I wonder how many of today’s generations understand the history behind this day?   At school in the early sixties, Julius Caesar was a much studied person - along with why we have hanging buttresses on church buildings, Westminster system of Government and other meaningful subjects.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ides_of_March

Et tu Brute?

"The Ides of March are come!!"

"Aye, Caesar .... but not gone...."

I did a HSC english exam in the 1980's I think it was.... here I was armed to the teeth with Shakespeare and such - and they asked for a rendering of the social import of rock concerts... like WTF???

No wonder the kids these days have empty heads waiting to be filled with any passing bulldust....

Study of Shakespeare showed history of English usage etc.... where the lingo came from etc....

I reckon Stoker Jim needs heed the tale of the Ides of March.

Not to mention that exam - 'phonetics' - like WGAF?  I just want to use English ... not play chess with  him ....

Belgarion wrote on Mar 15^th, 2024 at 9:34am:

Et tu Brute?

That's according to Shakespeare.
He more likely said, in Greek, 'Kai su, teknon'.("**** you, kid") to Brutus.

When it comes to politicians it's more a case of Beware the ideas of March.... and then there's Anzac day and the next furore over nothing...