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proud gonzo
3/15/2006, 07:33 PM
I'm surprised nobody started this thread yet...

C&CDean
3/15/2006, 07:34 PM
Quick, somebody name the hit song by The Ides of March.

King Crimson
3/15/2006, 07:35 PM
your kidding, right? and even still.....

C&CDean
3/15/2006, 07:35 PM
No, that's not it.

King Crimson
3/15/2006, 07:37 PM
http://www.40ozmaltliquor.com/stidesprem.jpg

beware THAT Saint.

SicEmBaylor
3/15/2006, 07:38 PM
Vehicle

King Crimson
3/15/2006, 07:39 PM
Quick, somebody name the hit song by The Ides of March.

was that Rick Dillinger's first band? or a Uriah Heap side project? ;)

C&CDean
3/15/2006, 07:39 PM
Vehicle

Nice.

Well I'm your friendly stranger in the black sedan, won't you hop inside my car, I've got pictures, movies, I'm a loveable man and I'll take you to the nearest star. I'm your vehicle baby, I'll take you anywhere you wanna go......

Greatness

Okla-homey
3/15/2006, 07:44 PM
I'm surprised nobody started this thread yet...

Et tu PG?

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King Crimson
3/15/2006, 07:47 PM
that ain't book learning is it?

SoonerBorn68
3/15/2006, 07:47 PM
I'm surprised nobody started this thread yet...

I wanted to find my aldis lamp first. ;)

chriscappel
3/15/2006, 07:52 PM
Beware of what?? Its PAYDAY!!!!

KaiserSooner
3/15/2006, 08:08 PM
Beware of what?? Its PAYDAY!!!!

Heh. That's what Julius Ceasar said.

chriscappel
3/15/2006, 08:09 PM
:D

Mjcpr
3/15/2006, 08:09 PM
Thought that was yesterday?

I thought it was the 13th?

:confused:

Okla-homey
3/15/2006, 08:17 PM
Our cat is named Calpurnia...JC's wife who tried to warn him.

just saying.

Mjcpr
3/15/2006, 08:19 PM
Calpurrrrrrrrnia.

Hahahahahahhaahhahhaha

Okla-homey
3/15/2006, 08:20 PM
Calpurrrrrrrrnia.

Hahahahahahhaahhahhaha

seriously.

It is a cool girl cat name. Especially since she was born in a dumpster in Montgomery AL.

sanantoniosooner
3/15/2006, 08:21 PM
Calpurrrrrrrrnia.

Hahahahahahhaahhahhaha
sometimes I hate you.

Mjcpr
3/15/2006, 08:25 PM
See, it's a cat and I said Calpurrrrrrrrnia because cats purr.

See.......hilarious. :O

Okla-homey
3/15/2006, 08:27 PM
See, it's a cat and I said Calpurrrrrrrrnia because cats purr.

See.......hilarious. :O

comedy gold. I don't care who ya are.

sanantoniosooner
3/15/2006, 08:28 PM
The circle of hate is growing.

TUSooner
3/15/2006, 10:10 PM
hmmmm. seems like I read something inane this AM about the Roman calendar.

TUSooner
3/15/2006, 10:28 PM
On the Ides of March, March 15, 44 BC, Julius Caesar was assassinated, after ignoring the soothsayer's warning: “Beware the ides of March.” (Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar,” Act I, sc. 2, l. 33). Beware of the rest of the Roman calendar as well, because it is a confusing thing. Forget that the calendar didn’t have enough days or months to make a real year; a Roman month alone provides enough troubles of its own.

The ancient Roman month contained three primary sections -- the Kalends, the Nones and the Ides. The Day of Kalends was the first day of the month. It comes from the Latin “calare” meaning “to call out,” which is what a priest did when he saw the first thin crescent of the new moon and realized that another confusing month was underway. Yep, “calendar” comes from this.

The Day of Nones was usually the 5th but sometimes the 7th, whenever the moon was supposed to reach its 1st quarter, depending on the priest’s reckoning at Kalends. “Nones” refers to 9, the maximum number of days that would elapse between the 1st quarter and the full moon. That number is actually 8, but remember, we’re talking about the same folks who gave us Super Bowl XXXVIII back in MMIV.

The Day of Ides (from the word for “divide”) was in the middle of the month and was supposed to coincide with the full moon. The Ides occurred on the 15th or maybe the 13th. Julius probably should have asked the soothsayer to be more specific.

As complicated as this sounds, it’s actually worse. The days of the month were designated as letters or as, say, the “6th day before the Nones of March.” If you want to hurt yourself some more but don’t have a sharp object handy, look here: http://webexhibits.org/calendars/calendar-roman.html
You are welcome!
Sorry, I couldn't resist.

chriscappel
3/15/2006, 10:31 PM
eww!

LoyalFan
3/16/2006, 03:42 AM
Et tu PG?

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I just took another look at the pic and, by golly, Cassius DOES have a lean and hungry look! No foolin', Shakespeare was right!

LF
Noblest Dude Of Them All

Red October
3/16/2006, 10:18 AM
Iron Maiden has a song titled "Ides of March"