shakespeare's Caesar? I'm not very familiar with it... -------------------- Encyclopaedia Ermariana • Forum Archives • Forum Statistics • RSS [Topic / Forum] My Blog • Polaris • I eat novels for breakfast. Polaris is dead, long live Polaris. Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Off With Their Heads
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written Friday, March 16 2007 05:27
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Drew: No, I used Jones and Sidwell. Aran: No, he was just saying it. It wasn't a quote or anything. That's what made it so, um, effective. -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Friday, March 16 2007 05:59
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That is probably the funniest thing I have ever read here, Kel. :) Oh, and Othello > Julius Caesar! -------------------- And when you want to Live How do you start? Where do you go? Who do you need to know? *Name by Slarty Posts: 2864 | Registered: Monday, September 8 2003 07:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Friday, March 16 2007 06:29
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quote:Latin teachers are awesome. One Ides of March, a few years ago, my second-year class was preparing for the national Latin Exam. In commemoration of such a significant date in history, our Latin prof whipped us with cheerleading pom-poms if we got anything wrong. They hurt the pride more than the face. -------------------- The Silent Assassin remembers telling Caesar to beware the Ides of March. Of course, being a parrot, Caesar didn't really care. Shame about vacuum cleaner incident... -------------------- -Lenar Labs What's Your Destiny? Ushmushmeifa: Lenar's power is almighty and ineffable. All hail lord Noric, god of... well, something important, I'm sure. Posts: 735 | Registered: Monday, January 16 2006 08:00 |
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Raven v. Writing Desk
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written Friday, March 16 2007 09:48
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Caecilius est pater. Metella est mater. Quintus est filius. Clemens est servus. Grumio est coquus. Cerberus est canis. I think I still have the first chapter or two memorized... -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 | Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Friday, March 16 2007 15:32
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The best part was when all of them exploded. -------------------- quote: Posts: 1115 | Registered: Sunday, May 15 2005 07:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Friday, March 16 2007 15:34
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quote:Can't wait until you run into Ephesos. I'll pick up the pieces later. -------------------- You Shall Die Laughing: http://www.worfthecat.ermarian.net/converted The Roost: www.roost01.proboards104.com. Birds of a feather flock together. Posts: 794 | Registered: Thursday, July 27 2006 07:00 |