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Vic Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 8592 Melbourne Victoria Gender:	Beware the Ides of March Mar 15^th, 2024 at 8:40am 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
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Belgarion Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 6141 Gender:	Re: Beware the Ides of March Reply #1 - Mar 15^th, 2024 at 9:34am Et tu Brute?
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Reply #2 - Mar 15^th, 2024 at 12:00pm

"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....

“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.”
― John Adams

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Aussie Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 39746 Gender:	Re: Beware the Ides of March Reply #3 - Mar 15^th, 2024 at 12:36pm I reckon Stoker Jim needs heed the tale of the Ides of March.
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Sir Grappler Truth Teller OAM Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 90139 Proud Old White Australian Man Gender:	Re: Beware the Ides of March Reply #4 - Mar 15^th, 2024 at 1:06pm Not to mention that exam - 'phonetics' - like WGAF? I just want to use English ... not play chess with him ....
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Frank Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 57801 Gender:	Re: Beware the Ides of March Reply #5 - Mar 15^th, 2024 at 1:12pm 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.
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Sir Grappler Truth Teller OAM Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 90139 Proud Old White Australian Man Gender:	Re: Beware the Ides of March Reply #6 - Mar 15^th, 2024 at 6:33pm 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...
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